Melbourne researchers have uncovered important differences between the male and female immune system which may explain why men are more susceptible to obesity and metabolism-related associated diseases, such as heart disease, ...
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A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a mechanism by which regulatory T cells, which suppress immune responses, adapt their metabolism to thrive in the harsh microenvironment of the tumor. This mechanism, the study ...
Feb 19, 2020
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Researchers have found that melanoma cells fight anti-cancer drugs by changing their internal skeleton (cytoskeleton) - opening up a new therapeutic route for combatting skin and other cancers that develop resistance to treatment.
Jan 13, 2020
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Could bile acids—the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder—also play a role in immunity and inflammation?
Jan 3, 2020
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) prevent excessive immune reactions in healthy people. In the development of autoimmune type 1 diabetes, this protection is not sufficiently effective. Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and ...
Dec 19, 2019
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Could autoimmune and allergic conditions like Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis or type 1 diabetes one day be treated with microbes in your gut?
Oct 30, 2019
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Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered key biological switches that control regulatory T cells—specialized white blood cells that keep the immune system in check. A paper detailing this work ...
Oct 24, 2019
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors are a type of therapy that uses the immune system to fight cancer. They have been hailed as game changing, garnering a Nobel Prize last year and quickly becoming the standard of care for many ...
Sep 5, 2019
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While waiting on the transplant list, most patients are extremely sick and fighting just to stay alive.
Jul 31, 2019
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A study of newborn infants has identified a compound produced by gut bacteria that appears to predispose certain infants to allergies and asthma later in life.
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