Handshakes between glycans are one way cells recognize each other. Kelvin Anggara, CC BY Like the people they make up, cells communicate by bumping into one another and exchanging handshakes. Unlike ...
A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...
A new discovery about how cells communicate with each other in the body's immune system has revealed deeper insights for an ...
A team of scientists has analyzed and described what they call the 'mosquito effect,' which sheds light on how certain pathogens, such as cancerous tumor cells, can outwit the body's immune system. In ...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — In the march of metastasis, a molecular trail of crumbs guides some cancer cells from the primary tumor to establish new colonies within the body. Blocking the cells’ ability to ...
Electrically stimulating key cells in the immune system could "reprogram" them to reduce inflammation and encourage faster and more effective healing in the body. This is the discovery of scientists ...
Kelvin Anggara works for the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research and receives funding from the European Research Council under Project GlycoX (101075996). Like the people they make up, cells ...