Oncology & Cancer

Researchers discover how malignant melanoma eludes immune cells

Malignant melanoma, a dangerous type of skin cancer, deploys an elegant molecular mechanism to evade natural immune responses and the therapies intended to boost them, according to new work led by scientists at the Herbert ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

New study reveals how blood triggers brain disease

In patients with neurological diseases like Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, immune cells in the brain known as microglia that normally fulfill beneficial functions become harmful to neurons, leading to cognitive ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Even as SARS-CoV-2 mutates, some human antibodies fight back

An anonymous San Diego resident has become a fascinating example of how the human immune system fights SARS-CoV-2. In a new investigation, scientists from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have shown how antibodies, ...

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