Cancer and the Immune System ( Immunology fin...

Memory isn’t stored in a single place or a single cell—it’s embedded in subtle, widely distributed changes at synapses. In this episode, we explore how neuroscientists moved from abstract theories of memory to concrete biological mechanisms. We follow the trail from Hebb’s insigh ...  Show more

The human brain contains roughly 85 billion neurons, and somehow each one makes the right connections at the right place, in the right order. In this episode, we explore how such astonishing precision emerges during brain development, using the visual system as our guide—from ret ...  Show more

Professor Vincenzo Cerundolo tells us how research in immunology leads to the development of new cancer treatments. Immunotherapy stimulates the body's immune system, and can be a powerful treatment for cancer. The most efficient prophylactic cancer vaccine today is the vaccine a ...  Show more

Professor David Jackson tells us about the role of the lymphatic system in immunity and cancer. The lymphatic system is a network of vessels collecting the fluids leaked from the blood vasculature. Its filtering function makes it an ideal compartment for the immune system. It is ...  Show more

<div><span class= "author-d-1gg9uz65z1iz85zgdz68zmqkz84zo2qowz82zpfz80zz75zz76zz88znwz72zz80zz89zz82zg1z84zvz79zz81zrl5z84zz90zz86zxlgz73zz76zn"> Statistics show that 1 in 3 people will receive a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime...</span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><s ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes talks to medical oncologist and scientist Dr. Jedd Wolchok and cancer survivor Grace Dunn. Together, they help decode the emerging new defense against cancer: immunology. For more information or to ask a question, please visit MSKCC.org/po ...  Show more