Tag: Cells
Neuropod cells differentiate between sugars and sweeteners and guide our preference for sugar
American researchers have carried out a series of experiments which demonstrate that recently discovered cells of the intestine are responsible for the marked preference of mammals for sugar over sweeteners.…
SARS-CoV-2 variants: “Our T cells are reason for optimism! »
Our immune system works a bit like trench warfare where the first line of defense is that of antibodies and the second is that of T lymphocytes. If the first…
Common cold coronavirus immune cells confer protection against SARS-CoV-2
Immunity keeps track of past infections. Everyone has had a cold, a mild infection sometimes caused by coronavirus. According to a recent study, immune cells formed during a cold may…
“Antibodies Can Attack Healthy Cells in Survivors of Corona”
A new study has revealed that the high amount of antibodies in the body of patients who survived the Corona virus infection may mistakenly attack healthy organs and tissues. According…
Immunosuppression: what is it?
Congenital or acquired immunosuppression is the condition in which a person’s immune responses are weakened. This situation increases the sensitivity to infectious agents and the probability of acquiring a pathology…
How can a virus turn a cell into cancer?
Some viruses can turn the cells they infect into cancer. A new study on HTLV-1, which causes leukemia, tells us more about the mechanisms involved. You will also be interested…
Can the coronavirus infect fat cells?
A pre-published study suggests that the coronavirus can infect adipocytes and macrophages in fatty tissue. These results, if they are confirmed, would provide the first explanations for the serious and…
This little mouse can mend her heart on her own
Regenerating an injured organ is the dream of all doctors. Small rodents living in Africa have just shown that they are able to heal their heart after a heart attack…
”Cancer Cells Absorb the Energy of Immune Cells”
In the US, researchers found that cancer cells siphoning mitochondria from immune cells with pipette-like nanotubes and draining their energy. Blocking nanotube formation could make certain cancer treatments more effective.…
These Pac-Man shaped xenobots are able to reproduce in the body
Researchers have created robots from the stem cells of frogs, capable of reproducing by stacking new stem cells which in turn will give rise to robots. And so on over…