New Vaccine “Booster” Found To Promote Powerful Anti-Tumor Immunity
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have achieved a significant breakthrough that could lead to the development of innovative immune therapies for cancer. They found that…
Immunity News
Immunity is the body’s ability to resist or fight off infection, disease, or other biological invasions, primarily through the activities of the immune system. It consists of two main types: innate immunity, which provides immediate, non-specific defense against pathogens, and adaptive immunity, which develops more slowly but is highly specific to particular pathogens and offers long-lasting protection. Adaptive immunity also includes memory, which allows the immune system to respond more rapidly and effectively upon subsequent exposures to the same pathogen. The study of immunity is crucial for developing vaccines, understanding autoimmune diseases, and managing infections, making it a key area of research in medicine and health sciences.
A New Era in Pain Management: A Novel Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory
AG5 inhibits the cytokine storm similarly to corticosteroids, but unlike them, it adequately preserves innate immunity. Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials with hospitalized…
Scientists Discover That a Mysterious Type of Fat Reprograms the Memory of Innate Immune Cells
Researchers at Radboud University Medical Center have discovered an intriguing link between sphingolipids, a mysterious type of fat named after the ‘Sphinx’, and the memory…
Scientists Are on the Cusp of a New Vaccine Modality Breakthrough
Researchers from Griffith University are on the brink of a technological breakthrough in vaccine development with a possible new vaccine modality. Professor Bernd Rehm and…
Surprising Discovery Could Explain How Coronaviruses Jump Species
New insights are enhancing scientists’ efforts to stay ahead of COVID-19 and the next pandemic. Unexpected new insights into the ways COVID-19 infects cells could…
Saving Lives: Study Finds That Paxlovid Reduces Risk of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death by 90%
According to a study conducted by Kaiser Permanente, COVID-19 patients who receive prompt treatment with Paxlovid have a significantly reduced risk of hospitalization and death….
Moving Forward: Why Universal Masking Is No Longer Needed
Experts call for adapting policies to accommodate evolving circumstances. According to healthcare epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists from various healthcare systems across Boston and beyond,…
An Unlikely Hero: How the Common Cold Shields Children From COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical professionals and researchers observed that children and teenagers who contracted the virus exhibited milder symptoms compared to adults. This phenomenon…
Game-Changing COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Passes Initial Tests
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, scientists have been exploring the development of mucosal vaccines that can be delivered through the nasal route. Recently, researchers in…
Breakthrough Discovery Unlocks Mysteries Surrounding Parasite Immunity and Development
Ticks have the ability to detect a cytokine from infected mammalian blood, triggering a defense mechanism against bacteria that cause Lyme disease. A team of…
Scientists Discover Several Protein-Coding Genes That Were Misidentified
The human genome contains regions that “code” for proteins, which means they have instructions to make protein molecules with specific functions in the body. But…
Researchers Find New Pathway to Regulate Immune Response
Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have found a potential new pathway to regulate immune response and potentially control inflammatory diseases of the…
Scientists Discover Surprise Link Between Metabolism and Immunity
In the search for obesity treatments, scientists recently zeroed in on a gene known as Nucleobindin-2 (Nucb2), which was believed to play a role in…
Biologists Design Synthetic Molecules to Help Boost the Immune System
Yale researchers have developed a set of synthetic molecules that may help boost the strength of a key, virus-fighting protein. The protein, RIG-I, is an…
New Study Shows Neanderthals Boosted Our Immune System
A new study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that the mixing of archaic human forms played an important role in shaping the immune system…
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…
New Yale Video: Memory T Cells and Long-Term Immunity
This short video details why memory T cells are critical for long-term immunity. Yale associate professor of immunology Susan Kaech describes new mechanisms that underlie…
Proteins in Mucus Offer Immune Protection
It turns out that mucus may not be just a messy side effect of colds and sickness. Biological engineers at MIT are exploring the antiviral…