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…
Immunobiology News
DNA Mutations Can Be Good in Brain Tumors
New research from Yale University reveals that it may be possible to develop personalized treatments for more aggressive forms of brain cancer. DNA mutations can…
Researchers Uncover Genetic Trigger for Immune Response
Yale researchers have identified an unexpected relationship between mtDNA and the innate immune response, showing a new source of inflammation that could promote common diseases…
Researchers May Have Pinpointed a Strategy for Eliminating Latent HIV
A newly published study shows promise as the future direction for the development of a therapeutic vaccine to clear HIV. A major barrier to finding…
Yale Biologists Show Cold Virus Replicates Better at Cooler Temperatures
New research from Yale University shows that the common cold virus can reproduce itself more efficiently in cooler temperatures, reaffirming the popular, yet contested, notion…
New Study Shows Suppressing a Protein Reduces Cancer Spread in Mice
A newly published study from Brown University shows that blocking a specific protein called “chitinase 3-like-1” appears to be a key in reducing the spread…
Researchers Pinpoint Common Culprits for Autoimmunity in Plants
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology have now pinpointed the most common culprits for autoimmunity in plants. Plants are under permanent attack…
Discovery Hints at New Strategy for Fighting HIV
Researchers from Yale University have discovered an immune system reaction that may open a new avenue in the fight against HIV. The discovery of…
Molecular Map Pinpoints Genetic Variants of Autoimmune Diseases
Researchers have developed a molecular map that pinpoints genetic variants that play a role in 21 different autoimmune diseases, providing new insight into the cause…
Antifreeze Protein in Ticks Could Lead to New Antibiotics for Humans
Scientists from Yale University have discovered that an antifreeze protein in ticks that kicks in during winter can also fight infection, possibly leading to a…
New Two-Step Strategy for Weakening Cancer
Researchers from Rice University and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reveal a new two-step strategy for weakening cancer. Research by Rice University…
How the Immune System Combats Superinfection
New research from Yale University shows how the immune system combats superinfections, revealing a biological basis for new vaccines against sexually transmitted diseases and possibly…
Single Factor Can Reset the Immune System Back 500 Million Years
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute reveal that a single factor can reset the immune system of mice to a state likely similar to what…
Max Planck Researchers Discover New Weapon of the Immune System
Scientists have identified a previously unknown component of the immune system, discovering that bacterial virulence factors can not only be neutralized by antibodies, but they…
Neurologists Discover New Method to Fight Glioblastomas
By targeting a protein crucial in the early development of the brain, researchers discovered that they can block multiple signaling pathways implicated in glioblastoma growth…
Nanomaterials Give Immune Cells a Cancer-Fighting Boost
Using bundled carbon nanotubes to incubate cytotoxic T cells, Yale scientists have developed a new cancer immunotherapy that enhances a patient’s immune response to fight…
MOF-Associated Complexes Mediate Genetic Fair Play
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute have discovered that the same evolutionary stable MOF protein that regulates X dosis in flies is also involved in…
Researchers Uncover Mode of Action of New Multiple Sclerosis Drug
Scientists from the Max Planck Institute and the University of Lübeck have uncovered the mode of action for dimethyl fumarate, a drug that was recently…