Researchers from the Jan Dobeš laboratory at Charles University in Prague have made a significant discovery uncovering a novel immune response in the intestinal epithelium. Furthermore, their study delineates a mechanism ...
Oct 31, 2023
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There's no question that tumor cells are notoriously skilled masters of immune disguise and, in many ways, real-life versions of what it's like hiding under the fictional invisibility cloak highlighted in the Harry Potter ...
Immunotherapies for cancer aim to induce the immune system to combat cancer cells more effectively. In the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a Chinese research team has now described a new, modular strategy ...
Aug 23, 2023
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Cancer immunotherapy has brought major improvement in patient survival and quality of life, especially with the success of adoptive T cell and immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies. Unfortunately, in contrast to different ...
Jul 13, 2023
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Up to 60% of cancer patients receive radiation therapy, but it doesn't always work. Failure of these treatments results from tumor regrowth at the primary tumor site, or when the tumor metastasizes to another part of the ...
May 25, 2023
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Humans encounter innumerable pathogenic bacteria, viruses and other microbes in their day-to-day activities. While infections from some pathogens can be easily cleared by the innate immune system, others can evade this first ...
May 11, 2023
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When you need a bit of motivation, it often has to come from within. New research suggests cancer-fighting immune cells have found a way to do just that.
May 8, 2023
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Some cities fight gangs with ex-members who educate kids and starve gangs of new recruits. Stanford Medicine researchers have done something similar with cancer—altering cancer cells so that they teach the body's immune ...
Mar 6, 2023
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The human immune system is a highly complex network of cells, signals, and responses that is tightly regulated to ensure that the body can fight off infection without damaging its own tissues. Now, researchers from Japan ...
Dec 28, 2022
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Immune responses against Factor VIII, which is used to treat hemophilia A (bleeding disorder), are influenced by the microenvironment of antigen presenting cells. This is the result of a scientific study conducted in cooperation ...
Nov 22, 2022
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