Scientists have discovered how the dangerous respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) defuses our immune response and, in doing so, have pinpointed an exciting new target for drug developers.
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Center for Drug Safety Science have identified unpredicted T-cell immune responses to the adenoviral (Oxford/AstraZeneca and Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines, but not to the mRNA vaccines.
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A naturally occurring peptide called PEPITEM could potentially rejuvenate the immune response in older individuals and protect against "inflammaging," which is widely believed to be the root cause of many age-related diseases.
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There's still much to learn about how doxorubicin, a 50-year-old chemotherapy drug, causes its most concerning side effects. While responsible for saving many lives, this treatment sometimes causes cardiac damage that stiffens ...
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A new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy shows promise of not only arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by this inherited genetic disease, but perhaps, in the future, repairing those ...
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Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered new details about the role of a protein called interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) in cancer progression and treatment response, offering ...
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A number of cancers, including certain brain and liver tumors, as well as myeloid leukemias, are driven by mutations in the enzyme isocitrate dehydrogenase 1, or IDH1. Drugs that block mutated IDH1 (mIDH1) have recently come ...
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Immunotherapy can be a highly effective treatment for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but some patients are resistant to the therapy or develop intolerable side effects.
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV) can cause chickenpox, as well as shingles and severe complications. When one comes into contact with VZV for the first time, the virus enters the body through the airways, reaching the mucous ...
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Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have found that inflammation in an immune cell may be responsible in part for some severe symptoms in a group of rare genetic conditions called lysosomal storage diseases ...
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