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At the Center for Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) we have discovered a new mechanism for how our immune cells recognize streptococcal bacteria that can cause serious infections in both newborns and adults.
Blogger: Jane Atesoh Awuh, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine and Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (SFF-CEMIR). Most often we become passionate and…
Blogger: Richard Kumaran Kandasamy Associate Professor and Onsager Fellow at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (SFF-CEMIR) Our innate immune system is the first and most important…
By Menno Oudhoff, Researcher, Centre of Molecular Inflammation Reseach (CEMIR) The gastrointestinal tract is a common site for infection by a variety…
By: Jørgen Stenvik Researcher at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (SFF-CEMIR), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine (IKM) (Photo: Geir Mogen / NTNU)…
Some bacteria and viruses take advantage of the way our immune system works to infect us. Researchers at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) are…
Blogger: Nadra J. Nilsen Researcher at Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research (CEMIR) and the K.G. Jebsen Center for Myeloma Research Researchers at Centre of…
Many bacteria kill considerable numbers of host cells upon infection. However, the mechanisms behind the cell death are in many cases unclear. A recent…
Sepsis and septic shock, caused by an excessive systemic host-inflammatory response, are associated with high morbidity and mortality. Combined with standard intervention therapy, specific…
Inflammation plays a crucial role in atherosclerosis, and cholesterol crystals is a candidate trigger early in the development of the disease. CEMIR scientists have…