In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered that cells blood vessels in the liver start a “sleep timer” that switches off immune cells. Targeting this mechanism could be a starting point for immunotherapies.
Q&A: How Monogram’s CEO plans to disrupt robotic joint replacement surgery
Seven-year-old surgical robotics company Monogram Orthopedics, which went public in May, is aiming to take on medtech heavyweights such as Stryker and Zimmer Biomet as