New method explores how mitochondrial tRNA changes can reshape immune cell behavior
For generations, scientists have looked to the genetics inside immune cells for ways to improve how the body fights disease.
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Experimental cancer vaccine makes its own oxygen and gives T-cells a boost
When it comes to priorities in life, oxygen tops the list. Humans can go weeks without food and days without water. Take away the ability to breathe, however, and the clock starts ticking within minutes as the brain begins ...
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Modified BCG vaccine strengthens protection against TB
Researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Sydney have developed a modified version of the tuberculosis (TB) vaccine BCG that provided stronger and more sustained protection against TB. In preclinical ...
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Blood protein linked to lower risk of depression and PTSD after traumatic brain injury
Every year, an estimated 20 million people worldwide sustain a concussion or other traumatic brain injury (TBI), which leads to a two- to fourfold increase in the risk of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder ...
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Fifty years after IL-2 discovery, researchers reflect on how it has transformed medicine
A discovery made 50 years ago helped establish the field of human retrovirology, advance understanding of the human immune system and contribute to a revolution in cancer treatment. A new perspective in Science examines that ...
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Magnetic pulses reprogram immune cells to fight breast cancer in preclinical models
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have demonstrated an innovative approach for targeted breast cancer therapy using pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs). The NUS team successfully reprogrammed tumor-associated ...
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Blocking gene boosts T-cell attacks on chronic hepatitis B virus and tumors
A research team led by Professor Zhou Xuyu from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Beijing Ditan Hospital and Capital Medical University, has identified ...
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Miniaturized bone marrow-on-a-chip tracks human immune cells as they build lasting antibody defenses
A scientific team has developed a laboratory model that reveals how antibody-producing plasma cells migrate, mature and survive within human bone marrow, a main location of long-lived antibody-producing plasma cells. The ...
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Gut infection may train immune sentries at the brain's border to remember microbes
The brain and spinal cord are highly protected treasures of the central nervous system, wrapped under three protective layers of meninges. The outermost layer, the dura mater, has leaky windows through which bacteria or parasites ...
Dust mites plus silica can trigger a pathway to steroid-resistant lung inflammation
Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house dust mite allergens and crystalline silica, according to a new study published in the journal ...
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