Immunology
How LPS prevents or promotes development of asthma and allergic disease
Immunologists have long been baffled by LPS, the bacterial lipopolysaccharide that helps form the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria.
Jan 5, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Why we can't 'boost' our way out of the COVID-19 pandemic for the long term
With yet another COVID-19 booster available for vulnerable populations in the U.S., many people find themselves wondering what the end game will be.
Apr 18, 2022
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Neuroscience
A neural mechanism that could underlie fasting-mediated immune regulation
Fasting, the voluntary abstention from eating and sometimes drinking for a set time, has become increasingly widespread, as some studies have found that it could boost the immune system and help prevent the development of ...
Oncology & Cancer
Discovery of stem-like T cell in type 1 diabetes can potentially improve cancer immunotherapy
To an immunologist, autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes are the polar opposite of cancer. In the former, the immune system goes into overdrive and attacks the body's own organs in a relentless manner, eventually causing ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pumping the brakes on autoimmune disease
Researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, collaborating with scientists from Eli Lilly and Company, have revealed the structure and function of a drug called LY3361237, which can reduce the harmful activity of the immune system ...
Jun 5, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Uncovering the relationship between fatty liver disease and COVID-19
Dr. Jawaher Alharthi, from the Westmead Institute and medical research, University of Sydney, Australia, and her colleagues have discovered how COVID-19 increases the risk of fatty liver disease and how the latter is increasing ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover arginine drives metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth in liver cancer
Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Risk of side effects from cancer immunotherapy linked to genetics
Even as they've revolutionized cancer treatment, drugs known as immune checkpoint inhibitors can produce a range of adverse, immune-related side effects. In a new study, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute identify, ...
Dec 16, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Norovirus: What to know and how to avoid it
Noroviruses are usually more widespread in the fall and winter, but you can get sick from the virus any time of the year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says norovirus is the leading cause of vomiting ...
Nov 10, 2023
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Medical research
Specialized garbage disposal cell, implicated in autoimmune disease, tracked for the first time
For almost 140 years, the origin and behavior of an enigmatic cell type inside lymph nodes, called a tingible body macrophage, has remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical ...
Mar 2, 2023
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