Archive: 20/04/2016
'Dirty mice' could clean up immune system research, study suggests
Scientists at the University of Minnesota have developed a new way to study mice that better mimics the immune system of adult humans and which could significantly improve ways to test potential therapeutics. Published online ...
Apr 20, 2016
Defects in the body's cell disposal system may contribute to the most common form of lupus
A casual observation about size differences in mice has led to the discovery that defects in a process for digesting dead cells called LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) may lead to a lupus-like autoimmune disorder. St. Jude ...
Apr 20, 2016
Strength training helps older adults live longer
Older adults who met twice-weekly strength-training guidelines had lower odds of dying in a new analysis by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Columbia University. ...
Apr 20, 2016
Targeting cancer with engineered T cells
Dr. Philip Greenberg, head of immunology and a member of the Clinical Research Division at Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and a leader in cancer immunology, will describe how he and colleagues are genetically ...
Apr 20, 2016