migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
Cancer, Diabetes, MS and other diseases. This could be the breakthrough that we've all be looking forward to. Crossing my fingers.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23724220
Excerpt:
Animal studies suggested that shifting the balance could open up new treatments for cancer, the team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said.
The findings were published in Nature Medicine.
There are many diseases caused by the immune system turning on the body's own tissues - such as type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis.
'New cancer immunotherapy'
One popular area of research in both cancer and autoimmune diseases has been Treg cells.
They are a part of the immune system which normally calm everything down to prevent the immune system attacking the body.
The researchers were trying to disrupt Treg's function - effectively taking the brakes off the immune system - so it would attack cancer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23724220
Excerpt:
Animal studies suggested that shifting the balance could open up new treatments for cancer, the team from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia said.
The findings were published in Nature Medicine.
There are many diseases caused by the immune system turning on the body's own tissues - such as type 1 diabetes or multiple sclerosis.
'New cancer immunotherapy'
One popular area of research in both cancer and autoimmune diseases has been Treg cells.
They are a part of the immune system which normally calm everything down to prevent the immune system attacking the body.
The researchers were trying to disrupt Treg's function - effectively taking the brakes off the immune system - so it would attack cancer.
