Sentences with phrase «kills dangerous cells»

The immune system is made up of a team of different types of cells that, while each having their own specific function, work together to protect the body from foreign invaders: B - cells produce antibodies; T - cells conduct surveillance for potentially dangerous molecules and kills dangerous cells such as disease - causing bacteria; and macrophages are the scavenger cells of your body acting like garbage trucks, cleaning up residue and removing potentially dangerous substances.

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A single genetic mutation made the Zika virus far more dangerous by enhancing its ability to kill nerve cells in developing brains, a new study suggests.

Although the Nppb - knockout mice lived a normal lifespan, when the researchers killed the receptor cells in the spinal cord, the mice died prematurely, suggesting that it could be dangerous to try humans, Hoon says.

When they delivered this virus into the noses of mice and ferrets, the animals» epithelial cells produced the desired antibodies; they then «challenged» the animals with a range of dangerous influenza viruses that no single vaccine can outwit, including H5N1, which kills both birds and humans, and the H1N1 that caused the infamous 1918 pandemic.

Scientists believe excess iron builds up in the brain, prompting dangerous free radicals to kill brain cells.

It doesn't kill the cell that it hides in, but is dangerous enough that it can cause infections in individuals with an impaired immune system, such as patients who are receiving cancer treatment, who have pre-existing lung problems or whose immune systems are otherwise compromised.

SOME cancer cells are more equal than others — and many existing treatments fail to kill the most dangerous ones.

The idea: trigger immune activity within the brain itself to kill remaining tumor cells — the ones neurosurgeons can't take out, which make this type of tumor so dangerous.

Rosebud tea is also high in polyphenol antioxidants called catechins that contain EGCG, which is commonly found in green tea and has been shown to kill cancer cells and inhibit the growth of dangerous tumors without hurting nearby healthy cells.

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