New Hope for Inflammatory Disorders – Controlling Dangerous Immune Response
The inflammatory response is indispensable for protective immunity, yet microbial pathogens often trigger an excessive response, ‘cytokine storm’, harmful to the host. Despite recent advances in our understanding…
Earlier detection of breast cancer
A research team from PSI and ETH Zurich, together with the Baden Cantonal Hospital and University Hospital Zurich, wants to improve a method used for diagnosing breast cancer.
Lewy body disease can be detected before symptoms
Lewy body disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease. A research group from Lund University has now shown that the disease can be detected…
Immune Cells in Single File
The cells of the immune system circulate mainly in the blood and migrate into the body’s tissues after an inflammation. Some types of immune cells, however, are permanently…