Australian scientist confirm 100-year-old theory, discover new cell type that can heal chronic injuriesScientists from SAHMRI and the University of Adelaide have discovered a new cell type called EndoMac progenitors. These cells, found in the...
28 Sep, 2024, 01.22 PM IST
IISc researchers design novel 3D hydrogel culture to study TB infection and treatmentMycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a dangerous pathogen. In 2022, it affected 10.6 million people and caused 1.3 million deaths, according...
25 Jun, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
Research suggests Covid can persist in lungs for up to two yearsThis prolonged presence is linked to a failure in innate immunity, the body's initial defence against pathogens.
11 Dec, 2023, 08.49 PM IST
Scientifically engineered white blood cells can stall cancerous growth: StudyMacrophages, a type of white blood cell, immediately engulf and destroy invaders such as bacteria, viruses, and even implants to remove the...
14 Jun, 2023, 09.37 AM IST
Decoded: Why not all obese patients develop diabetesThe findings showed that a particular type of gut microbe leads to white adipose tissue containing macrophage cells, large cells that are p...
05 Jun, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
New study decodes why Covid-19 lasts longer, causes more damage than typical pneumoniaInstead of rapidly infecting large regions of the lung, the coronavirus sets up shop in multiple small areas and hijacks the host's immune ...
12 Jan, 2021, 04.38 PM IST
'Nanosponges' soak up harmful pathogens and toxins, neutralise coronavirusThese nanosponges are built with lung and immune cell membranes.
18 Jun, 2020, 05.57 PM IST
Belly fat bringing you down? Lower risk of age-related diseases by burning itThe human body's ability to generate energy by burning the belly fat reduces with age.
18 Nov, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Avoid high fat diet: It can lead to life-threatening liver diseaseHigh cholesterol diet may trigger changes in the immune system, leading to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
25 Dec, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Now, a new treatment can prevent diabetic patients from amputationResearchers have discovered a way to modify specific WBCs and make them capable of accelerating cutaneous healing.
30 May, 2017, 03.38 PM IST
- Every meal triggers inflammation that may protect us
London, Jan 22 (IANS) Every time we eat food, it may trigger an inflammatory response that acts as a protective mechanism to fight the bact...
22 Jan, 2017, 01.47 PM IST
Natural compound in onions may help fight ovarian cancerIt has a relatively low lifetime risk that is less than one per cent, but that can increase up to 40 per cent if there is a family history.
23 Oct, 2016, 04.45 PM IST
Novel way to spur hair growth discoveredA new way to trigger hair growth using human skin is offering fresh hope of a cure for baldness, scientists say.
27 Dec, 2014, 01.15 PM IST
Ibuprofen may lower lung inflammationIbuprofen may lower lung inflammation and help elderly fight tuberculosis bacteria, a new study has found.
04 Oct, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
'Stealth' nanoparticles could improve cancer vaccinesRecent research has suggested that a subset of macrophages only found deep inside lymph nodes could play a major role in slowing cancer.
02 Oct, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Human trial for anti-cancer wonder drug to start in 2014Human trials of a wonder drug that may kill all types of cancers will begin next year, researchers say.
12 Jul, 2013, 06.37 PM IST
One drug for many types of cancers, human trials to beginThe research results have been published in the online journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on March 26.
30 Mar, 2013, 02.25 PM IST