Yale Scientists Uncover How the Immune System Can Alter Our Behavior
The mere scent of seafood can severely sicken those allergic to it — and therefore they are more likely to avoid it. Similarly, individuals who…
Immunobiology News
Immunobiology, also known as immunology, is the branch of biology that studies the immune system in all organisms. It covers the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and disease, as well as malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders like allergies, autoimmune diseases, and immunodeficiency. The immune system is complex and involves a variety of defense mechanisms, including innate components like the skin and mucous membranes, and adaptive responses such as antibodies and T cells, which target specific pathogens. Research in immunobiology has led to significant medical advancements, including the development of vaccines, treatments for allergic reactions, and therapeutic interventions for autoimmune diseases. This field continues to be at the forefront of biomedical research, especially in understanding how the immune system interacts with pathogens and tumors, paving the way for innovative treatments such as immunotherapy for cancer.
Newly Discovered Memory in Our Bones: Keeping a Record of Previous Infections to Boost Immunity
Blood Stem Cells Boost Immunity by Keeping a Record of Previous Infections These findings should have a significant impact on future vaccination strategies and pave…
Biologists Reveal Previously Unrecognized Immune Cell Behavior
What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in genes that regulate cells, there…
Biologists Close In On Cells That Drive Immune Response To Cancer
Immunotherapy, using the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, is one of the most promising frontiers in cancer research, but many…
Scientists Develop Modular Approach to Engineering Immune Cells
Yale researchers have developed a new way to efficiently engineer immune cells, an advance that enhances the ability to fend off cancer and other diseases,…
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….
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…
Researchers Discover How to Stop Cell Death Associated with Multiple Diseases
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have discovered a way to stop immune cell death associated with multiple diseases, including sepsis, inflammatory…
MIT Scientists Discover New Antibiotic Candidates
The human body produces many antimicrobial peptides that help the immune system fend off infection. Scientists hoping to harness these peptides as potential antibiotics have…
New HIV Therapy Boosts Immunity and Reduces Viral Replication
In a study, a new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with…
High Immune Function Linked to Stunted Childhood Growth
An overactive immune system during childhood among young people in Ecuador’s indigenous Shuar population comes with a cost: stunted growth. That was the key finding…
Topical Antibiotic Triggers Resistance to Viral Infections
A Yale-led research team made a startling discovery while investigating the effect of bacteria on viral infections. When they applied a common topical antibiotic to…
New Cell Dysfunction Discovery Sheds Light on HIV
A team of chemical and biomedical engineers from the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with researchers from…
New Immunotherapy Agents Stimulate the Immune System to Attack Tumor Cells
Unlike cell-based cancer immunotherapies that manipulate immune cells outside of the body and transfer them into patients, the implantable immuno-material approach activates endogenous immune cells…
New Study Shows Absence of ANGPTL4 Protein Reduces Cholesterol and Inflammation
Diet-induced diabetes, obesity, and heart disease are the leading causes of death worldwide. In their search for novel therapies for these related chronic illnesses, Yale…
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…
University Biologists Identify Key Step in Viral Replication
Viruses are intracellular parasites that cause disease by infecting the cells in the body and, in a study published today in Nature Microbiology, researchers at…
New Vaccines Eradicate Large Tumors and Tumor Metastases
As cancer cells continuously mutate their DNA, they also produce proteins that are altered from their normal counterparts by small changes in their peptide sequences….