Immune System News
November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Researchers shrink gastrointestinal tumors in mice using a yeast probiotic to deliver immunotherapy to the gut, offering a potentially novel strategy to target hard-to-reach gut ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Immune cells are capable of detecting infections just like a sniffer dog, using special sensors known as Toll-like receptors, or TLRs for short. But what signals activate TLRs, and what is the relationship between the scale and nature of this ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — A study provides insights into the diversity of cancer-associated fibroblasts in white and black skin cancer and describes their different immunomodulatory roles in the tumor environment. The results are relevant for the development of novel skin ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — A new nasal whooping cough vaccine showed an ability to prevent both infection and transmission of the disease in mice. Current vaccines offer treatment but fail to halt transmission of the bacteria that cause the ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 — Hepatitis E viruses (HEV) typically cause liver infections. They can, however, also infect other organs and cause neurological disorders. Little is yet known about how this process works. A research ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have tested a novel therapeutic concept to treat virus-induced lung failure in patients with severe COVID-19 in a phase 2 clinical trial. ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — A new drug strategy that regulates the tumor immune microenvironment may transform a tumor that resists immunotherapy into a susceptible one, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Recent advances in bladder cancer treatments may offer hope of curative care to more patients, including those with high-risk localized, ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — Why do some people develop severe flu symptoms? A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — These miniature immune system models -- known as human immune organoids -- mimic the real-life environment where immune cells learn to recognize and attack harmful invaders and respond to vaccines. ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Glioblastoma is the most common kind of malignant brain tumor in adults. So far, no treatment has been able to make this aggressive tumor permanently disappear. The tumor cells are too varied, and ...
Nov. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new form of precision medicine, an antibody, with the potential to treat several types of cancer. Researchers have managed to combine three different functions in the ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in men worldwide. Researchers have investigated a new strategy for the development of treatment options that not only slow tumor growth, but also ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Researchers have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 hijacks three important host proteins that dampen the activity of the complement system, a key component of early antiviral immunity. This significantly ...
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Nov. 7, 2024 — Researchers have identified a possible way to make glioblastoma cells vulnerable to different types of immunotherapy. The strategy, which they demonstrated in cells in the lab, forces brain cancer ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — The CRISPR tool is capable of repairing the genetic defect responsible for the immune disease chronic granulomatous disease. However, researchers have now shown that there is a risk of inadvertently ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — A team of bioengineers has developed a mathematical model that clarifies why interleukin-12 (IL-12) -- a potent immune-boosting protein that holds promise for cancer treatment -- loses effectiveness ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Some patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, a type of cancer immunotherapy, develop a dangerous form of heart inflammation called myocarditis. Researchers have now uncovered the ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Along with defending against pathogens, the body's innate immune system helps to protect the stability of our genomes in unexpected ways -- ways that have important implications for the ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — Researchers employed analysis tools and machine learning algorithms to identify two genes linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis that could serve as diagnostic tools and potential targets ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Scientists have long suspected the keto diet might be able to calm an overactive immune system and help some people with diseases like multiple sclerosis. Now, they have reason to believe it could be ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — A new study has found a surprising link between high levels of methylmalonic acid and the weakening of CD8+ T cells, shedding light on potential pathways through which aging may promote lung cancer ...
Oct. 31, 2024 — As critical responders, macrophages can perceive helpful biotechnology as threats. If not created with the right materials or mechanical forces, these devices can trigger an immune response that can ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers combined advanced imaging techniques with a computational method to probe how immune cells interact with each other, revealing that the interactions between immune cells in the vicinity ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a way that ovarian cancer tumors manipulate their environment to resist immunotherapy and identified a drug target that could overcome that resistance. The study used a ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Study shows how the heart and brain interact to influence sleep patterns and help with ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — A new analysis has revealed detailed 3D maps of the internal structures of multiple tumor types. These cancer atlases reveal how different tumor cells -- and the cells of a tumor's surrounding ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — Researchers have found a process by which the brain guards against attack by the immune system. In mice with multiple sclerosis, such 'guardian' proteins that train the immune system were ...
Oct. 30, 2024 — A new study sheds light on how the blood-borne parasite that causes African sleeping sickness in humans and related diseases in cattle and other animals establishes long-term infections in hosts. ...
