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Researchers identify how to potentially prevent cancer metastases
Scientists have discovered that hepatic stellate cells are key in allowing dormant cancer cells to awaken and form fatal metastases.
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Researchers use viruses as vectors to deliver cancer vaccines
A team has used two viruses to administer specific tumour components in mice with cancer to stimulate their immune system.
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Immune cells discovered in lungs improve flu defence, study shows
A team has found immune cells in the lungs after infection from the flu, which protected mice against reinfection from a different strain.
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New method to probe molecules could improve spectroscopy techniques
Researchers have developed a highly sensitive technique for probing molecules that they say could enable new applications in the fields of spectroscopy.
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Combination of antibodies could improve cancer immunotherapies
A study has shown that using three antibodies with two different mechanisms of action could be a novel way to improve immuno-oncology treatments.
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Stem cell division in the geriatric brain blocked by signal
It has been discovered that Id4 controls whether stem cells enter cell division and may be relevant for treating neurodegenerative disease.
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Leukemia stem cells made visible to the immune system
A new study may provide the basis for combating malignant leukemia stem cells.
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Creating blood vessels on demand
A new study shows that stable angiogenesis can be achieved by simply injecting a hydrogel with mechanical properties resembling that of a blood clot...
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The role of immune cells in metastasis
Specific immune cells, such as neutrophils, have been found to aid the progression of cancers, promoting metastasis in tumours...
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Engineered T-cells promote acceptance of organs after transplant
Controlling coronin 1 in T-cells could lead to the immune system not attacking transplanted organs, but still fighting other infections...
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Potential indicator for the early detection of dementias
A team of neuropathologists worked together to show that the impairments affecting mitochondria also affect neighbouring organelles...
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Artificial enzyme – metalloenzyme – activates complex reaction cascade in mammalian cells
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Scientists in Switzerland have constructed an enzyme than can penetrate a mammalian cell and accelerate the release of a hormone. This then activates a gene switch that triggers the creation of a fluorescent protein.
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Tracking down genetic influences on brain disorders
Researchers have presented a systematic catalogue of specific variable locations in the genome that influence gene activity in the human hippocampus...
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New test for rare immunodeficiency
Researchers have developed a test to diagnose a rare and severe immune defect...
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Link discovered between immune system, brain structure and memory
The body's immune system performs essential functions, such as defending against bacteria and cancer cells. However, the human brain is separated from immune cells in the bloodstream by the so-called blood-brain barrier. This barrier protects the brain from pathogens and toxins circulating in the blood, while also dividing the immune…
