Posts Tagged ‘immune cells’
New treatment targets found for blinding retinal disease
New findings suggest that strategies targeting metabolic changes could be effective in treating pathological retinal angiogenesis. …
Read Full ArticleCOVID-19: Immune system dysfunction
Contrary to what has been generally assumed, severe COVID-19 is not caused solely by a strong immune reaction – rather, the immune response is caught in a continuous loop of activation and inhibition. …
Read Full ArticleTLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system
TLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system, a very important factor in the immune response to cancer. …
Read Full ArticleImmune cell steroids help tumors suppress the immune system
Tumors can evade the immune system by telling immune cells to produce immunosuppressive steroids. …
Read Full ArticleInflammation induced blood-brain barrier dysfunction studied in organoids
Scientists developed a 3D multicellular brain organoid model to study blood-brain barrier dysfunction. …
Read Full ArticleSynapse-saving proteins discovered, opening therapeutic possibilities in Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia
Researchers have discovered a new class of proteins that protect brain synapses from being destroyed. …
Read Full ArticleDangerous Toxoplasma parasite controls host cells to spread around body
Researchers have discovered how the Toxoplasma parasite takes control of a patient’s cells as it spreads throughout their body. …
Read Full ArticleImmune analysis in fifty patients uncovers ‘hallmark’ of severe COVID-19
Researchers in France identified a unique signature for severe COVID-19 – a combination of deficiency in a particular interferon response, as well as exacerbated inflammation. …
Read Full ArticleBreast cancer cells can reprogram immune cells to assist in metastasis
Metastatic breast cancer cells can reprogram natural killer (NK) cells so that they stop killing cancer cells and, instead, assist in metastasis. …
Read Full ArticleResearchers identify key role of immune cells in brain development
Researchers have identified how specific brain cells interacting during development could be related to neurological and neuropsychiatric diseases …
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