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Study reveals how B cells promote liver cancer with dangerous dual strateg
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Autoaggressive T cells cause inflammatory fatty liver disease (NASH, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) and the ensuing liver cancer. Scientists from the German Cancer Research Centre (DKFZ) have finally discovered the cause of this harmful behaviour. They discovered an increase in the number of
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Study suggests disease-causing proteins that leads to chronic metabolic di
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Many new proteins have been found to potentially play a role in the development of prevalent, chronic metabolic illnesses like type 2 diabetes, opening up new therapeutic avenues.
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Study finds microscopic training grounds allow B cells fight against speci
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The microscopic biological structures known as germinal centres are the immune system's weapons-development facilities if B cells are the immune system's munitions manufacturers, producing antibodies to eliminate hazardous infections.
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Research finds how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
B cells are critical to the proper functioning of the immune system. However, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have shown that they can sometimes do more harm than good, as their numbers greatly increase after bowel damage, preventing the tissue from healing. The results, which are prese
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Study finds changes in B-cells of women with postpartum depression
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chapel Hill [North Hill], April 10 (ANI): A new study has looked at multiple levels of biology within women with postpartum depression (PPD) to see how women with the condition differ from those without it.
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Acetylcholine can prevent inflammation in heart, blood vessels: Research
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Boston [Massachusetts], April 3 (ANI): B cells in the bone marrow, which produce a chemical messenger called acetylcholine can prevent inflammation in the heart and blood vessels by blocking white blood cell production, suggests new research led by the Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Study reveals acetylcholine may prevent inflammation in heart, blood vesse
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Boston [Massachusetts], March 30 (ANI): New research led by the Massachusetts General Hospital has found that B cells in the bone marrow, which produce a chemical messenger called acetylcholine can prevent inflammation in the heart and blood vessels by blocking white blood cell production. T
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Immune memory becomes less durable post severe COVID: Study
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 25 (ANI): Infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein in patients who recover from less-severe cases of COVID-19 than in those recovering from severe COVID-19, according to scientists from The University of Texas Health Science C
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Study finds immune memory less durable post severe COVID
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Texas [US], December 24 (ANI): According to new research, infection-fighting B cells retain better memory of the coronavirus spike protein in patients who recover from less-severe cases of COVID-19 than in those recovering from severe COVID-19.
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Researchers find engineered immune cells as new hope for HIV vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 22 (ANI): With a new vaccine approach that would anticipate engineered immune cells from the patient's body, scientists at Scripps Research have moved closer to attaining a triumph over HIV research.
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Study identifies new therapeutic strategy against diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 29 (ANI): Maintaining vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic cells that synthesise and secrete insulin (b cells) could contribute to protecting against the development of diabetes and counteract pancreatic cell damage caused by the progression of the disease
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Researchers develop new therapeutic strategy against diabetes
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar 27 (ANI): A breakthrough research suggests that maintaining vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic cells that synthesize and secrete insulin (b cells) could contribute to protecting against the development of diabetes and counteract pancreatic cell damage cau
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