Researchers at Tulane University have identified a potential new way to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a deadly and currently incurable lung disease that affects more than 3 million people worldwide.
Apr 22, 2025
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Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) is a protein receptor on T immune cells that prevents the cells from killing other cells, such as cancer cells. Blocking CTLA-4 with a specific antibody is an effective treatment ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a previously unknown link between two key pathways that regulate the immune system in mammals—a finding that impacts our understanding of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Healthy T cells are the foundation of a balanced immune system. They can spring into action to fight off infections or cancer, but keep from becoming so activated that they hurt the very cells they're meant to protect, as ...
May 29, 2024
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The PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody cadonilimab plus chemotherapy improved progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with untreated, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal ...
Apr 8, 2024
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Some cancerous tumors hijack proteins that act as "brakes" on our immune system and use them to form a sort of shield against immune recognition. Immunotherapy treatments have been created that turn off these "brakes" and ...
Mar 11, 2024
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In an early-phase clinical trial, a combination of antibody-based medications targeting the immune system generated promising safety data and anti-tumor activity in individuals with various types of advanced cancer. The findings ...
Feb 26, 2024
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Researchers at the University of Aberdeen working on a partnership study that looks at how the immune system could help improve cancer treatment have found a potential new way to aid and develop better cancer therapies.
Jan 15, 2024
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A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of certain autoimmune diseases such as irritable bowel disease (IBS), type 1 diabetes, ...
Dec 6, 2023
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Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered that radiation therapy combined with two types of immunotherapy—one that boosts T cells, and another that boosts dendritic cells—can control tumors in preclinical models ...
Sep 25, 2023
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