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Targeting certain rogue T cells prevents and reverses multiple sclerosis in mice

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Dementia, Huntington's Disease, Immune System, Lymphoma, Multiple Sclerosis, neuroscience, Stem Cells

Multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder, is known to be driven by 'helper' T cells, white blood cells that mount an inflammatory attack on the brain and spinal cord. A new study pinpoints the specific subgroup of helper T cells that cause MS, as well as a protein on their surface, called CXCR6, that marks them. An antibody targeting CXCR6 both prevented and reversed MS in a mouse model, the researchers report.

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Scientists ID new targets to treat fibrosis, a feature of many chronic diseases

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Cystic Fibrosis, Epigenetics, Genes, Heart Disease, Human Biology, Immune System, Stem Cells, Women's Health

When it comes to repairing injured tissue, specialized cells in the body known as fibroblasts are called into action. Fibroblasts give rise to healing cells called myofibroblasts, which generally is good in the short term — but bad when myofibroblast activation gets out of hand. Now, researchers show how fibroblast activation and myofibroblast formation occurs, providing clues for how to target fibrosis — which impacts several chronic diseases.

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Dealing a therapeutic counterblow to traumatic brain injury

October 4, 2019 0 Comments Accident and Trauma, Brain Injury, Brain Tumor, Disorders and Syndromes, Immune System, Intelligence, Nervous System, neuroscience

A team of biomedical engineers are developing a therapy which shows early indications it can protect neurons and stimulate the regrowth of blood vessels in damaged tissue.

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Stem cell studies offer hope for childhood neurological condition

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lymphoma, Nervous System, Prostate Cancer, Skin Cancer, Stem Cells

Two new studies report progress in using stem cells to develop new therapies for Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD), a rare genetic condition affecting boys that can be fatal before 10 years of age.

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Parkinson's disease is also present in the blood

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Brain-Computer Interfaces, Caregiving, Diseases and Conditions, Disorders and Syndromes, Immune System, Lymphoma, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Research

The behavior of immune cells in the blood is so different in patients with Parkinson's disease that it advocate for a new type of supplementary medicine, which can regulate the immune system and thus inhibit the deterioration of the brain.

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Environmental toxins impair immune system over multiple generations

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Environmental Issues, Environmental Science, Immune System, Influenza, Lymphoma, Medical Topics, Pollution, Sustainability

New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to subsequent generations, weakening the body's defenses against infections such as the influenza virus.

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Engineered T cells may be harnessed to kill solid tumor cells

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Colon Cancer, Immune System, Leukemia, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Prostate Cancer

A new study finds that a form of immunotherapy used to treat the blood cancer leukemia may be effective in treating other kinds of cancer as well.

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Delivery system can make RNA vaccines more powerful

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Cancer, Genes, Human Biology, Immune System, Infectious Diseases, Medical Topics, Skin Cancer, Vaccines

MIT chemical engineers have developed a new type of lipid nanoparticle that can be used to deliver RNA vaccines. The particles also trigger the release of powerful immune signaling proteins that boost the vaccines' effectiveness.

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A new mechanism has been revealed which could lead to premature aging in mother cells

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Brain Tumor, Cancer, Diseases and Conditions, Immune System, Lung Cancer, Lymphoma, Nervous System, Stem Cells

A new mechanism makes it possible to understand premature ageing in cells with asymmetrical cell division, as is the case with mother cells. Understanding this mechanism is useful for studying and, in the future, anticipating the development of ageing-related diseases, such as cancer and neurodegenerative processes.

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New biofabrication method creates one scaffold to guide regeneration of multiple tissues

September 30, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Immune System, Lymphoma, Materials Science, Molecular Biology, Stem Cells

Scientists have taken a major step to address the challenge of engineer tissues organized like native tissues. They have demonstrated a new method to fabricate scaffolds presenting spatially organized cues to control cell behavior locally within one material.