Immunology

In search of the 'inflammatory Achilles heel'

When our bodies become infected, various immune responses are triggered, starting with a release of granulocytes, white blood cells containing special enzymes that make up about half or more of all human white blood cells.

Medical research

How the cells within breast tumors communicate with each other

An article recently published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation by the group of Dr. Maria Caffarel and Miguel Servet shows for the first time that the proinflammatory cytokine Oncostatin M (OSM) favors breast cancer ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cancer discoveries could enhance immunotherapy, breast cancer care

Two new discoveries from the Dudley lab at UVA Cancer Center highlight the different roles of blood vessels in solid tumors—and the findings could help prevent breast cancer from spreading and enhance the effectiveness ...

Immunology

The immune cells that help tumors instead of destroying them

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated deaths. One of the most promising ways to treat it is by immunotherapy, a strategy that turns the patient's immune system against the tumor. In the past twenty years, ...

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