Oncology & Cancer
New review highlights cancer-crushing viruses
With the world still in the grip of a devastating pandemic, it's hard to imagine viruses as something other than hostile enemies to be vanquished.
Nov 30, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers use X-ray spectroscopy to explain why FLASH cancer therapy is so effective
Radiation therapy is a common treatment used to kill cancerous cells. However, healthy cells also sustain damage during the lengthy treatment process. FLASH is a targeted radiation therapy that kills tumor cells while sparing ...
Jul 10, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Study finds senescent immune cells promote lung tumor growth
Macrophages are a type of white blood cell that are among the body's first line of defense against infection. In addition to killing harmful microorganisms, macrophages typically can initiate a response against tumors. However, ...
Sep 26, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why second COVID boosters are being offered to vulnerable people in the UK, but not young and healthy people yet
Until recently, the UK government limited a fourth dose of the COVID vaccine to people with severely weakened immune systems over the age of 16.
Apr 12, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study is first to identify potential therapeutic targets for COVID-19
A team from Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are the first in the world to profile the body's immune response to COVID-19. By studying blood samples from critically ill patients at London Health Sciences ...
Jun 25, 2020
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Immunology
Researchers invent powerful tool to gather data on immune response at single-cell level
Cells interact with their surrounding environment by secreting proteins which act as messengers or signals for communicating with other cells. Capturing these elusive and minute secreted proteins, particularly those from ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Medical research
Healthy lifestyle may buffer against stress-related cell aging, study says
A new study from UC San Francisco is the first to show that while the impact of life's stressors accumulate overtime and accelerate cellular aging, these negative effects may be reduced by maintaining a healthy diet, exercising ...
Jul 29, 2014
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Immunology
What is inflammation? Two immunologists explain how the body responds to stimuli and why it sometimes goes wrong
When your body fights off an infection, you develop a fever. If you have arthritis, your joints will hurt. If a bee stings your hand, your hand will swell up and become stiff. These are all manifestations of inflammation ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Immunology
New discovery furthers understanding of how critical immune cells are controlled during an infection
A recent publication from Audrey Gérard's lab looks at how a specific protein, called IFNγ, can coordinate CD8+ T cell responses during a flu infection.
Nov 21, 2023
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Medical research
COVID-19: Fighting viruses with viruses
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, many of our scientists have been using the techniques and approaches developed over decades of cancer research to understand and defeat the virus.
Apr 29, 2020
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