Immunology

Fluorescence microscopy image of Salmonella (green) engulfed by splenic macrophages (red; blue – cell nuclei)

A Deadly Tango

23.12.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

An intriguing subset of immune cells enables bacteria to flourish

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Gut Microbes May Drive Weight Gain after Smoking Cessation

08.12.2021

Biochemistry, Nutrition, Viruses & Microorganisms, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Substances produced by microbes, identified in a study in mice, may help in the development of new anti-obesity treatments

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Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike

01.12.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Evolution and Development, Genetics, Environment, Plants and Agriculture

A bacterial mechanism for sensing infection may help boost plant defenses

Prof. Yardena Samuels

Spotting Hotspots for Cancer Immunotherapy

15.10.2021

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Off-the-shelf therapies to be developed for entire groups of patients

SARS-CoV-2 infected cells

Making Cells Talk Again

26.08.2021

Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

How SARS-CoV-2 jams an important cellular communications channel and what can be done to restore it

Stem cells dividing in the bone marrow. Photo credit: Shutterstock

New Blood

15.07.2021

Stem Cells, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

Cells lacking a “death” receptor make for a better transplant

The extracellular matrix as captured by a scanning electron microscope (SEM)

The Signs Are in the Matrix

12.07.2021

Life Sciences, Personalized Medicine, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Changes to the extracellular matrix could point to the future development of inflammatory bowel diseases

Microscopic image of cultured human lung cells infected with SARS-CoV-2

The Triple Threat of Coronavirus

11.05.2021

Biochemistry, Viruses & Microorganisms, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Genetics

A new study exposes how SARS-CoV-2 tampers with the cell's hardware to outsmart the immune system

melanoma cells

Bacteria May Aid Anti-Cancer Immune Response

17.03.2021

Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Systems Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

The findings of a new study may explain the microbiome-immunotherapy connection

multiple myeloma drug resistant cells

Uncovering the Anti-Myeloma Resistance Files

22.02.2021

Cancer, Personalized Medicine, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

From bedside to bench and back: Researchers reveal a genetic signature that could help overcome drug resistance in some of the most aggressive forms...

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Scavenger cells (green) engulf activated B cells (pink), thereby suppressing local immune response. The cells were imaged in three dimensions using a confocal microscope

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