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A blood test can predict early lung cancer prognosis

By Guest PostOctober 23, 2017Healthblood test, liquid biopsies, lung cancer, lung cancer patients, metastases, microfluidic chips, prognosis, rhonda jack, rishindra reddy, satellite tumors, sunitha nagrath, tumor removal surgery, vasudha murlidhar

ANN ARBOR — Cancer cells obtained from a blood test may be able to predict how early-stage lung cancer patients will fare, a team from the University of Michigan has shown. (more…)

How to rejuvenate ageing immune cells

By Guest PostSeptember 22, 2014Healthautophagy, bbsrc, cancer, fleischfressende wasserschlaeuchen, immunity, infections, lung cancer patients, metabolism, microfluidic chips, molecule, nutrition, recycling, rhonda jack, rishindra reddy, t cells, t lymphocytes, tumor removal surgery, vasudha murlidhar

Researchers from UCL have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.

The two new studies, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), could help to enhance our immunity to disease through dietary intervention and help make existing immune system therapies more effective. As we age our immune systems decline. Older people suffer from increased incidence and severity of both infections and cancer. In addition, vaccination becomes less efficient with age. (more…)