VEIGAFERNANDESLAB
Updated 32 days ago
Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown Avenida BrasÃlia, 1400-038 Lisbon, Portugal
Despite common belief, the involvement of the immune system in health goes well beyond fighting harmful invaders. Our view of its roles has been continuously expanding to include other conditions such as degenerative diseases, obesity and cancer. Therefore, it is crucial to characterise its exact involvement in these and other health-related processes in order to assess how the immune system could be harnessed to promote health and wellbeing.