Scripps Research-led consortium awarded $129 million from NIH for new HIV vaccine approach
The seven-year grant will support refinement and manufacturing of novel vaccine candidates so that they can move into early-stage human ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Shingles vaccine safely prevents outbreaks among stem cell transplant patients
The study could offer hope to others with severely compromised immune systems DURHAM, N.C. - A newer form of shingles ...
Researchers identify cancer killing capability of lesser-known immune cells
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have identified, for the first time in oesophageal cancer, the cancer killing capability of a ...
Preeclampsia risk may be reduced by a healthy high-fiber diet
Pregnancy outcomes and infant immunity linked to gut bacteriaCredit: Pixabay user:StockSnap A healthy diet rich in fibre is generally recommended, ...
New evidence shows cytotoxic T cells can identify, invade, and destroy targets of large mass like Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts
Previously unappreciated capability of CD8+ cytotoxic T cells to penetrate a large target opens avenues to destroy solid cancers, according ...
Scientists identify new virus-killing protein
A newly identified protein called KHNYN teams up with ZAP, a known virus-killing protein, to destroy viruses related to HIV ...
How to equip the brake of immunity
Production of lymphocytes that suppress autoimmune diseases and inflammatory bowel diseasesCredit: Toho University Medical School The immune system is indispensable ...
Old protein, new tricks: UMD connects a protein to antibody immunity for the first time
New applications of a human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protein could represent a breakthrough in persistent infection, immunology, with many therapeutic prospects ...
Blue Water Vaccines, developing universal flu vaccine, closes $7 million led by CincyTech
Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, research from University of OxfordCredit: Blue Water Vaccines Vaccine based on pioneering mathematical models, ...
Natural antioxidant helps improve immune-based therapies by modulating T-cells
Credit: Emma Vought, Medical University of South Carolina Shikhar Mehrotra, Ph.D. and Xue-Zhong Yu, M.D., National Institutes of Health-funded researchers ...
Cancer genes and the tumor milieu
Credit: Kanazawa University The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a mix of fluids, immune cells and blood vessels which envelops the ...
Caspase-1 initiates apoptosis, but not pyroptosis, in the absence of gasdermin D
Credit: Kanazawa University Background Most unnecessary or dangerous cells such as virus-infected cells commit suicide by activating an in-built suicide ...
Scientists discover autoimmune disease associated with testicular cancer
Technology that uncovered antibody has potential to identify other autoimmune diseases Using advanced technology, scientists at Chan Zuckerberg (CZ) Biohub, ...
Immune-boosting compound makes immunotherapy effective against pancreatic cancer
Chemical compound extends survival by months, in mice Pancreatic cancer is especially challenging to treat - only eight percent of ...