Immunology

Immune cells regulate body weight

Obesity is among the biggest health challenges of the 21st century, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Almost 60% of Germans are considered overweight, while 25% are obese. Moreover, being overweight often ...

Immunology

Discovery of central signaling pathway in immune cells

Autoimmune diseases are triggered when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the body's own structures. Although there is not, as yet, any cure for such diseases, their progression can be slowed down by therapeutic measures. ...

Immunology

Cannibal immune cells could offer new treatment path

Melbourne researchers have discovered that an immune cell, thought largely to be focused on fighting infection in newborns and infants, can in fact cannibalize the features of other immune cells, making it a potential new ...

Neuroscience

Dendrites may help neurons perform complicated calculations

Within the human brain, neurons perform complex calculations on information they receive. Researchers at MIT have now demonstrated how dendrites—branch-like extensions that protrude from neurons—help to perform those ...

Oncology & Cancer

How immune cells in the tumor microenvironment make things worse

Cells from the immune system called CD4+ regulatory T cells, or simply Treg, are linked to tumor prognosis: the more Treg cells present in a tumor, the worst the prognosis. We know from previous research studies that Treg ...

Oncology & Cancer

A stealthy way to combat tumors

Under the right circumstances, the body's T cells can detect and destroy cancer cells. However, in most cancer patients, T cells become disarmed once they enter the environment surrounding a tumor. 

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