Cancer growth can be slowed by eating prebiotic foods such as asparagus and onion which boost killer immune cells, study on mice suggests

Prebiotics are a group of compounds that help boost the variety of gut bacteriaScientists fed mice prebiotics before analysing how they fought cancerThey found more gut microorganisms, which bolsters the…

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Fish that can repair their OWN HEART offer clues for millions of heart attack patients after scientists discover an immune cell is involved in its recovery

Scientists transplanted macrophages into hearts of mice and zebrafishMacrophages known to remove dead and dying cells from the bodyBut macrophages also helped to create collagen and boost scar tissueFindings could…

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Scientists stumble across killer immune cell that can destroy most types of cancer in major step for a ‘one size fits all’ treatment

T-cell recognised and destroyed most types of cancers, ignoring healthy cellsIt killed off 10 types of cancer including lung, skin, blood, colon, breast and boneOpens door to a 'one size fits…

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Cancer breakthrough as scientists discover how ‘helper’ cells are turned on by immunotherapy to destroy malignant tumours

Some cells, known as CD4+ T cells, directly target tumours after immunotherapyBut exactly how their cancer-killing powers were unlocked remained a mysteryUCL researchers found two molecules are responsible for initiating the…

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Alzheimer’s could be halted with treatment which eliminates immune cells in the brain, scientists claim

Tangled tau protein in the brain is a recognised tell-tale of an Alzheimer's patientWhen tau becomes knotted, immune brain cells known as microglia attack it But in doing so, the microglia…

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