News tagged with dendritic cell vaccine


Researchers discover key to immune cell's 'internal guidance' system

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered the molecular pathway that enables receptors inside immune cells to find, and flag, fragments of pathogens trying to invade a host.

Immunology created Feb 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Key mechanism for controlling body's inflammatory response discovered

Researchers at Queen Mary, University of London have discovered how a key molecule controls the body's inflammatory responses. The molecule, known as p110delta, fine-tunes inflammation to avoid excessive reactions that can ...

Immunology created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study shows H1N1 microneedle vaccine protects better than injection

(Medical Xpress) -- A vaccine delivered to the skin using a microneedle patch gives better protection against the H1N1 influenza virus than a vaccine delivered through subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Brain cancer breakthrough: Experimental vaccine trains immune system to target remaining tumor cells after surgery

UC Irvine oncologists are looking for new ways to treat glioblastoma multiforme, the deadliest type of brain cancer. While surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation is the current standard of care, it doesn't ...

Cancer created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers shorten time for manufacturing of personalized ovarian cancer vaccine

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania are in the midst of testing a personalized, dendritic cell vaccine in patients with recurrent ovarian, primary peritoneal ...

Cancer created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Microneedle vaccine patch boosts flu protection through robust skin cell immune response

Recent research found that microneedle vaccine patches are more effective at delivering protection against influenza virus in mice than subcutaneous or intramuscular inoculation. A new, detailed analysis of the early immune ...

Immunology created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two-step immunotherapy attacks advanced ovarian cancer

Most ovarian cancer patients are diagnosed with late stage disease that is unresponsive to existing therapies. In a new study, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ...

Cancer created Jan 31, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0