Antibody appears to attack cancer cells, leaving other cells unscathed
A research team from Duke Health has developed an antibody from the body's own immune system that preferentially attacks cancer cells.
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A research team from Duke Health has developed an antibody from the body's own immune system that preferentially attacks cancer cells.
May 5, 2016
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Researchers at Boston Children's Hospital report that a fatty chemical naturally found in damaged tissues can induce an unexpected kind of immune response, causing immune cells to go into a "hyperactive" state that is highly ...
Apr 21, 2016
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Chronic psychosocial and emotional stress has well-documented negative effects upon the human immune system, measurably increasing the risk of disease. Much less is known about the health effects of acute but transitory episodes ...
Mar 1, 2016
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Exposure to Hepatitis B virus (HBV) in utero can help 'mature' a human neonatal immune system and may improve the capacity of human neonatal immune cells to respond to secondary infections, an international research team ...
Nov 4, 2015
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists report that a single dose of an experimental Ebola virus (EBOV) vaccine completely protects cynomolgus macaques against the current EBOV outbreak strain, EBOV-Makona, when given ...
Aug 6, 2015
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In a scientific discovery that has significant implications for preventing HIV infections, researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) have identified a protein that could improve the body's ...
Jun 4, 2015
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Researchers have identified a protein that offers a new focus for developing targeted therapies to tame the severe inflammation associated with multiple sclerosis (MS), colitis and other autoimmune disorders. St. Jude Children's ...
Apr 21, 2015
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Understanding the immune response triggered by the mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is key to developing effective treatments. Now, an international team led by A*STAR researchers has shown that a cell surface protein—the ...
Apr 15, 2015
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As HIV investigators work to control and eradicate the virus worldwide, certain myths or misconceptions about the disease have been embraced, whereas other concepts with merit have been left relatively unexplored, argues ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists has identified a potential target in the quest to develop a more effective treatment for leishmaniasis, a parasitic tropical disease that kills thousands and ...
Feb 18, 2015
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