immune cells

Charting the immune landscape in brain cancers

The brain is one of the most complex organs of the human body. For a long time, it was thought that the brain is hermetically sheltered from entry by invaders,...

Cold adaptation: gut bacteria can make the difference

SERINC5: a blood cell guardian against HIV

Sleeping bacteria survive antibiotic treatment and hijack the host immune system

When we take antibiotics during a bacterial infection, most of the invading bacteria will be killed. This eases the pressure on our immune system, allowing it...

Empowering the immune system to fight against cancer

By targeting the machines that control the quality of DNA, we generated a high number of “warning lights” that make cancer detectable by the immune system.

Shuttle service for metastatic cancer cells

Cancer cells are able to spread from the primary tumor to distant sites, in a process referred to as metastasis. Recent discoveries highlight the role of white...