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A new study sheds light on an important mechanism in the degradation of white blood cells. Illustration: Maya Factor, courtesy of Tel Aviv University

A new study sheds light on an important mechanism in the degradation of white blood cells

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Cytotoxic T white blood cells (in red) attack a cancer cell. Illustration: Elena Serda, Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health.

A new treatment eliminates cancerous tumors of various types throughout the body

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Macrophages (in green) and axons (in red) in brown fat tissue. Photographed using two-photon microscopy. Source: Weizmann Institute magazine.

The surprising role of the "big gluttons" in preventing obesity

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A white globule is pushed through endothelial cells on its way out of blood vessels. The intracellular skeleton (actin fibers) of the spherule and of the endothelial cells is exposed during the treatment. The location of the globule nucleus is shaded in brown and the globule branch that penetrated through the endothelial cells and is rich in actin fibers is shaded in yellow.

The secret of the power of the white cell

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Electron microscopy of effector cells inserting legs through the membrane of endothelial cells. Photo: Prof. Ronan Alon, Weizmann Institute

Hidden ushers direct the path of immune cells to the site of inflammation

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Honey against cancer? Or- why not believe every scientific study

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millipedes

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A breakthrough in biological application in the field of fighting skin cancer

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