In rare cases, immune system fails despite HIV suppression
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is usually very effective at suppressing HIV in the body, allowing a person’s immune system to recover
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Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by
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Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.
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Researchers reveal new mechanism to ‘activate’ the immune system against cancer
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells
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