Researchers at the Crick have uncovered how lung tumours can hijack the activity of nearby nerves to weaken the body’s immune response.
This research was led by Ya-Hsuan Ho and Giacomo Bregni, with corresponding author Leanne Li.
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Sensory nerve activity disrupts how immune cells are organised within lung tumours, weakening the immune response.