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Pathogens use force to overcome immune defences: Study
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Indiana University researchers have found a previously unknown technique by which infections penetrate a cell with physical force, bypassing the body's immunological defences that prevent infection, similar to a burglar smashing a window to get into a house.
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Genetic mutations direct immune defences in leukaemia linked rare bone mar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A discovery that may result in novel medicines to halt or reverse the disease could be beneficial to patients with a rare genetic bone marrow problem who are at an elevated risk of blood malignancies.
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Skin cancer cells use Alzheimer's protein to sabotage brain's immune defen
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amyloid beta, a protein known to build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, also helps skin cancer cells thrive when they spread to the brain, a new study finds.
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Common bacterium may spread from intestine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators, a typical gut bacterium that can spread through the body and cause a serious infection resists natural immune defences and antibiotics by enhancing its protective outer layer, known as the cell envelope.
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New treatment approach inspired by how cancer cells evade immune defenses:
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 2 (ANI): During recent study scientists have discovered how immune defences are evaded by cancerous cells, leading to a new treatment approach towards the treatment of the disease.
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Discovery about how cancer cells evade immune defences inspires new treatm
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 29 (ANI): A recent discovery about the process of evasion by cancer cells has led researchers towards a new approach to treat the disease.
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