Promising New Cancer Therapy Developed by Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Immune checkpoints are a normal part of the immune system. Their function is to prevent an immune response from being so powerful that it destroys…
Immune checkpoints are a normal part of the immune system. Their function is to prevent an immune response from being so powerful that it destroys…
While both protect from severe disease, inactivated SARS-CoV-2 and spike mRNA COVID-19 vaccines trigger different T-cell responses. Although the total magnitude of the T-cell responses…
The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to disease today. An international team of scientists analyzed…
The Black Death, which killed up to 50% of the European population in less than five years, was the single greatest mortality event in recorded…
New findings reveal why individuals with Down syndrome have less frequent, but more severe viral infections. People with Down syndrome have less-frequent viral infections. However,…
Detailed analysis of eight patients published. Findings from a small study of eight patients suggest that COVID-19 rebound is likely not caused by impaired immune…
New research may have solved a mystery surrounding Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease where immune defenses meant to attack invading microbes mistakenly…
The cancer-causing chemicals can be found in dishware, hair coloring, plastics, and pesticides. According to experts at the University of California, San Francisco and Johns…
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with lowered immunity and recurrent infections. Scientists at Karolinska Institute in Sweden have discovered that the…
Scientists Develop New Method to Faster – and More Accurately – Find Antigens That Trigger Specific Immune Cells A cell’s secrets can be revealed by…
Strengthening your immune system can help reduce your frequency of catching colds, and even reduce their severity. There are tons of supplements marketed as immune…
SuPAR Identifies Patients at High Risk of Blood Clot Formation A study from a COVID-19 cohort reveals an additional link between the immune system and…
Researchers discover that blood vessels can be tailored to specific purposes. Our family history tends to influence our future in a variety of ways. The…
Jun Huang from the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago examines innovative ways to use immunotherapy to treat disease. A new…
Over the course of four years, those who received at least one influenza vaccine were 40% less likely than their non-vaccinated peers to acquire Alzheimer’s…
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering researchers point to macrophages. When a virus makes its way into a person’s body, one of the…
Feeling under the weather? Worried about catching a bug the next time one begins to make its way through your family and friends? Post-pandemic, many…
Traumatic life events and everyday stress prematurely weaken body’s mix of immune cells. It is widely recognized that as people start getting up in the…