Immunology
Gut and lung organoids open the door to innate immune cell therapies
King's researchers have found an innovative approach for expanding and maturing innate immune cells in a dish.
Aug 31, 2022
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News tagged with epithelial cells
Gastroenterology
Study provides insight into how the intestine repairs damaged tissue
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a component in the intestine that plays a critical role in repairing damaged tissue.
Aug 4, 2022
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Immunology
Newly discovered 'danger signal' may spur vaccine development and allergy treatment
A study of how injured mouse cells trigger immune responses suggests novel strategies for preventing and treating everything from parasites to allergies in humans.
Aug 4, 2022
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Immunology
The gut patrol: A fascinating new look at what drives T cells to guard the intestines
Cells in the gut send secret messages to the immune system. Thanks to new research from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), scientists finally got a look at what they're saying.
Jul 29, 2022
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Genetics
Human lung proteins can advance or thwart SARS-CoV-2 infections
Researchers have taken an important step toward understanding the microscopic battle that plays out between our lung cells and the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. A UC Berkeley-led study has identified specific proteins ...
Jul 27, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists develop liquid biopsy technique to help detect cancer in blood
University of Central Florida College of Medicine researchers have found a new way to track metastatic cancer cells in the body, which in the future could help identify cancer earlier and give patients more treatment options.
Jul 20, 2022
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Genetics
CRISPR technology highlights genes that contribute to the development of emphysema and COPD
Researchers from the Center for Regenerative Medicine at Boston Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine used variants of CRISPR to understand the functions of the genes that cause emphysema and chronic obstructive ...
Jul 14, 2022
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Neuroscience
Developing a new human cell line to study blinding eye disorders
Under the direction of Boyd Professor Nicolas Bazan, MD, Ph.D., scientists at LSU Health New Orleans Neuroscience Center of Excellence have developed a new, experimental human cell line from retinal pigment epithelial cells. ...
Jul 12, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
New classification system proposed for colorectal cancer to guide treatment and clinical trials
A team of clinician-scientists and scientists, led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) together with collaborators in Europe and South Korea, used single cell techniques ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Genetics
New research identifies more than 1,000 genes linked to severe COVID-19
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Stanford University in the U.S. have discovered there are specific genetic signals in people who develop severe coronavirus infection.
Jun 14, 2022
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