Immunology
How tiny changes help T cells to survive
The research group led by immunologists Vigo Heissmeyer and Taku Ito-Kureha of LMU and Helmholtz Munich has revealed the essential function of m6A modifications in T cells.
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Medical research
Why immunology research needs a more human focus
Vaccinology—once a hit-and-miss matter of injecting a killed or severely weakened pathogen into a patient's arm and hoping for the best—has undergone major advances with the advent of analytical technologies that permit ...
Jul 21, 2022
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Immunology
IgA antibodies bind to specific species of gut bacteria in mice
A team of researchers with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai reports that immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies bind to specific species of related gut bacteria in mice. They published their results in Science Immunology.
Oncology & Cancer
New gene profiling technology reveals melanoma biomarkers
A new UC Davis-led study sheds light on cell type-specific biomarkers, or signs, of melanoma. The research was recently published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.
Jul 8, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Novel genetic experiment shrinks tough-to-treat cancer
In a novel experiment, a woman with advanced pancreatic cancer saw her tumors dramatically shrink after researchers in Oregon turbocharged her own immune cells, highlighting a possible new way to someday treat a variety of ...
Jun 2, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease causes premature aging of the immune system, study suggests
A study conducted at the University of São Paulo's Medical School (FM-USP) in Brazil, with results reported in an article published in the journal Immunity & Ageing, shows that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...
May 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
T cell behavior determines which tumors respond to treatment
Immunotherapy unleashes the power of the immune system to fight cancer. However, for some patients, immunotherapy doesn't work, and new research may help explain why. When immune cells called T lymphocytes infiltrate malignant ...
May 9, 2022
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Medications
Researcher develops data-driven approach to help reduce drug costs and treat diseases
A new data-driven mechanistic approach that predicts cell types within tissue will help to reduce drug costs and treat diseases that were difficult to develop drugs for, according to a West Virginia University scientist.
Apr 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers identify key characteristics of immune cells in ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is a difficult to diagnose malignancy that is often caught at a more advanced stage. Treatments for this cancer have changed little over the past few decades, with surgery and chemotherapy being the most common ...
Apr 14, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Potential therapy may boost chemoimmunotherapy response in bladder cancer
Adding an anti-inflammatory medication to immunotherapy and standard chemotherapy drugs may provide long-term suppression of aggressive bladder tumor growth, according to a proof-of-concept study led by Cedars-Sinai Cancerinvestigators. ...
Mar 28, 2022
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