Inflammatory bowel illnesses like Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis may soon be treated with a two-drug combination, according to recent discoveries about how our systems interact with the bacteria that live in our guts.
Senescent cells, or cells that stop reproducing but do not die, can collect in the body over time and fuel chronic inflammation, which leads to illnesses including cancer and degenerative disorders.
Many vaccines contain compounds known as adjuvants in addition to an antigen that stimulates the immune system. A Chinese research team has now created two novel broad-spectrum adjuvants that can dramatically boost the immune response to vaccines using computer-aided molecular design and ma
CAR T-cell treatments, which are specifically designed to target cancer cells, has heralded a new era in the treatment of human cancers, particularly hematologic malignancies. But all too frequently, they exhibit a disconcerting characteristic derived from the immune system's own cells: a sh
Isolated from other cells in a laboratory dish, tumour cells won't reveal their actual nature. Rice University researchers created an improved tumour model that houses osteosarcoma cells alongside immune cells known as macrophages inside a three-dimensional framework designed to simulate bon
A cell's ability to multiply and divide is necessary for life, resulting in the evolution of complex creatures from a single cell. It also allows worn-out cells to be replaced by a small number of "stem" cells, which subsequently multiply and specialise. Yet, in cancer, cell growth is no lon
The ability of a cell to multiply and divide is necessary for life and results in the development of complex creatures from a single cell. Also, it permits the replacement of worn-out cells by a small number of "stem" cells, which then multiply and specialise.
Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a preclinical study that focuses on a novel strategy that uses a "one-two punch" to assist T cells in attacking solid tumours. The results, which were reported in the Proceedings of the Nati
New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI/NewsVoir): "Fat" is a word with multiple meanings. Despite the differences between body fat and dietary fat, over the years, people have simply been told they are both bad. But what many don't know is that not all fats are bad, after all. Omega-3 fatty acids,