chameleons

French regional press is drawing attention to cardiac amyloidosis, a rare condition nicknamed the 'chameleon disease' because its symptoms mimic other common ailments. A report lists eight signs that can alert patients several years before the heart form of the disease is diagnosed, urging earlier recognition and medical consultation.

A researcher at Augusta University's IMMCG has published a new review examining how neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, behave like 'chameleons' — adapting their roles in the immune system in ways that complicate research and treatment. The paper gathers current findings on the cells' versatile and sometimes contradictory functions in infection, inflammation and disease.

A new piece explores what chameleon biology and behaviour can reveal about humans, drawing parallels between the animals' famed adaptability and human nature. The article uses the reptile's colour-changing abilities as a lens for reflecting on how people adjust to their surroundings.

New research indicates that chameleon embryos pass through an early developmental stage featuring a structure previously believed to exist only in mammals. The finding suggests that aspects of early embryonic development are more widely shared across vertebrates than scientists assumed, prompting a rethink of how these traits evolved and how similar they are between reptiles and mammals.