by Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève Cell encapsulation antiviral vaccines. Credit: UNIGE/HUG/MaxiVAX Immunotherapy techniques developed in oncology to combat cancerous cells have great potential for fighting viruses. A research team from the University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) and the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in Switzerland, in collaboration with MaxiVAX, a spinoff of both institutions, developed an innovative technology...
by University of Cambridge Credit: geralt Switching off a heart muscle protein could provide a new way for drugs to combat heart failure in people who’ve had a heart attack, according to research led by the University of Cambridge and published in the journal Nature. There is an unmet need to find drugs that can successfully improve the heart’s ability...
by University of Granada Dr. Ahmad Agil. Credit: University of Granada Scientists from the University of Granada (UGR), the Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid), and the University of Texas (U.S.) have taken an important step in the fight against kidney damage and its progression toward kidney failure, which is closely related to diabesity (obesity with type...
by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress Artistic rendering of the surface of a human dendritic cell illustrating sheet-like processes that fold back onto the membrane surface. Credit: National Institutes of Health (NIH) When pathogens invade or tumor cells emerge, the immune system is alerted by danger signals that summon a key battalion of first responders,...
By Rich Haridy May 26, 2021 New research has found some species of gut bacteria can help minimize the negative effects of chemotherapy on the microbiome. A compelling new proof of concept study from researchers at Northwestern University has demonstrated how certain types of protective gut bacteria can help negate the damaging side effects of...
