In a paper, "Epitope editing enables targeted immunotherapy of acute myeloid leukaemia," published in Nature, researchers at the Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, introduce a genetic ...
For just the second time ever an HIV patient is in sustained remission from the virus in what was hailed by experts Tuesday as proof that the AIDS-causing condition could one day be curable.
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By pairing an intimate knowledge of immune-system function with a deep understanding of statistical physics, a cross-disciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania has arrived at a surprising finding: T cells use a movement ...
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Among the many hurdles to be cleared before human embryonic stem cells can achieve their therapeutic potential is determining whether or not transplanted cells can functionally integrate into target organs or tissues.
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For children who undergo bone marrow transplants, even mild respiratory infections can turn deadly. Now, scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and Chan Zuckerberg Biohub San Francisco (CZ Biohub SF) and an international research ...
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Scientists have pinpointed genetic changes that can leave children born with little to no immune defense against infection.
May 24, 2024
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In a first-of-its-kind clinical trial, researchers found that intravenous therapies made from virus-specific T-cells (VST) can effectively treat immunocompromised pediatric patients, far surpassing the current standard of ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Today, patients who receive an organ transplant need repeated surgical biopsies to test for acute cellular rejection (ACR) throughout their lifetimes. But a blood test for ACR could be on the horizon following the discovery ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Currently used Food and Drug Administration-approved transplant drugs—with the addition of an also already FDA-approved complement inhibitor—are the optimal immunosuppression regimen for pig-to-human kidney transplants, ...
Jan 25, 2024
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After stem cell transplantation, the donated immune cells sometimes attack the patients' bodies. This is known as graft versus host disease or GvHD. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Universitätsklinikum ...
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