How the immune system stalls weight loss
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have uncovered a surprising new function for immune cells: preventing excess weight loss.
Dec 10, 2025
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Cells: News and Research on Granulocytes
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Disarming cancer stem cells' shield makes immunotherapy more effective
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer care by training the immune system to detect and destroy tumors. For many patients, it works very well in shrinking tumors and sending cancer into remission, an undetectable state of ...
Dec 9, 2025
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Glut1 protein may be a potential therapeutic target for kidney disease
Targeting and disabling a certain protein essential to transporting glucose properly through cells (Glucose Transporter 1, or Glut1) could be a new way to fight kidney disease, according to a study led by Partha Biswas, DVM, ...
Dec 9, 2025
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NeuMap: A pioneering map of neutrophils that redefines their role in health, infection and inflammation
Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cells in the body and the first to respond to infection or tissue damage. Yet despite their importance, until now very little was known about how they truly function, how they change ...
Dec 3, 2025
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Shaping immunity: The secrets behind the shape of neutrophils
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented nucleus of neutrophils influences their function in health and disease.
Nov 14, 2025
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Researchers aim to disrupt breast cancer line of communication and prevent spread
Cancer Center at Illinois (CCIL) Program Leader Erik Nelson's lab made an important discovery about the relationship between cholesterol and breast cancer progression with crucial implications for breast cancer therapeutics.
Nov 12, 2025
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Oxygen deprivation heightens risk of illness by changing genes, researchers discover
Low oxygen levels in the blood can alter the genetic makeup of key immune cells, weakening the body's ability to fight infection, new research shows.
Oct 28, 2025
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Immune cells linked to allergies may double as defenders against Candida infections
A new study has uncovered how a surprising player in the immune system, eosinophils, best known for their role in allergies and asthma, also helps protect the body against Candida albicans, one of the most common and dangerous ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Less can be more: Low-dose steroids could effectively treat severe kidney inflammation
Will it be possible to treat severe kidney inflammation with fewer drugs in the future? A new study by the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn, and the University of Hamburg gives cause for hope. The researchers ...
Oct 15, 2025
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Study sheds light on inflammation following an intracerebral hemorrhage
Intracerebral hemorrhages (ICH) account for 15% of strokes but a disproportionate 50% of all stroke deaths. An ICH occurs when a blood vessel bursts inside the brain and causes bleeding in the brain.
Oct 13, 2025
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