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Immune system cells grown in the lab may hit cancer and HIV

Vast numbers of cells that can attack cancer and HIV have been grown in the lab, and could potentially be used to fight disease

Vast numbers of cells that can attack cancer and HIV have been grown in the lab, and could potentially be used to fight disease. The cells naturally occur in small numbers, but it is hoped injecting huge quantities back into a patient could turbo-charge the immune system. The Japanese research is published in the journal [...]

Vitamin B3 helps immune cells to kill resistant Staphylococcus bacteria

Vitamin B3 was tested on Staphylococcal infections, such as the potentially fatal MRSA

Vitamin B3 could be the new weapon in the fight against resistant bugs such as MRSA, a new research has suggested. US experts found B3, also known as nicotinamide, boosts the ability of immune cells to kill Staphylococcus bacteria. B3 increases the numbers and efficacy of neutrophils, white blood cells that can kill and eat [...]

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