Unique Weapon in Immune System Arsenal Could Unlock Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset…
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Too Much Salt in Your Diet Weakens Your Immune System
Study by the University Hospital of Bonn shows: A diet rich in salt weakens the antibacterial immune defense. A high-salt diet is not only bad…
COVID-19 Recovery: Researchers Find the Immune System Can Fight Back
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover…
Human ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Immune Cell Discovered by Scientists
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the immune system with “Jekyll and Hyde properties.” These cells play a key…
Why Are Bat Viruses So Deadly? Answers to the Question Raised by Coronavirus Outbreak
Bats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans. It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks…
New Use Discovered for Already Known Anti-Cancer Drugs
Researchers from Nizhny Novgorod and Ghent have proposed new approaches to enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy and preventing the development of new tumors in…
Natural Killer Cells Can Be “Reprogrammed”
Killer cells of the immune system detect and kill infected cells or cancer cells. Researchers at the Institute of Pathology at the University of Bern…
Immune System Reboot – ‘Tiny Fat Bubbles’ Can Boost Immunity, Calm Disease
People living with inflammatory autoimmune disease could benefit from an ‘immune system reboot’, and researchers have isolated specific cells to target. The University of Queensland’s…
Using a DNA Construction Kit to Replace Expensive Antibody Medication
Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks. This approach…
Scientists Reveal How An Immune System Protein Helps Suppress HIV
Much of the research on HIV has focused on preventing infection but little is understood about how the body keeps the virus in check post-infection….
How Helicobacter Pylori Generates An Immune System Blind Spot
The gastric bacterium H. pylori colonizes the stomachs of around half the human population and can lead to the development of gastric cancer. It is…
New T Cell Subsets Have Potential to Improve Cellular Therapy for Cancer
Researchers from the Yale Cancer Center have identified that two genes, NR4A1 and ABC transporters, mark a distinct subset of quiescent T cells within human…
Life-Extending Hormone FGF21 Also Protects Against the Loss of Immune Function
New research from Yale University shows that the hormone FGF21, which extends lifespan in mice by 40%, protects against the loss of immune function that…
Yale Examines How Bacteria Might Trigger and Treat Autoimmune Disease
New research from Yale University is exploring how beneficial bacteria that live in the gut might trick the body into an autoimmune reaction known as…
Yale Study Shows Nlrp6 Regulates Intestinal Antiviral Innate Immunity
New research from Yale University shows that the protein known as Nlrp6 plays a key role in the overall immune response that provides immediate defense…
Researchers Reveal How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer
New research from MIT reveals how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection. Chronic inflammation caused by disease or exposure…
TH17 Cells Convert from Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory
New research shows that TH17 cells can convert from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, revealing a possible therapeutic strategy for inflammation-mediated diseases. A type of immune cell…
New Approach Halts the Growth of a Very Aggressive Form of Melanoma
By stimulating both major branches of the immune system, researchers from MIT were able to halt the growth of a very aggressive form of melanoma…
