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Heart attacks and strokes arising from atherosclerosis, which is driven by the accumulation of lipids in the inner linings of arteries, are responsible for about one third of deaths worldwide. Accordingly, atherosclerosis ...
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Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight tumor cells. While much focus has been on engaging T cells for fighting cancer, less attention has been given to directing the complement ...
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Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the accumulation of plaques of the amyloid-β protein, chronic inflammation and impaired neuronal function in the brain. The most significant genetic risk factor for the disease is ...
May 24, 2023
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In the ongoing quest to discover which constituents of the immune system provide highly specified protection, scientists have found that a component of the innate immune system is endowed with the capability of guarding the ...
Scientists have long known that the complement cascade, a set of immune system proteins, protects against infection in the body. But in recent years, researchers have uncovered new roles for the system in the brain, including ...
Mar 30, 2023
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers have identified the sequence of molecular interactions that could be key to stopping the spread of cancer cells. Currently, there is no reliable therapeutic approach to prevent metastasis, ...
Jan 12, 2023
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Inflammation and overactivation of the immune system in the brain can cause loss of synapses and the death of neurons, leading to neurodegenerative and psychiatric diseases.
Dec 22, 2022
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Scientists at Scripps Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have found a clue to the molecular cause of Alzheimer's—a clue that may also explain why women are at greater risk for the disease.
Dec 14, 2022
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A tool that promises to throw light on the strategies adopted by MRSA to avoid detection by the body's immune system has been developed at the University of Bath.
Oct 17, 2022
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