Kidney transplantation: Combined cell therapy reduces donor-specific immune response
A new combined cell therapy for kidney transplants can help to reduce the donor-specific reaction against the transplanted organ without the need for maintenance triple immunosuppression.
One drop of blood, many diagnoses: Infrared spectroscopy for screening health
Using infrared light and machine learning, researchers have developed a method to effectively screen human health and its deviations at a population level.
Novel drug application shows improved survival for patients with relapsed and refractory acute myeloid leukemia
Relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a so-called blood cancer, has an extremely poor prognosis because of resistance to anti-cancer drugs and frailty of the patient’s organ functions. A…
Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow
Platelets play an essential role in wound healing. Underproduction can cause devastating bleeding, while overproduction increases the deadly risk of thromboses. Maintaining a constant level of platelets in…
Influenza Viruses Can Use Two Ways to Infect Cells
Most influenza viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on the cells’ surface.