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Immunology

 SEM image of the dense microbial ecosystem overlying the 'hilly' gastrointestinal epithelial layer
08.09.2013

Our complicated relationship with the microorganisms in our gut has some surprising consequences for our health

Veto on Disease
07.05.2013

Making certain bone marrow cells less toxic may lead the way to safer transplants

Live two-photon microscopy of the small intestine
07.05.2013

How does the immune system in the gut distinguish between helpful microbes and those that wish us harm?

 

 

A Question of Upbringing
14.02.2013

“Bad education” may be at least partly responsible for chronic digestive tract disease

Two Antibodies Are Better Than One
07.02.2013

A new approach mimicking the body’s natural defenses could help treat a...

Prostaglandins guard stem cells by increasing the production of an inhibitory factor in the mesenchymal bone marrow cells. Mesenchymal cells are marked with a green protein (left); the inhibitory factor is red (center). Combined image (right): Treatment with prostaglandins (bottom) increases the secretion of the inhibitory factor
29.11.2012

A rare subgroup of immune cells act as stem cell “bodyguards”

Dr. Ido Amit
29.11.2012

A new, automated method for mapping protein-DNA interactions may lead to advances in personalized medicine

Dr. Nir Friedman
18.11.2012

Some immune receptors are created from random combinations of genes. But not everything is left to chance.

Immune Cells Make Flexible Choices
22.10.2012

Certain immune cell receptors are more common than mere chance would dictate. New research shows why
 

Prostaglandins guard stem cells by increasing the production of an inhibitory factor in the mesenchymal bone marrow cells. Mesenchymal cells are marked with a green protein (left); the inhibitory factor is red (center). Combined image (right): Treatment with prostaglandins (bottom) increases the secretion of the inhibitory factor
22.10.2012

Insights into rare immune cells that keep blood stem cells in a youthful state may lead to better treatments
 

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