Immunology
New research targets immune system vulnerabilities
In the battle against infections and diseases, from AIDS to cancer to diabetes, T-cells are the human body's first line of defense.
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Oncology & Cancer
Fighting cancer with the power of immunity
Harnessing the body's own immune system to destroy tumors is a tantalizing prospect that has yet to realize its full potential. However, a new advance from MIT may bring this strategy, known as cancer immunotherapy, closer ...
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Immunology
How to rescue the immune system: Study could lead to novel therapy for cancer
In a study published in Nature Medicine, Loyola researchers report on a promising new technique that potentially could turn immune system killer T cells into more effective weapons against infections and possibly cancer.
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Oncology & Cancer
Two cancer research studies reveal essential role of neutrophils in immunotherapy
Two independent Ludwig Cancer Research studies published in the current issue of the journal Cell show that immune cells known as neutrophils, whose abundance in the microenvironment of tumors has traditionally been associated ...
Apr 1, 2023
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HIV & AIDS
Cellular pathway discovered that may re-energize immune cells to eliminate HIV
Researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU) have revealed a novel new immune pathway that can be targeted to increase the immune system's ability to eliminate HIV, the virus ...
Jan 12, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Killer T cells get better with age, study finds
The human immune system is a thing of wonder. Up until now it had been widely assumed that the ability of killer T cells to destroy tumor cells and pathogens would deteriorate with age. It turns out, however, that the opposite ...
Sep 21, 2022
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Medical research
Cancer drug resistance study raises immune red flags
Sooner or later, most cancer patients develop resistance to the very chemotherapy drugs designed to kill their cancer, forcing oncologists to seek alternatives. Even more problematic, once a patient's tumor is resistant to ...
Apr 17, 2020
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Medical research
Researchers identify new cell that attacks dengue virus
Mast cells, which can help the body respond to bacteria and pathogens, also apparently sound the alarm around viruses delivered by a mosquito bite, according to researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore.
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Oncology & Cancer
Self-renewable cancer killer cells could be key to making immunotherapy work
A small molecule that can turn short-lived 'killer T-cells' into long-lived, renewable cells that can last in the body for a longer period of time, activating when necessary to destroy tumour cells, could help make cell-based ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Boosting cancer therapy with cross-dressed immune cells
Researchers at EPFL have created artificial molecules that can help the immune system to recognize and attack cancer tumors. The study is published in Nature Methods.
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