A Promising New Form of Immunotherapy for Cancer
New research suggests a way to increase the staying power of CAR T cells, a promising form of immunotherapy for cancer. In people with chronic…
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Biologists Identify a New Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientists from Yale University have identified a new way to boost immune response by metabolically “rewiring” immune cells. Inside a tumor, immune cells and cancer…
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…
Combination of Immune Stimulating Antibodies Shows Promising Results Against Advanced Melanoma
New research presented at the 2013 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology shows promising results in the fight against advanced melanoma, finding…
Yale Researchers Engineer a System to Deliver a Safer Vaccine
In a newly published study, Yale University researchers detail how they engineered a system that tricks bacteria to deliver a safer vaccine, which could be…
Non-Depleting Antibodies Reverse Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
A new study details how researchers used injections of non-depleting antibodies to reverse the onset of Type I diabetes in mice genetically bred to develop…
Researchers Use Body’s Immune System to Fight Cancer
New research points suggests that DNA sequences from tumor cells can also be used to direct the body’s immune system to attack cancer cells, according…
