For decades, scientists have known that a protein made by T cells and natural killer (NK) cells in the immune system, called perforin, can kill tumor cells by punching a hole in the cell wall and injecting proteases called ...
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Trillions of bacteria live in the human gut without triggering an immune response. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have now discovered a gene-regulatory pathway that helps maintain this delicate balance. ...
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A team of researchers has found that a breakdown product from a commonly consumed fat can bind to a receptor associated with psoriatic itch and inflammation. By blocking the receptor, the researchers saw a reduction in psoriatic ...
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B cells, a type of white blood cell, protect our bodies by producing antibodies that recognize and bind to invaders like bacteria and viruses. After an infection, B cells undergo rapid mutations in the genes that encode antibodies. ...
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Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and the University of Washington (UW) have discovered that patients with lupus have unusual mutations that may turn their bodies into battlegrounds.
Oct 28, 2026
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Up to three-quarters of all women will experience a genital yeast infection at least once in their lives. Recurrent infections, in particular, can significantly impair quality of life. The typical symptoms—such as itching, ...
Oct 30, 2026
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Spread through the bite of Aedes mosquitoes, dengue is a viral infection that can cause anything from mild fever, flu-like symptoms and joint pain to a severe form known as dengue hemorrhagic fever. What makes dengue particularly ...
Researchers at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have shown that hormone-blocking therapies commonly used to treat prostate cancers temporarily activate the body's immune response before those immune effects begin ...
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New research by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in partnership with the GSK Vaccines Institute for Global Health has moved a vaccine against the highly contagious group A streptococcus bacterium ...
Oct 27, 2026
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered an unexpected role for a key innate immune protein, revealing how it helps regulate cholesterol levels inside cells and ...
Nov 2, 2026
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