Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ongoing 'immune injuries' might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19
Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.
Mar 9, 2022
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Immunity
Immunology
Molecular 'culprit' caught driving cell death and inflammation
A WEHI-led study has identified a molecular 'culprit' responsible for causing damaging levels of cell death and inflammation in the body. The findings could lead to improved treatment options for a range of conditions driven ...
Feb 17, 2022
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Immunology
New research may pave the way to better treatments for Crohn's disease
A paper published this week in Immunity, a research journal highlighting discoveries in immunology, lays the groundwork to better understand and treat Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Beneficial ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Gut bacteria linked to immune suppression in pancreatic cancer: study
Researchers at the University of Toronto and University Health Network have shown how probiotic bacteria in the gut could undermine immunity in pancreatic cancer, pointing toward more personalized cancer treatments.
Feb 8, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Characterisation of broadly neutralising antibodies against the hepatitis C virus
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically highly variable virus that mutates extensively. An effective vaccine would therefore need to evoke broadly neutralizing antibodies that not only neutralize one HCV strain, but ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers discover mechanism controlling tertiary lymphoid structure formation in tumors
Tertiary lymphoid structures are formations that occur outside of the lymphatic system. They contain immune cells and are similar in structure and function to lymph nodes and other lymphoid structures. However, little is ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Genetics
Scientists reveal how the body controls allergy-causing immune cells
Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered biological processes key to regulating immune cells that can cause allergic reactions unless closely controlled.
Dec 8, 2021
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Autism spectrum disorders
Research finds potential mechanism linking autism, intestinal inflammation
Though many people with autism spectrum disorders also experience unusual gastrointestinal inflammation, scientists have not established how those conditions might be linked. Now Harvard Medical School and MIT researchers, ...
Dec 7, 2021
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Immunology
Adding single type of bacteria to gut microbiome boosted anti-tumor immunity in mice
A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity.
Dec 2, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy reduces cancer risk in HIV patients
HIV patients have an increased risk of developing skin and mucosal cancers, even though HIV is no longer detectable in their blood due to antiretroviral therapy. A new study by MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology, the ...
Nov 23, 2021
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