Women’s stronger immune response to flu vaccination diminishes with age
Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Australian bee sting vaccine trial holds promise against allergic reactions
Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it's especially dangerous for the ...
A genomic barcode tracker for immune cells
Credit: Dr. Martin Smith Researchers from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have developed a new method to spot rare ...
Helping transplanted stem cells stick around and do their jobs
New microgel encapsulation method paves the way for more efficient cell therapies Bone marrow transplants of hematopoietic stem cells have ...
UMass Amherst scientist awarded American Cancer Society Grant for immunotherapy study
Research aims to outsmart cancer by reprogramming immune system cellsCredit: UMass Amherst Biomedical engineer Ashish Kulkarni, assistant professor of chemical ...
URI engineering professor lands $500K NSF CAREER Award to study new imaging technique
Chemical engineering professor Daniel Roxbury will use carbon nanotubes to examine living cellsCredit: Image courtesy of Daniel Roxbury KINGSTON, R.I. ...
Army game-theory research better allocates military resources, fight cancer
Credit: CCDC ARL RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (July 15, 2019) - U.S. Army game-theory research using artificial intelligence may help ...
Political support, strong public health systems key to eliminating measles outbreaks worldwide
Podcast post-embargo link: https://soundcloud.com/cmajpodcasts/190559-com Strong political support and strong public health systems are necessary to combat measles outbreaks, which are ...
Tightening the tumor-targeting abilities of checkpoint blockade immunotherapy
Seeking to improve upon existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies, scientists have developed a common checkpoint inhibitor (anti-PD-L1) in a nanoparticle formulation, ...
Nanotechnology delivers hepatitis B vaccine
X-ray imaging shows that nanostructured silica acts as a protective vehicle to deliver intact antigen to the intestine so that ...
Elicio Therapeutics’ Darrell Irvine co-authors research published in Science
Research conducted at the Irvine Lab at the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...
Successful T cell engineering with gene scissors
CRISPR/Cas9-modified T cells could solve immunotherapy problemsCredit: K. Schober / Technichal University of Munich The idea of genetically modifying a ...
Endometriosis: Immune cell discovery could provide relief for women with ‘hidden’ pain disorder
A key cause for the pelvic pain experienced by women with endometriosis has been uncovered, potentially opening new opportunities for ...
Molecular ‘clutch’ puts infection-fighting cells into gear
Two proteins that act as a 'clutch' in cells to put them in gear and drive our immune response have ...
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