In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...

A recent review shows who newer medications for type 2 diabetes may help the most, particularly in reducing the risk of ...

Between the lungs and in front of the heart sits a small gland called the thymus that wields incredible power over human health by producing T cells, key components of our immune system. In cancer ...

Scientists will then cultivate cells in a laboratory before a healthcare professional injects them into the person’s vein. Monoclonal antibodies are immune system proteins that scientists create ...

Neurons are cells in the body that are responsible for transmitting electrical signals through the nervous system. Different types of neurons affect the ability to move, which begins as an impulse, or ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to ...

The human immune system is like an army of specialized soldiers (immune cells) each with a unique role to play in fighting disease. In a new study published in Nature, led by scientists at the ...

Cancer cells can poison attacking immune cells by filling them with defective mitochondria ― dampening the body’s defensive forces and helping the tumour to evade eradication 1. These findings ...

Cell-to-cell tunnels rescue neurons from degeneration Other immune cells, such as macrophages, can take up extracellular vesicles that contain mitochondria, which are then quickly degraded 6.

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine.

The SGLT2 inhibitors, as a class, lead to similar treatment benefits at comparable clinical doses, although there are some discrepancies between them, particularly when dapagliflozin (Farxiga; ...

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