The brain is a unique place. It is shielded from much of the body by the blood-brain barrier, meaning it's protected from pathogens and potentially dangerous substances that might be in our blood. And historically, many scientists ...
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Recent research points to the potential utility of a familiar sounding foe–herpes virus–in the fight against cancer.
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Prior COVID-19 vaccination did not stop the immune system from mounting a protective response to the delta and omicron strains, though new mutation-specific antibody production dipped slightly, according to a study led by ...
May 27, 2025
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Monoclonal antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 were considered a promising approach for the prevention and therapy of coronavirus infections. However, the ongoing evolution of the virus regularly produces new variants that are ...
May 26, 2025
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Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind device to profile the immune function of newborns. Using a single drop of blood, the BiophysicaL Immune Profiling for Infants (BLIPI) system provides real-time insights into ...
May 26, 2025
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A breakthrough study, led by scientists at Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland, has uncovered how daylight can boost the immune system's ability to fight infections.
May 23, 2025
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Bone is a common site for metastasis of solid cancers, but histological and molecular features of bone metastases are not well understood. In a new study published in Cell Genomics, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine ...
May 23, 2025
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A pair of recent studies from the laboratory of Bin Zhang, MD, Ph.D., the Johanna Dobe Professor of Cancer Immunology, have uncovered new details about critical biological processes that may help improve cancer treatments.
May 22, 2025
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have identified a previously unknown mechanism by which viruses can reprogram mitochondrial structure to silence immune responses and ensure successful viral reproduction.
May 22, 2025
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A study by researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and The Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering finds that neutrophils—the most abundant type of white ...
May 22, 2025
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