Immune System News
January 26, 2025
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Jan. 24, 2025 — A research team made a pivotal discovery in the field of cancer immunotherapy. The team identified a specific population of immune cells that play a critical role in successful treatment of relapsed ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Researchers identified a key protein as a potential therapeutic target for stopping the body's immune system from mistakenly attacking itself, offering new hope for treating autoimmune diseases and ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — A research team has identified a crucial link between a gene mutation and immune system signaling in canine hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive cancer common in dogs. The discovery could lead to better treatments for both dogs and humans with similar ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection. But scientists have now discovered ...
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Jan. 23, 2025 — A research team has investigated a new combination therapy against cancer. This therapy employs systemic administration of the tissue hormone interferon-I combined with local application of ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This innovative probe targets CD45, a marker abundantly expressed ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — People with the skin condition psoriasis often have invisible inflammation in the small intestine with an increased propensity for 'leaky gut', according to new research. These changes in the gut ...
Jan. 20, 2025 — Researchers have determined how children's immune systems react to different kinds of cancer depending on their age. The study reveals significant differences between the immune response of children ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Neuroscientists have identified that the receptor IL-1R1 plays a critical role in enabling neurons to directly communicate with the immune system. The new study provides the most detailed mapping of ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — The tissue adjacent to a tumor behaves differently than areas farther away: The tumor's cancerous cells influence their surroundings, blocking the body's immune defenses and creating a sort of haven ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that bacteria can sense threats in advance through a general danger signal. Bacteria detect when nearby cells are dying and proactively form a protective biofilm. ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — Researchers have shown that the amount of a protein called CD74 can indicate which people with bowel cancer may respond best to ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Semliki Forest virus was originally isolated from mosquitoes in the Semliki Forest, Uganda, hence the name. Upon systemic infection from mosquito bites, Semliki Forest virus causes mild blood viremia ...
Earlier Headlines
Jan. 17, 2025 — A group of immune proteins called the inflammasome can help prevent blood stem cells from becoming malignant by removing certain receptors from their surfaces and blocking cancer gene activity, ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have designed process that uses ultrasound to modify the behavior of cancer-fighting T cells by increasing their cell permeability. They targeted freshly isolated human immune cells with ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — A new twist on a decades-old anticancer strategy has shown powerful effects against multiple cancer types in a preclinical study. The experimental approach, which uses tiny capsules called small ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a three-drug combination that enhances the generation of CAR-T cells, a type of cancer immunotherapy, and could improve CAR-T cell production for clinical treatments. The ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — A study shares new insights into how two of the most common types of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells kill cancer. Investigators examined how molecular dynamics at the immune synapse -- where ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — A look at cancer cells: Thanks to an innovative method of super-resolution microscopy, researchers observed with molecular resolution in 3D how therapeutic antibodies attack and alter B cells, ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Scientists have discovered that T cells -- white blood cells that can destroy harmful pathogens -- can completely prevent viral infection, to an extent previously thought only possible due to ...
Jan. 8, 2025 — An international team of UK and US scientists discovered that the activity of macrophages -- a type of white blood cell that engulf pathogens and cancer cells -- can be used to predict whether or not ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Much of our knowledge of the protein PD-1, a leading cancer treatment target, comes from studies in mice. In a comprehensive assessment of PD-1, researchers have found that PD-1 in mice is ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A recent study reveals the pivotal role of tristetraprolin (TTP), an RNA-binding protein, in regulating inflammatory responses in basophils, immune cells central to allergic reactions. The research ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Viral infections may play a role in Alzheimer's ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A new study uncovers how a novel immunotherapy prevents squamous cell carcinoma, with benefits lasting five years after treatment. This therapy is the first to activate specific components of the ...
Dec. 30, 2024 — Researchers have shown that people 60 years or older with weakened immunity do not respond as strongly to vaccines against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as people in the same age group with ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Friday, January 17, 2025
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Ultrasound-Directed Microbubbles Could Boost Immune Response Against Tumors
- Scientists Develop Tiny Anticancer Weapon
- 'Perfect Storm' Of Mutations Drives Infection-Triggered Autoimmune Disease
Monday, January 13, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
- A Battle of Rafts: How Molecular Dynamics in CAR T Cells Explain Their Cancer-Killing Behavior
- Immunotherapy Against Cancer: How Therapeutic Antibodies Do Their Job
- T Cells' Capability to Fully Prevent Acute Viral Infections Opens New Avenues for Vaccine Development
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Targeting Tristetraprolin in Basophils: A Breakthrough in Allergic Inflammation Treatment
- Herpes Virus Might Drive Alzheimer's Pathology
- Cancer-Preventing Topical Immunotherapy Trains the Immune System to Fight Pre-Cancers
Monday, December 30, 2024
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- How a New Gut Microbe Drives the Gut-Lung Axis
- Study Shows Role of Cells' Own RNA in Antiviral Defense
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
- After Lockdown, Immune System Reacts More Strongly to Viruses and Bacteria
- Researchers Reveal Mechanisms Underlying Sjögren's Disease
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- 'Bad' Bacteria Can Trigger Painful Gut Contractions; New Research Shows How
- How the Body Clock Regulates Inflammation
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Every Cell Has a Story: Tumor and Immune Cell Interactions Within Craniopharyngiomas
- Flavonoid Powerhouse: Kaempferol's Role in Taming Allergic Responses
- Blood Test Could Make Cancer Treatments Safer and More Effective
- Staphylococcus Aureus Thwarts Vaccines by Turning on a Protein That Halts Immune Response
Friday, December 13, 2024
- Unlocking the Potential to Better Target Cancer With Immunotherapy
- New Immunotherapy Platform With Increased Potential to Target Cancer Cells
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- A Dial for Tuning the Immune System: Discovery Sheds Light on Why COVID Makes Some Sicker Than Others
- Model Advances Rational Design of More Effective Maternal Vaccines for Newborns
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
- 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
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