Naked mole-rats have special tumor-fighting immune systems that make them resistant to cancer, a new study suggests. The team, from the University of Cambridge, says understanding naked mole-rats' resistance to cancer can help us understanding the early stages of cancer and how to treat it. Until recently, it was believed naked mole-rats almost never got cancer because their healthy cells were impervious to being converted into cancer cells. They grew the cells of the intestines, kidneys, lungs, pancreases and skin of 11 individual naked mole-rats. This finding suggests that the cells and molecules that surround other naked mole rat cells prevent them from turning into tumors.

Source: Daily Mail July 02, 2020 22:10 UTC