Despite intensive research since the pandemic began, much remains unknown about COVID-19, particularly why it can be so severe in some cases and relatively mild in others. Now, researchers from Japan have identified a genetic ...
Jul 25, 2023
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University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a key driver of chronic inflammation that accelerates aging, a finding that could lead to longer, healthier lives and the possible prevention of age-related ...
Jul 24, 2023
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"Don't eat me," is how one might translate the signal that the cancer cells in a glioblastoma send to the macrophages (white blood cells specialized in removing dead and dying cellular matter) in the brain. Immunotherapy ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Current treatments for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart condition characterized by fast and irregular beats that can lead to stroke and heart failure, have multiple side effects and are ineffective for preventing ...
Jul 13, 2023
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By silencing the molecular pathway that prevents macrophages from attacking our own cells, University of Pennsylvania engineers have manipulated these white blood cells to eliminate solid tumors.
Jun 12, 2023
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Researchers at Texas Biomedical Research Institute have succeeded in generating the lung's most important immune cell, the alveolar macrophage, in the lab. The cell culture model will make it much easier and inexpensive for ...
Jun 12, 2023
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A structure surrounding ovarian cancer trains cells called macrophages to protect the tumor from immune attack, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
May 16, 2023
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Macrophages, a type of white blood cell, defend the body by engulfing and digesting foreign particles, such as bacteria, viruses, and dead cells. The immune cells also tend to accumulate in solid tumors, so tracking them ...
May 8, 2023
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A treatment to prevent runaway inflammation in patients with severe COVID-19 is a step closer after a University of Queensland-led study into how immune cells respond to the virus.
May 3, 2023
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Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated in a preclinical study a potential new therapeutic approach to treating the most common form of lung cancer.
Apr 20, 2023
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