Oct. 28, 2024 — Medical scientists involved in a large international study have identified new signs of kidney transplant rejection that could lead to more precise diagnosis and treatment for transplant recipients. ...
Oct. 25, 2024 — Researchers have identified a novel type of immune cell, called the stem-like CD4 T cell, that plays a pivotal role in anti-tumor immunity. The pre-clinical findings highlight the potential to ...
Oct. 24, 2024 — The innate immune system is the body's first line of defence against pathogens like bacteria or viruses. TRIM25 is a protein that is important in the innate immune response against RNA viruses, ...
Oct. 23, 2024 — What keeps some immune systems youthful and effective in warding off age-related diseases? In new research done on mice, scientists point the finger at a small subset of blood stem cells, which make ...
Oct. 23, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a mechanism that ovarian tumors use to cripple immune cells and impede their attack -- blocking the energy supply T cells depend on. The work points toward a promising new ...
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
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
- Researchers Discover New Bacterium That Causes Gut Immunodeficiency
- Metabolic Reprogramming of T Cells May Enhance Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy
- Programming Cells to Target Brain Tumors
- Unexpected Immune Response May Hold Key to Long-Term Cancer Remission
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Friday, September 20, 2024
- Fever Drives Enhanced Activity, Mitochondrial Damage in Immune Cells
- Researchers Identify Sex-Based Differences in Immune Responses Against Tumors
- Inflammatory Cells in Tumor Microenvironment Promote the Transformation of Prostate Cancer Cells Into Treatment-Resistant Cells
- Researchers Discover Immune Response to Dengue Can Predict Risk of Severe Reinfections
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- A Common Culprit Drives Prostate Cancer Progression
- Low Oxygen Levels in Tumors Could Enhance Some of the Body's Immune Responses Against Cancer
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Cancer Cells May Be Using Lipids to Hide from the Immune System
- Cow Slime Can Help Disc Herniation Patients After Surgery, Research Shows
Monday, September 16, 2024
- Monoclonal Antibodies Offer Hope for Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance
- Long-Term Metastatic Melanoma Survival Dramatically Improves on Immunotherapy, Study Finds
Friday, September 13, 2024
- Study Finds 'supercharging' T Cells With Mitochondria Enhances Their Antitumor Activity
- Neoself-Antigens Induce Autoimmunity in Lupus
- Experimental mRNA Cancer Vaccine Shows Potential for Advanced Stage Cancer Patients in Phase 1 Trial
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- How the Immune System Fails as Cancer Arises
- Tumor-Induced B Cell Changes Reveal Potential Biomarker for Treatment Response in Triple Negative Breast Cancer
- Gut Microbiome Influences Location of Immune Cells, Study Finds
- Using a Molecular Scissors to Improve CAR-T Cell Therapy
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Thursday, September 5, 2024
- Novel Study Reveals How Aging Immune System Fuels Cancer Growth, Potentially Opening New Avenues for Prevention
- Cause, Potential Treatments ID'd for Persistent COVID-19 Lung Problems
- Skin Fungus Colonization Accelerates Breast Cancer Tumor Growth
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Researchers Identify Mechanism Underlying Allergic Itching, and Show It Can Be Blocked
- Researchers Reveal Key LAG3 Mechanisms That Could Transform Cancer Immunotherapy
- Investigational Mpox mRNA Vaccine Reduces Disease Severity in Primates Compared to Available Vaccines
- Novel Immunotherapy Improves Recovery from Spinal Cord Injury
- Sex Hormones Modulate the Immune System to Influence Disease Risk Differently, Study Finds
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
- Inflammation Leaves a Long-Lasting Impression on Intestinal Stem Cells That Reduces Their Ability to Heal
- Scientists Identify Potential New Immune System Target to Head Off the Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
- Blood Stem Cell Breakthrough Could Transform Bone Marrow Transplants
Friday, August 30, 2024
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Combo Immunotherapy Produces Distinct Waves of Cancer-Fighting T Cells With Each Dose
- Scientists Working to Understand Why Men With Prostate Cancer Are at Higher Risk of Alzheimer's
- Dine on DNA: Compounds from Nucleic Acids in Food Show Anticancer Effects
- Borderzone Breakthrough: A New Source of Cardiac Inflammation
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Molecular Mechanism Behind MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases
- Scientists Discover How the Body's Killer Cells Attack Cancer
- New Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Proves Effective in Shrinking, Clearing Tumors