immune system

The next big advance in cancer treatment could be a vaccine – Times of India

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[ad_1] SEATTLE: After decades of limited success, scientists say research has reached a turning point, with many predicting more vaccines will be out in five years.These aren’t traditional vaccines that prevent disease, but shots to shrink tumors and stop cancer from coming back. Targets for these experimental treatments include breast and lung cancer, with gains … Read more

Like thieves evading capture, disease-causing Salmonella tricks host’s immune system – Times of India

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[ad_1] BENGALURU: Like thieves that constantly look for ways to evade capture, Salmonella enterica, a disease-causing bacterium, uses various tactics to escape the human body’s defence mechanisms, an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study has found.The new study, published in Microbes and Infection, researchers from IISc’s department of microbiology and cell biology (MCB), highlight two … Read more