When viruses enter the body, they activate receptors on the surface of cells that allow viruses to invade those cells. A Yale-led team has found that one of the receptors, known as AXL, actually plays an essential role in the immune system’s ability to fight viral infections. Prior studies have shown that the AXL receptorContinue reading “Receptor suppresses the immune response in order to save it”
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Cancer cure from tests of lab-grown organs
Seven years after creating their first organoid – a three-dimensional organ-bud grown in a test tube – Dutch researchers say the technique has changes the lives of more than 1,500 sufferers of cystic fibrosis, and dozens more with cancer. The technique takes a sample from an organ such as the stomach, then uses stem-cell technologyContinue reading “Cancer cure from tests of lab-grown organs”
Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health
MCP is a derivative of pectin; a soluble dietary fibre found in the peel and pulp of citrus fruits [20], and has inhibitory effects on the progression of several animal models of cancer [24], [30]. MCP is rich in β-galactoside residues and binds to the carbohydrate recognition domain of galectin-3 [22], [23] thereby impairing theContinue reading “Peel and pulp of citrus fruits inhibit cancer and good for kidney and heart health”
Torn ligaments, injuries in bones and tissues
Injuries, whether to soft tissues or to the bones in the ankle, require certain nutrients to heal quickly and to heal completely. From the outset of ankle injury, the body experiences first the inflammatory phase, complete with swelling and heat, the proliferative phase, where the scar is developing, and finally, the remodeling phase where theContinue reading “Torn ligaments, injuries in bones and tissues”