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Researchers at the UAB and the Hospital del Mar Research Institute have confirmed that patients with the presence of NK lymphocytes around tumors have a better response to treatment. This confirms the feasibility of using ...
May 3, 2024
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Chemokines are signaling proteins that orchestrate the interaction of immune cells against pathogens and tumors. To understand this complex network, various techniques have been developed to identify chemokine-producing cells.
Apr 25, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the immunotherapy-boosting drug N-803, which is marketed under the brand name Anktiva, to be used in combination with the immunotherapy Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) ...
Apr 23, 2024
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Purdue University researchers are developing and validating a patent-pending treatment for incurable glioblastoma brain tumors. Glioblastomas are almost always lethal with a median survival time of 14 months. Traditional ...
Apr 22, 2024
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A research team at the MHH is comparing changes in natural killer cells of the innate immune defense system in chronic hepatitis C sufferers as a risk factor for the later development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Mar 7, 2024
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Vitamin B6 is beneficial in many ways, notably for its role in maintaining a strong immune system. However, when pancreatic cancer develops, its cells also need vitamin B6 to replicate. During the ensuing tug-of-war over ...
Feb 23, 2024
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Published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, new research led by the University of Minnesota Medical School offers a new avenue of hope in the fight against chronic human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
Feb 14, 2024
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Pediatric heart transplantation has long been hailed as a life-saving intervention for children suffering from end-stage heart failure. While the procedure offers hope, the long-term outcomes for these young patients remain ...
Feb 12, 2024
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Some immune cells in our bodies see their "killer instinct" restricted after entering solid tumors, according to new research.
Feb 2, 2024
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For 20 years, Laura Stewart, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Nutrition and Dietetics, at the University of Northern Colorado, has been exploring how exercise improves the immune system. Over the last ...
Jan 31, 2024
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