Webpages tagged with «innate immune system»

Image of Doctoral research fellow Miriam Aarsund Larsen (left), professor Marit Inngjerdingen (centre) and postdoc Yunjie Wu (right) at the Department of Pharmacology at the Institute of Clinical Medicine

Can the body's own killer torpedoes fight cancer?

Published Jan. 20, 2023 12:43 PM

The torpedoes reside in specific cells of the innate immune system. These cells could be the next breakthrough in cancer treatment.

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The immune system can cause greater damage after cardiac arrest

Published Nov. 26, 2021 4:09 PM

Some do well after cardiac arrest, while others get serious injuries and lose their lives. The innate immune system turns out to be part of the explanation.