Fungi such as Aspergillus are so common in our surroundings that we breathe in hundreds to thousands of spores every day. In healthy people, fungi typically pose no threat, but they can cause deadly infections in those with ...
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Using new microscopic methods in combination with machine learning-based image analysis, researchers from Freiburg have discovered new structures on the surface of living B cells that affect the distribution and possibly ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections remain a major global health problem—according to the World Health Organization there are around 300 million HBV carriers worldwide. Current treatments rarely succeed in curing the infection.
Jan 10, 2023
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A multi-institutional national study has identified unique molecular features responsible for the development and progression of metastatic breast cancer. One of the key features involves changes in the immune system that ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Researchers at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and colleagues have found that measuring activation of immune-system B cells may be better than measuring either T-cell activation or the total number of immune cells ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Patient-reported outcomes from individuals diagnosed with relapsed or refractory large B-cell lymphoma revealed that those who received axicabtagene ciloleucel (axi-cel) immunotherapy experienced higher quality of life than ...
Jan 4, 2023
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Lactate, a major product of glycolysis in mammals, is significantly increased in pathological states such as tumors, sepsis and autoimmune diseases, which is known as the Warburg effect. Despite being an important metabolic ...
Jan 4, 2023
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If B cells are the munitions factories of the immune system, manufacturing antibodies to neutralize harmful pathogens, then the tiny biological structures known as germinal centers are its weapons-development facilities. ...
Dec 23, 2022
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People suffering from blood cancer often have a weak immune system, putting them at higher risk of falling seriously ill with COVID-19. Some cancer therapies, moreover, result in these patients forming few or no antibodies ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Ten young children born without functioning immune systems and lacking the ability to fight infections are on track for healthier lives thanks to a new gene therapy treatment pioneered at UC San Francisco, reports a Dec. ...
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