Immune cells lose 'killer instinct' in cancerous tumors, but functionality can be re-awakened
Some immune cells in our bodies see their "killer instinct" restricted after entering solid tumors, according to new research.
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Knocking out part of the innate immune system to improve cancer therapy
Researchers at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, have discovered that shutting down part of the innate immune system increases anti-tumor activity.
Immune cells shape their own path: Scientists show how immune cells migrate along self-generated gradients
When fighting disease, our immune cells need to reach their target quickly. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have now discovered that immune cells actively generate their own guidance ...
Sep 1, 2023
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Lifting the invisibility cloak: Scientists devise new way to eliminate cancer cells' evasion of immune system
There's no question that tumor cells are notoriously skilled masters of immune disguise and, in many ways, real-life versions of what it's like hiding under the fictional invisibility cloak highlighted in the Harry Potter ...
Engineered probiotic developed to treat multiple sclerosis
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have designed a probiotic to suppress autoimmunity in the brain, which occurs when the immune system attacks ...
Aug 9, 2023
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Study exposes unexpected killer of immune cells lacking a self marker
Researchers at Kobe University discovered an entirely new and unexpected mechanism by which the immune system can get rid of cells lacking molecules that identify them as part of the self in mice. The finding, published in ...
Aug 7, 2023
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Immune and tumor cell 'tug-of-war' controls anti-cancer activity, study finds
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital found immune and tumor cells compete over glutamine, a major nutrient in their local environment, with significant implications for anti-cancer activity. If cancer cells ...
Jul 5, 2023
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Study in SARS-CoV2 infected mice may lay the groundwork for novel therapies to reduce the severity of COVID-19
Individuals who are immunocompromised are considered at higher risk for severe or longer disease with COVID-19. Understanding the systemic immune response is vital for research efforts to reduce its effects on multiple organs.
Jun 1, 2023
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Scientists transform cancer cells into weapons against cancer
Some cities fight gangs with ex-members who educate kids and starve gangs of new recruits. Stanford Medicine researchers have done something similar with cancer—altering cancer cells so that they teach the body's immune system ...
Mar 6, 2023
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Study reveals mechanism involved in neuropathic pain, could help develop specific treatment
Neuropathic pain is a type of chronic pain caused by damage to the nervous system due mainly to metabolic diseases such as diabetes and arthritis, or the side effects of some kinds of chemotherapy. It is believed to affect ...
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