Immune System News
December 23, 2024
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Dec. 19, 2024 — A team has discovered a new communication pathway between the gut and lung. Their findings highlight how a little-known member of the gut microbiome reshapes the lung immune environment to have both beneficial and detrimental effects on respiratory ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A new role has been uncovered for a cell's own RNA in fending off attacks by RNA viruses. Some of the cell's RNA molecules, researchers found, help regulate antiviral signaling. These signals are part of the intricate coordination of immune ...
Dec. 18, 2024 — New research shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people's immune response to microorganisms. During the lockdown, inflammation level in the body was low, but afterwards, the immune system reacted more ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A new study shows how one kind of bacteria, Vibrio cholerae, triggers painful intestinal contractions by activating the immune system. The research also finds a more general explanation for how the gut rids itself of unwanted intruders, which could ...
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Dec. 18, 2024 — Researchers are closer to understanding what drives the autoimmune disorder Sj gren's disease, thanks to new discoveries about the role of calcium signaling, regulatory T cells, and interferon. Their ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — New research has explained how the body's internal clock influences the inflammatory process of the immune system. The findings describe how immune cells, called macrophages, work differently at ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Craniopharyngiomas are brain tumors that negatively impact the hormonal function of the nearby pituitary. The tumor location often prevents necessary ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Food allergies affect millions of people worldwide, and flavonoids are promising natural compounds to help modulate the immune response and treat inflammation caused by these allergies. In a recent ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a new blood test that could screen cancer patients to help make their treatment safer and more ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus. In two new studies, scientists report that the ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Research on vaccines may help save more ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Cancer immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for patients, whereby the body's own immune system is harnessed to destroy cancer cells. Typically, several molecules restrain the ability of T cells ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — Researchers have revealed the molecular structure of TRACeR-I, a protein platform for reprogramming immune responses. A better understanding of its structure may help optimize designs for the ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a protein variant that serves as a knob for regulating the body's innate immune response. The findings could lead to new ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 11, 2024 — A new approach to treat rosacea and other inflammatory skin conditions could be on the horizon, according to a new ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study found that tumors grew 2.5 times larger in female fruit flies than males. With fruit flies sharing many genetic similarities and signaling pathways with humans, the finding could lead to ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — Radiation is one of the most effective ways to kill a tumor. But these therapies are indiscriminate, and they can damage healthy ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — New research provides valuable insights into the brain-body immune connection identifying key communication hubs in the dural sinuses and skull bone marrow at the back of the ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — A research team has uncovered a molecular strategy employed by worm parasites (helminths) to evade host immune defenses. This discovery opens new avenues for the development of innovative vaccines ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Research revealed that foetuses are not as defenceless as once thought; they can actually fight infections from within the womb. This new understanding could significantly change the way doctors ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 'molecular GPS' to guide immune cells into the brain and kill tumors without harming healthy ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — A groundbreaking phase one clinical trial explored a novel cell-based immunotherapy for breast cancer. The study focuses on a new treatment approach that aims to harness the body's immune system ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — The first comprehensive map of the dramatic changes that take place in the blood system over the course of the human lifetime could have implications for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia and ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — When the immune system overreacts and starts attacking the body, the only option may be to shut the entire system down and risk developing infections or ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — A recently published study on a new approach to understanding chronic inflammation could lead to new advancements in the treatment of many debilitating medical conditions, including ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Specially packaged DNA secreted by tumor cells can trigger an immune response that inhibits the metastatic spread of the tumor to the liver, according to a new study. The discovery improves the ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Chronic fatigue syndrome creates conditions where pathogen-killing immune T cells become exhausted, according to a new ...
Dec. 3, 2024 — Scientists created a new therapeutic design for glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. The lab engineered molecules called trispecifics that connect cancer-killing T cells with not just ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that pregnancy may trigger a natural immunity to boost protection against severe flu infection. Contrary to the common belief that pregnancy increases vulnerability to ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — A cancer therapy that prompts the body's immune defenses against viruses and bacteria to attack tumors can make patients more vulnerable to heart attack and stroke. A possible explanation for ...
Dec. 2, 2024 — As muscles age, their cells lose the ability to regenerate and heal after injury. Now, researchers have created the most comprehensive portrait to date of how that change, in mice, unfolds over ...
Nov. 29, 2024 — For pregnant women, exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was associated with altered immune responses that can lead to adverse birth outcomes, according to a new study. The study is ...
Nov. 28, 2024 — Effective immunity hinges on the ability to sense infection and cellular transformation. In humans, there is a specialized molecule on the surface of cells termed MR1. MR1 allows sensing of certain ...
Nov. 26, 2024 — A new study has uncovered an unexpected way cancer cells can escape the immune system, making it harder for treatments to work. The study explains how a type of cancer cell death can actually make ...
