Articles about 'Department of Pathology'

Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system.

10 companies taking Cambridge ideas out of the lab and into the real world to address the climate emergency.

A new study aims, for the first time, to pinpoint the very moment the immune system recognises a tumour to try to stop the disease earlier than previously possible.

A team of scientists at the University of Cambridge feature in a new graphic book highlighting their individual journeys into the career of their dreams.

Dr Alex Cagan – illustrator, geneticist and explorer of animal DNA – is offering a new perspective on the tapestry of life. His work has profound implications for the pursuit of healthy ageing and the possibilities of cancer resistance.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that a type of white blood cell - called a regulatory T cell - exists as a single large population of cells that constantly move throughout the body looking for, and repairing, damaged tissue.

Adrian Liston, Professor of Pathology at the University of Cambridge, talks about our extraordinary immune system ahead of his event, Diversity in the immune system on 20th March.

Cambridge researchers will discuss their pioneering work as part of events focusing on cancer and the University’s work to help end the death and disease it causes.

Scientists have grown ‘mini-placentas’ in the lab and used them to shed light on how the placenta develops and interacts with the inner lining of the womb – findings that could help scientists better understand and, in future, potentially treat pre-eclampsia.

Scientists have discovered how poxviruses evade natural defences in living cells, and realised that drugs to stop them doing this are already available.