Oncology & Cancer
A new hope in immunotherapy against cancer
In a new study published in Molecular Oncology, researchers have discovered a novel mechanism to enhance the body's immune response to tumors.
Apr 3, 2024
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News tagged with immune cells
Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover protective 'acid wall' formed by cancer cells
Cancer cells release a significantly more concentrated level of acid than previously known, forming an "acid wall" that could deter immune cells from attacking tumors, UT Southwestern Medical Center scientists show in a new ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds triple-negative breast cancer tumors with increased immune cells have lower risk of recurrence after surgery
A new multicenter, international study suggests that people who have early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and high levels of immune cells within their tumors may have a lower risk of recurrence and better survival ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Genetics
Gene analysis generates spatial map of intestinal cells and traces their trajectories during gut inflammation
Cells within the intestines perform various roles including nutrient absorption, sensing, and maintaining homeostasis. Certain chronic disorders are distinctly characterized by gut inflammation, which disrupts intestinal ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Medications
Existing drugs may hinder the development of bone metastasis in breast cancer patients
Researchers at Tel Aviv University developed a new therapeutic strategy based on existing medications to inhibit bone metastasis in breast cancer patients. Using both an animal model and tissue samples from patients in Israel ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Medical research
Pancreas cells in people who have died show significant signs of stress
People with type 1 diabetes require daily insulin shots to regulate their blood sugar levels. This is because their immune system kills beta cells found in islets in the pancreas. Beta cells release and disburse insulin to ...
Apr 2, 2024
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Immunology
Scientists pioneer immunotherapy technique for autoimmune diseases
Mayo Clinic scientists have developed an immunotherapy strategy that potentially lays the groundwork for treating a spectrum of autoimmune diseases.
Apr 1, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19 research: Study reveals new details about potentially deadly inflammation
A recent USC study provides new information about why SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic, may elicit mild symptoms at first but then, for a subset of patients, turn potentially fatal a week or so after infection. ...
Mar 29, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
'Exhausted' immune cells in healthy women could be target for breast cancer prevention
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have created the world's largest catalogue of human breast cells, which has revealed early cell changes in healthy carriers of BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene mutations.
Mar 28, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Discovery suggests new strategy against follicular lymphoma
A team led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine has identified important drivers of the transformation of a type of blood cancer called follicular lymphoma from a slow-growing form to the aggressive form it takes in some ...
Mar 28, 2024
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