Engineering T cells to attack cancer broadly
A new approach to immunotherapy arrests solid tumor growth for a variety of cancers and squashes the spread of cancer ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Study shows how meningitis-causing bacteria may sense fever to avoid immune killing
Credit: Francesco Righetti Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered a mechanism through which meningitis-causing bacteria can evade our ...
How SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cells to evade immune system
Credit: UC San Diego Health Sciences Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered one way ...
More than 25% of infants not getting common childhood vaccinations, study finds
Researchers identify troubling disparities along race, income, education linesCredit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than a quarter of American ...
Physical activity reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatic patients
People with diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus are more likely to have heart attacks, angina, and strokes. A ...
University of Chicago scientists design “Nanotraps” to catch, clear coronavirus
Potential COVID-19 treatment pairs nanoparticles with human immune system to search and destroy virusesCredit: Huang Lab Researchers at the Pritzker ...
Few young adult men have gotten the HPV vaccine, study finds
But they should: A cancer found in the throat is now the leading cancer caused by HPV -- and 80% ...
Hepatitis C drugs multiply effect of COVID-19 antiviral Remdesivir
Existing drugs increase efficacy 10-fold in cell studiesCredit: Jenna Leucke/U. of Texas at Austin TROY, N.Y. -- When combined with ...
Anemia discovery points to more effective treatment approaches
Credit: UVA Health A combination of inexpensive oral medications may be able to treat fatigue-inducing anemias caused by chronic diseases ...
Urine of COVID-19 patients could predict who will develop severe disease
Inflammatory markers were higher in people with high blood pressure and diabetesCredit: Dragana Komnenov Rockville, Md. (April 27, 2021)--Urine analysis ...
MIT PRESS publishes new book on contact-tracing apps and public health
Susan Landau's 'People Count'Credit: The MIT PRESS, 2021. How do you stop a pandemic before a vaccine arrives? Contact tracing ...
COVID-19 vaccine responses to be studied in people with immune deficits
Enrollment begins at NIH Clinical CenterCredit: NIAID A study assessing how people with immune system deficiencies or dysregulations respond to ...
High dose of vitamin D fails to improve condition of moderate to severe COVID-19 patients
A clinical trial was conducted with 240 patients who were given 200,000 IU of vitamin D3 on admission to hospital. ...
Newly discovered immune cell function vital to healing
Credit: David Ahl Cardiovascular disease, the most common cause of death, is the result of oxygen deprivation as blood perfusion ...
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