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Immunology

Patient-driven discovery reveals potential target for autoimmune diseases

A medical mystery served as the genesis for a Yale-led study that has promising implications for treating a range of autoimmune diseases.

Oncology & Cancer

Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered new details about the role of a protein called interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) in cancer progression and treatment response, offering ...

Oncology & Cancer

Scientists develop potential stealth cancer therapy

Sneaking by cancer's defenses, by disguising tumor-fighting antibodies inside the molecules cancer uses to nourish tumor growth, is the basis of a novel therapy from Yale Cancer Center researchers at the Yale School of Medicine ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis B: 'Sleep timer' for immune cells discovered

In chronic hepatitis B, the liver contains immune cells that could destroy hepatitis B virus infected cells but are inactive. A team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has discovered that cells in blood vessels ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Air pollution may affect lupus risk

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology indicates that chronic exposure to air pollutants may increase the risk of developing lupus, an autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs.

Oncology & Cancer

Q&A: New strategy can improve cell therapy against cancer

Researchers at the Center for Infectious Medicine at the Department of Medicine, Huddinge have developed a new strategy that can make cell therapy against cancer work longer in patients. The results are published in the journal ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

World's first CAR-T cell therapy for a child with lupus

In June 2023, Uresa A. (who was 15 years old at the time) received CAR-T cells at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen. The treatment was the last resort to slow down systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which is a serious autoimmune ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Scientists discover new T cells and genes related to immune disorders

Researchers led by Yasuhiro Murakawa at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) and Kyoto University in Japan and IFOM ETS in Italy have discovered several rare types of helper T cells that are associated ...