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Feeling Itchy? Study Suggests Novel Way to Treat Inflammatory Skin Conditions
- Tumors Grow Larger in Female Fruit Flies Than Males: Here's What That Could Mean for Humans
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Monday, December 9, 2024
- 'Missing Link' Between Brain and Body Inflammatory Signals Identified in the Skull
- Unlocking Worm Strategies: A Path to Innovative Vaccines and Therapies
- Fetal Defense: Study Reveals Early Immune Protection in the Womb
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Molecular Zip Code Draws Killer T Cells Straight to Brain Tumors
- Innovative Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Early Clinical Trial for Breast Cancer
- Changes in Blood Cell Production Over the Lifetime Could Impact Leukemia Outcomes
- Engineered Immune Cells May Be Able to Tame Inflammation
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- DNA Secreted by Tumor Cell Extracellular Vesicles Prompts Anti-Metastatic Immune Response
- Immune T Cells Become Exhausted in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
- Researchers Design Novel Immunotherapy for Brain Cancer
Monday, December 2, 2024
- Pregnancy Enhances Natural Immunity to Block Severe Flu
- Newfound Mechanism May Explain Why Some Cancer Treatments Boost Risk of Heart Disease
- Mouse Study Captures Aging Process at the Cellular Level
Friday, November 29, 2024
Thursday, November 28, 2024
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- How Cancer Cell Death May Harm the Immune System and Promote Tumor Growth
- Cellular 'power Plants' Control Inflammation
- Cause of Common Cancer Immunotherapy Side Effect
Monday, November 25, 2024
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Scientists Find a Region of the Mouse Gut Tightly Regulated by the Immune System
- Study Uncovers Potential New Target for Treatment of Chronic, Debilitating Skin Disease
- Discovery Explains Kidney Damage Caused by Blood Pressure Drugs
- Signals of Inflammation During Pregnancy Linked to Aging and Memory Changes 50 Years Later
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- How Nerve Stimulation Could Ease Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Probiotic Delivers Anticancer Drug to the Gut
- Human Immune System Is 'ready to Go' Long Before Birth
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
Monday, November 18, 2024
- New Nasal Vaccine Shows Promise in Curbing Whooping Cough Spread
- When Hepatitis E Viruses Attack Nerve Cells
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Drug Combination Prompts Immune Response in Some Resistant Pancreatic Cancers
- New Therapeutic Approach for Severe COVID-19: Faster Recovery and Reduction in Mortality
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Treatment Advances, Predictive Biomarkers Stand to Improve Bladder Cancer Care
- Key Influenza-Severity Risk Factor Found Hiding in Plain Sight on Our Antibodies
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Lab-Grown Human Immune System Uncovers Weakened Response in Cancer Patients
- Glioblastoma: New Treatment Attacks Brain Tumors from Multiple Angles
Monday, November 11, 2024
Friday, November 8, 2024
- New Option for Treating Prostate Cancer
- SARS-CoV-2 'steals' Our Proteins to Protect Itself from the Immune System
Thursday, November 7, 2024
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- Use of 'genetic Scissors' Carries Risks
- Bioengineers Shed Light on Dosing Challenges for Cancer Immunotherapy
- How Cancer Immunotherapy May Cause Heart Inflammation in Some Patients
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Ancient Immune Defense System Plays an Unexpected Role in Cancer
- Two Key Genes Identified Linking Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis
Monday, November 4, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Study Links Methylmalonic Acid to Weakening of Immune Cells in Lung Cancer
- Immune System Review Provides Insight Into More Effective Biotechnology
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Researchers Unveil Method to Map Immune Cell Connections, Predicting Patient Survival in Cancer
- Study Identifies How Ovarian Cancer Protects Itself, Paves Way for Improved Immunotherapy Approach
- After a Heart Attack, the Heart Signals to the Brain to Increase Sleep to Promote Healing
- Complexity of Tumors Revealed in 3D
- Healthy Brains Suppress Inappropriate Immune Responses
- Discovery Illuminates How Sleeping Sickness Parasite Outsmarts Immune Response
Monday, October 28, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
Thursday, October 24, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Mouse Study Sheds Light on Secret to Maintaining a Youthful Immune System
- How Ovarian Cancer Disables Immune Cells
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Monday, October 21, 2024
- Re-Engineered, Blue Light-Activated Immune Cells Penetrate and Kill Solid Tumors
- Study Finds Tuberculosis Changes Liver Metabolism and Could Promote Diabetes
- New Discovery Could Change Autoimmune Therapy Landscape
- Stalking Ribosomes: How Cancer Cells Pull Poker Faces
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- A New Era of Treating Neurological Diseases at the Blood-Brain-Immune Interface
- Biomarker May Predict Immunotherapy Response in Liver Cancer
- Immune Sensitivity Links Race and Survival After Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Bacterial Vaccine Shows Promise as Cancer Immunotherapy
- 'Two for the Price of One' Scientists Discover New Process to Drive Anti-Viral Immunity
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Study Busts Myths About Cause of Gout
- Immune Signatures May Predict Adverse Events from Immunotherapy
Friday, October 11, 2024
- Cord Blood Cells Can Build a Better Human Immune System Into Mice
- How Innate Immunity Envelops Bacteria
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Disrupting Asxl1 Gene Prevents T-Cell Exhaustion, Improving Immunotherapy
- Research Advances Infusion Designed to Clean Arteries
- Human Cell Culture Model of Lung's Most Important Immune Cells
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Harnessing Natural Killer T Cells to Advance Cancer Immunotherapy for Solid Tumors
- Scientists Discover That Special Immune Cells Stop Metastatic Cancer
Friday, October 4, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Large-Scale Atlas of How Immune Cells React to Mutations During Cancer Immunotherapy
- New Mouse Models Offer Valuable Window Into COVID-19 Infection
- Promising TB Therapy Appears Safe for Patients With HIV
- Researchers Discovered Mechanism Driving Immune Perturbations After Severe Infections
Monday, September 30, 2024
- Could a Bout of COVID Protect You from a Severe Case of Flu?
- Immunotherapy for Gum Disease? Study in Mice Shows Promise
- Getting the Flu and Then Your Shot May Benefit Immunity
- Proteins in Meat, Milk, and Other Foods Suppress Gut Tumors