Immunology
Exploring why some newborns develop severe infections
Compared to adults, newborns are highly susceptible to infections and these infections can cause serious health complications and even death.
Mar 15, 2024
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News tagged with blood-forming stem cells
Oncology & Cancer
Cell therapy could improve bone marrow transplant safety
UCLA researchers report a step forward in the development of an "off-the-shelf" cell therapy that could reduce the severity of graft-versus-host disease in people receiving donor bone marrow transplants for the treatment ...
Sep 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists make strides toward an 'off-the-shelf' immune cell therapy for cancer
Immunotherapies, which harness the body's natural defenses to combat disease, have revolutionized the treatment of aggressive and deadly cancers. But often, these therapies—especially those based on immune cells—must ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Immunology
A decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy
Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder. They now report that the effects of the therapy appear ...
Oct 15, 2021
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Health
Exercise makes the blood of obese people healthier
Exercise can reduce inflammation in obese people by changing the characteristics of their blood, according to new research published in The Journal of Physiology.
Jun 19, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New approach could limit toxicity of CAR T therapy in acute myeloid leukemia
A new approach pioneered at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center may provide a new path towards treating Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) with CAR T cells. To treat AML, investigators have to target a specific ...
May 31, 2018
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Medical research
The accidental discovery of stem cells
Till knows of what he speaks; it was almost 60 years ago that the renowned University of Saskatchewan graduate, along with a colleague, found something unexpected in research results that simply could not be ignored.
May 17, 2018
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Medical research
Regulation of the Hoxb gene cluster maintains blood-forming cells and inhibits leukemia
Scientists have known for decades that the Hox family of transcription factors are key regulators in the formation of blood cells and the development of leukemia. Exactly how this large family of genes, which are distributed ...
May 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel drug shows promise against acute myeloid leukemia
In a study published online today in Science Translational Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine researchers report that an experimental peptide (small protein) drug shows promise against the often-lethal cancer acute ...
Apr 11, 2018
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HIV & AIDS
How does HIV escape cellular booby traps?
HIV is believed to have evolved from a simian immunodeficiency virus, or SIV, that originated in chimpanzees. How SIV made the species jump has remained a mystery, since humans possess a defense mechanism that should prevent ...
Apr 5, 2018
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