A bioengineered factory for T-cells
Injectable sponge-like gel enhances the quantity and quality of T-cellsCredit: Harvard University Bone marrow transplants, also known as hematopoietic stem ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
New target could help protect vision following optic nerve trauma
Credit: Phil Jones, Augusta University Senior Photographer AUGUSTA, Ga. (Feb. 11, 2019) - When a car crash or explosion results ...
A new protocol for Hepatitis A vaccination to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus
Vaccination policies against the diseaseCredit: University of Barcelona Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have analysed, with massive sequencing ...
When sequencing fails to pinpoint a rare disease
Combining proteomics, genomics improves diagnostic accuracy for congenital neutropenia Routine sequencing has given unprecedented insight into the genetics of rare ...
How a fungus can cripple the immune system
Research team from the University of Jena clarifies the mechanism of gliotoxin, a mycotoxin from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatusCredit: Jan-Peter ...
Tak Mak lab discovers how the immune system 'thinks'
Credit: University Health Network (TORONTO, Canada, Feb. 7, 2019) - New research from the laboratory of cancer scientist Dr. Tak ...
Study finds HIV+ cancer patients benefit from immunotherapy
WASHINGTON -- The immunotherapy that has revolutionized treatment of many cancers appears to offer similar benefit to cancer patients living ...
Immunotherapy drug used as 1st-line therapy for Merkel cell carcinoma improved survival
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - A multi-center phase II clinical trial investigating pembrolizumab as a first-line ...
Improving the body's ability to fight cancer and intruders
New methods for understanding the immune system and how to boost itCredit: National Institutes of Health The human body's immune ...
Mosaic-like gene deletion and duplication pattern shaping the immune system discovered
The field of genetic sequencing has undergone a dramatic revolution over the past 20 years. In 2001 the first copy ...
Nullifying protein YTHDF1 enhances anti-tumor response
Power of cancer immunotherapy expanded by improved antigen presentation Cancer immunotherapy--an approach that removes the barriers that protect cancer cells ...
NSAID impairs immune response in heart failure, worsens heart and kidney damage
This adverse NSAID effect is caused by dysfunctional molecular and cellular mechanismsCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or ...
New VaxArray publication on influenza neuraminidase quantification
InDevR publishes scientific article in Nature Partner Journal: VaccinesCredit: Shannon Rodriguez BOULDER COLORADO (1/29/19) -- InDevR Inc. announced publication of ...
How lung tissue forms immune cell hubs in times of need
Findings hold promise for broader immunization against fluCredit: Dr Alice Denton, Babraham Institute Key points: Research uncovers how lung tissue ...
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