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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Antiviral-resistant variants of SARS-CoV-2 can emerge in immunocompromised people

Individuals with compromised immunity and persistent COVID-19 infections can harbor drug-resistant variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which have the potential to spread to the general population found researchers at Weill ...

Oncology & Cancer

Lowering cancer drug dose could open tumors to immunotherapy

Research undertaken at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research in Perth has shown that administering anti-cancer drugs at a hundred-fold lower dose than standard protocols could improve the tumor's response to immunotherapy.

Oncology & Cancer

From new treatments to AI: advances in the fight against cancer

From combining treatments in unprecedented ways to deploying artificial intelligence for personalized medicine, a raft of new advances in the fight against cancer have been presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology ...

Oncology & Cancer

Reprogramming cancer cells to attack themselves

A team of health and medical researchers affiliated with a host of institutions across Sweden has tested the possibility of reprogramming cancer cells into cDC1 cells as a means for destroying the protective shield around ...

Immunology

Mucin gel may help disk herniation patients after surgery

Researchers at Uppsala University have developed a gel inspired by cow slime for patients suffering from disk herniation. By adding the mucin gel immediately after surgery, it is possible to create a protective barrier around ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Neoself-antigens found to induce autoimmune response in lupus

Autoimmune diseases are widespread and notoriously difficult to treat. In part, this is because why the immune system attacks its own tissues in patients with these conditions remains poorly understood.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Uncovering the specialized immune cells that fight COVID-19

Vaccines work by equipping our immune systems to fight an invading virus. When we get vaccinated against COVID-19, specialized immune cells known as B cells learn to recognize the virus. If we subsequently get infected with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Newly discovered antibody protects against all COVID-19 variants

Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How human skin differentiates bacterial friend from foe

In a study recently published in PLoS Pathogens, researchers at AIMES, The Center for the Advancement of Integrated Medical and Engineering Sciences at Karolinska Institutet, have identified one of the subtle—yet effective—pathways ...