immune system
- Health
Study finds cancer cells may reprogram immune cells to promote tumour growth
New Delhi: Cancer cells could be “reprogramming” immune cells to produce a molecule that promotes tumour growth, a new study has found, postulating that presence of the molecule may be an indicator…
- India
Covid-19 virus protein triggers immune attack on healthy cells: Study
New Delhi: Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19, Israeli researchers have discovered that a protein from the SARS-CoV-2 virus can cause the immune system to attack healthy cells mistakenly. The study, published…
- Hyderabad
What is GBS that caused a death in Hyderabad? Doctors explain
Hyderabad: With one fatality reported in the city due to the Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) it is essential to understand the causes, symptoms and all there is about the disease. GBS is…
- Health
What’s ‘cancer cachexia’ syndrome, a disease behind most patients’ death?
New Delhi: When tumours in cancer patients elevate levels of an immune system molecule called Interleukin-6 (IL-6), it can cause severe brain dysfunction, which leads to a lethal wasting disease called ‘cachexia’…
