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Neutralizing antibodies: the Elite Squad to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Neutralizing antibodies: the Elite Squad to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) urgently calls for prevention and...

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T cells: an essential but neglected component against COVID-19
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T cells: an essential but neglected component against COVID-19

Antibodies protect our bodies against viruses. Nevertheless, one other highly specialized component of the adaptive immune system: T cells. Our recent findings...

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How the COVID-19 lockdown affected our sleeping patterns
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How the COVID-19 lockdown affected our sleeping patterns

Light exposure and social cues are essential to set our internal clock's time and be healthy. The COVID-19 lockdown forced us to be at home, affecting the main...

4 min read4,349 views
Tumor infiltrating immune cells predict patient outcomes
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Tumor infiltrating immune cells predict patient outcomes

Tumor infiltration of a certain immune cell, a CD8 T-cell, is known to predict patient outcomes in many cancers, and we found that this same parameter predicts...

3 min read4,553 views
Heart failure: unexpected role of stem cell treatments
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Heart failure: unexpected role of stem cell treatments

Nowadays stem cell therapies are being explored in the field of regenerative medicine in order to promote the recovery of injured tissues. For example, if a...

3 min read4,972 views
The Janus-Faced Nature of Cancer Immunity
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The Janus-Faced Nature of Cancer Immunity

In this study, we demonstrated that the immune response in cancer patients could sometimes inhibit, but other times enhance tumor cells' growth.

4 min read4,828 views
Our cell's “protein factory” can decrease fats to promote lifespan
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Our cell's “protein factory” can decrease fats to promote lifespan

Aging is a shared phenomenon amongst all organisms, and it’s well understood that stress hastens aging. However, the knowledge of how aging affects our...

4 min read5,203 views
De-liver-ing blood and immune cells to the developing human
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De-liver-ing blood and immune cells to the developing human

Little is known about how the human immune system develops before birth. However, with advances in sampling methods and gene mapping technologies, we have...

3 min read5,184 views
Vicious Circles – how changes in the shape of DNA can drive cancer
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Vicious Circles – how changes in the shape of DNA can drive cancer

One of the most iconic images in biology is the 23 pairs of chromosomes in the human cell. It is central to the paradigm of inheritance. Our recent findings...

4 min read5,238 views
The importance of being tested
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The importance of being tested

As COVID-19 is raging worldwide, mathematical models tailored to the pandemic suggest the most effective interventions to contain the contagion. Physical...

4 min read9,440 views