Immunotherapy has proven to be a successful treatment approach for various cancer types, but its efficacy in pancreatic cancer is limited and exhibits disparities between…
According to new research, children exhibit a robust initial immune response to the coronavirus, however, they are unable to transfer this response to long-lasting memory…
According to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, a protein prevalent in high quantities within lung cancer cells has been found to…
Scientists from Karolinska Institutet, in collaboration with Karolinska University Hospital, have uncovered the root cause of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. These groundbreaking findings, published in the…
Could the underproduction of poorly understood immune cells contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of cognitive decline? A recent study published in the journal…
A predictive model has been developed that enables researchers to encode instructions for cells to execute. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)…
UNIGE researchers have discovered that a medication commonly used to treat herpes can combat an antibiotic-resistant bacterium by disrupting its defense mechanisms. Antibiotic resistance, or…
Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time. Vaccines work their magic by effectively producing immune cells that survive for a long time,…
The immune system’s ability to remember defeated disease-causing germs and avoid repeat infections is still poorly understood, but new research published in the journal Science…
A large portion of people on the planet is infected with the parasite Toxoplasma. Now, a study headed by scientists at Stockholm University demonstrates how…
A new study explains how daikenchuto, an herbal medicine containing ginger, pepper, ginseng, and maltose, protects the gut against inflammatory bowel disease. The benefits of…
Breastfeeding provides an immune boost to infants A recent study by Katherine Wander, an associate professor of anthropology at Binghamton University, suggests that breastfeeding strengthens…
Soft-tissue sarcomas alter the biology of immune cells around tumors, promoting tumor development Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers have found that cancerous tumors known as soft-tissue sarcomas…
MIT biological engineers have developed a simple way to identify B or T cells that interact with viral or bacterial proteins. The human body has…
Hamilton College researcher reveals body size shapes mammal immune defenses. What species is better at fighting an infection, a mouse or an elephant? Body size…
A new method for monitoring interactions between cells, dubbed LIPSTIC by its creators, is much more than a cosmetic improvement over existing techniques. The breakthrough,…
Researchers from Yale University are using CyTOF, which stands for cytometry by time-of-flight, to explore mysteries of the immune system. Why do some individuals infected…
MIT engineers have developed a new device that allows scientists to observe communication between immune cells. The immune system is a complex network of many…
