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First cell map of developing human liver reveals how blood and immune system develops

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Leukemia, Liver Disease, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Stem Cells

In a world first, scientists have created the human developmental liver cell atlas that provides crucial insights into how the blood and immune systems develop in the fetus. It maps changes in the cellular landscape of the developing liver between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy, including how stem cells from the liver seed other tissues to support the high demand for oxygen needed for growth.

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Fresh insights could lead to new treatments for liver disease

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Chronic Illness, Diseases and Conditions, Heart Disease, Immune System, Liver Disease, Lymphoma, Stem Cells, Today's Healthcare

The fight against liver disease could be helped by the discovery of cells that cause liver scarring.

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Highly virulent listeriosis pathogen discovered

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Bacteria, Food, Foodborne Illness, Immune System, Infectious Diseases, Microbes and More, New Species, Nutrition

An international team of researchers identifies the genetic basis for the hypervirulence of a Listeria strain that can cause severe infections.

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When blood vessels are overly permeable

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Chronic Illness, Colitis, COPD, Crohn's Disease, Gastrointestinal Problems, Heart Disease, Hypertension, Immune System

In Germany alone there are around 400,000 patients who suffer from chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. For the first time, researchers have discovered that dysfunctions in blood vessels play a significant role in the development of such diseases. In experimental model systems, the progression of the disease slowed down significantly by eliminating these dysfunctions.

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Innovative pancreatic cancer treatment may rev up immune system

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Breast Cancer, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lymphoma, Pancreatic Cancer, Skin Cancer

A research team reports that combining a type of radiation therapy with immunotherapy not only cures pancreatic cancer in mice, but appears to reprogram the immune system to create an 'immune memory' in the same way that a vaccine keeps the flu away. The result is that the combination treatment also destroyed pancreatic cells that had spread to the liver, a common site for metastatic disease.

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Research maps key signaling pathways linking calcium entry and exit in activated T cells

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Biology, Biotechnology, Genetics, Immune System, Lymphoma, Molecular Biology, Osteoporosis, Women's Health

Like entrance and exit doors on a building, a cell's outer surface has doors — channels, pumps, and transporters that selectively control what molecules enter or exit. In the immune system, T cells possess unique sets of 'doors', including ones that specialize in calcium ion movement. Now, researchers describe a unique mechanism for coordinating these calcium entrance and exit 'doors' on T cells that helps them carry out their jobs and ensure normal immune function.

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Common denominator that triggers asthma in favorable environments

October 8, 2019 0 Comments Allergy, Asthma, Chronic Illness, Cystic Fibrosis, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Infectious Diseases, Lung Disease

Some so-called pro-allergic environments strongly promote the development of asthma and are responsible for the dramatic increase in the prevalence of asthma, especially in industrialized countries. Researchers at the GIGA of the University of Liège have identified how all these pro-allergic environments act in the same way on the pulmonary immune system to induce the development of allergic asthma.

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Treatment for 'low T' could someday come from a single skin cell

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Immune System, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Researchers have successfully grown human, testosterone-producing cells in the lab, paving the way to someday treat low testosterone with personalized replacement cells.

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From sleeping cell to assassin — how immune cells work

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, HIV and AIDS, Immune System, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Scientists have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight infection and destroy tumors. The research team said the results provide important insights into how immune responses might be manipulated for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer.

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Surprise contributor to multiple sclerosis

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Disorders and Syndromes, Immune System, Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis Research, Nervous System, neuroscience

The discovery suggests new avenues for devising treatments and is a vital step toward finding a cure.