The antigens on a person's red blood cells are recognized as safe by the immune system, but someone with type B blood will have antibodies that attack type A antigens, for example. Another ...
A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...
Successful test in breast cancer patients: the active agent digoxin, a cardiac medication, dissolves clusters of circulating breast cancer cells in the blood, thus reducing the risk of metastases ...