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Study shows how the coronavirus disarms the body’s innate immune system

Scientists have established how SARS-CoV-2 suppresses the production of proteins in infected cells and how this virus effectively disarms the immune system.

20 Jul 2020

SARS-CoV-2 protein effectively shuts down host protein production, shows study

A detailed study of a SARS-Cov-2 protein, Nsp1, with a central role in weakening the host anti-viral immune response shows that it effectively shuts down production ofproteins in the host.

20 Jul 2020

Study uncovers virus-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients

The T cells, along with antibodies, are an integral part of the human immune response against viral infections due to their ability to directly target and kill infected cells.

17 Jul 2020

Study shows how breast cancer cells escape the immune system

Scientists have explained a new method that clearly shows how a crucial player in the body’s immune system is destroyed by breast cancer cells.

17 Jul 2020

New, promising CAR T cell therapy results in exceptional patient recovery

In a clinical trial evaluating a novel immunotherapy option for cancer treatment, a child with rhabdomyosarcoma, a form of muscle cancer, that had spread to the bone marrow, showed no detectable cancer following treatment with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that were engineered to target the HER2 protein on the surface of cancerthe cells.

16 Jul 2020

Dual inhibitor therapy may be safer for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common leukemia in adults. One in four new leukemia cases are CLL.

15 Jul 2020

Keck Medicine of USC participates in clinical trial to test antiviral drug as potential COVID-19 treatment

Keck Medicine of USC physicians are enrolling patients as part of an international clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an antiviral drug, DAS181, as a possible treatment for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19.

15 Jul 2020

Nano-radiomics uses imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment

Research has shown that the tumor microenvironment (TME) can help cancers grow and evade the immune response.The TME has even been shown to inhibit cellular immunotherapy, a novel form of treatment in which the cells of a patient's immune system are re-engineered in the lab to attack cancer cells.

14 Jul 2020

Researchers develop new immunotherapy that prevents reoccurrence of breast cancer

New immunotherapy developed by researchers at Northwestern University dramatically extends the survival time of mice with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the most aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer.

14 Jul 2020

Common molecular feature in SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered

A team led by scientists at Scripps Research has discovered a common molecular feature found in many of the human antibodies that neutralize SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

14 Jul 2020

New technology generates immune response by delivering antigens to APCs in the spleen

Red blood cells do more than shuttle oxygen from our lungs to our organs: they also help the body fight off infections by capturing pathogens on their surfaces, neutralizing them, and presenting them to immune cells in the spleen and liver.

14 Jul 2020

Altimmune reports positive results on intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Altimmune, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced positive results from the preclinical studies conducted in mice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham of its intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate, AdCOVID.

14 Jul 2020

A fine balance between maintaining immunity and longevity

As we age, the immune system gradually becomes impaired. One aspect of this impairment is chronic inflammation in the elderly, which means that the immune system is constantly active and sends out inflammatory substances.

13 Jul 2020

USC scientists may have found a path to extend human life

Scientists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found the beginnings of a path toward increasing human lifespan.

13 Jul 2020

New mutation in common flu subtype helps evade immune response

Strains of a common subtype of influenza virus, H3N2, have almost universally acquired a mutation that effectively blocks antibodies from binding to a key viral protein, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

13 Jul 2020

Immune Response News and Research

Study shows how the coronavirus disarms the body’s innate immune system

SARS-CoV-2 protein effectively shuts down host protein production, shows study

Study uncovers virus-specific T cell immunity in recovered COVID-19 and SARS patients

Study shows how breast cancer cells escape the immune system

New, promising CAR T cell therapy results in exceptional patient recovery

Dual inhibitor therapy may be safer for patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Keck Medicine of USC participates in clinical trial to test antiviral drug as potential COVID-19 treatment

Nano-radiomics uses imaging data to assess changes in the tumor microenvironment

Researchers develop new immunotherapy that prevents reoccurrence of breast cancer

Common molecular feature in SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies discovered

New technology generates immune response by delivering antigens to APCs in the spleen

Altimmune reports positive results on intranasal COVID-19 vaccine candidate

A fine balance between maintaining immunity and longevity

USC scientists may have found a path to extend human life

New mutation in common flu subtype helps evade immune response

New drug enables the immune system to attack ovarian cancer, TGen study shows

Expansion stress promotes immunosuppression and enhances growth of breast cancer cells

Preventing immune cell reprogramming could be a new way to stop breast cancer metastasis

Study shows engineered natural killer immune cells can directly kill tumor cells

Salk researchers discover genetic 'dial' to fine-tune the immune response

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