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Combining bacteriophages with antibiotics to treat antibiotic-resistant infections

Mycobacterium abscessus, a relative of the bacteria that cause tuberculosis and leprosy, is responsible for particularly severe damage to human lungs and can be resistant to many standard antibiotics, making infections extremely challenging to treat.

17 Sep 2021

Discovery of biological response platform may hold the keys to helping people manage allergies

New discoveries about a built-in rapid reaction system that triggers inflammatory responses when people are exposed to allergens, such as insects, mites, and fungi, also may hold the keys to helping more people manage their allergies in years to come.

17 Sep 2021

Hundreds of mutated tumor suppressor genes can help cancer cells evade the immune system

Hundreds of cancer-linked genes play a different role in causing disease than scientists had expected.

17 Sep 2021

New treatment developed from plant virus could keep metastatic cancers at bay

Using a virus that grows in black-eyed pea plants, nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego developed a new treatment that could keep metastatic cancers at bay from the lungs.

From UC San Diego 15 Sep 2021

Eosinophils combat cancer metastases in the lungs, says research

Recent research at Tel Aviv University identified that eosinophils—a kind of white blood cells—are recruited for the fight against cancer metastases in the lungs.

15 Sep 2021

New 100% plant-based imitation Wagyu beef helps strengthen the immune system

The Chula Science students team recently won the "ASEAN Food Innovation Challenge 2021" with the imitation Wagyu beef -; "The Marble Booster" made from 100 percent high-protein plants.

14 Sep 2021

Newly identified antibacterial mechanism could inspire novel strategies to combat bacterial pathogens

Similar to how a spider traps its prey, the cells of the human immune system cooperate to trap and “eat” bacteria.

14 Sep 2021

Research identifies an unnoticed site for priming of CD8+ T cells—the spleen

CD8+ T cells, also called “killer” T cells, are the killers of the immune system. Upon being primed, they look for and kill cancerous cells or virus-infected cells.

14 Sep 2021

Loss of natural HIV control preceded by functional impairment of T cells

HIV is a master of evading the immune system, using a variety of methods to prevent the body from being able to find and kill it.

13 Sep 2021

UAB researchers identify an unnoticed additional site for priming of "killer" T cells

CD8+ T cells -; known as "killer" T cells -; are the assassins of the immune system. Once they are primed, they seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with virus or cells that are cancerous.

13 Sep 2021

Study reveals how autoimmune antibodies can predict severe cases of COVID-19

The presence of special immune system defense molecules, called autoimmune antibodies, has been strongly tied to how poorly people fare when hospitalized with COVID-19, a new study shows.

From New York University (NYU) 9 Sep 2021

Viruses buried in marsupials' DNA may help protect against future infections

Fossils of ancient viruses are preserved in the genomes of all animals, including humans, and have long been regarded as junk DNA. But are they truly junk, or do they actually serve a useful purpose?

From The University of New South Wales (UNSW) 9 Sep 2021

New technology harnesses a natural feature of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Southampton and biopharma company UCB have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells using part of the human immune system known as the complement cascade, opening the way for a potential new class of treatments.

8 Sep 2021

Stem cell transplantation leaves no scars in the DNA of transplanted cells

Stem cell transplants do not lead to changes in the DNA of the donor cells. That's according to a new study, which provides important evidence for the safety of this procedure.

8 Sep 2021

Researchers discover underlying metabolic changes that may be pivotal in severe COVID-19

COVID-19 patients have differing immune responses that lead to disease outcomes ranging from asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection to death.

7 Sep 2021

Stem-like T cells found in certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters

Researchers performed a new study and demonstrated that stem-like T cells found in some lymph nodes could exhibit natural cancer-fighting properties.

7 Sep 2021

Researchers engineer CAR T cells to enhance their function

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy employs engineered T cells to treat certain kinds of cancers.

7 Sep 2021

Gut bacteria may play a key role in neurological damage of premature infants

Extremely premature infants are at a high risk for brain damage. Researchers at the University of Vienna and the Medical University of Vienna have now found possible targets for the early treatment of such damage outside the brain: Bacteria in the gut of premature infants may play a key role.

6 Sep 2021

Research shows how dendrimers avoid detection by the immune system

Tiny synthetic particles known as dendrimers have been shown to avoid detection by our immune system and so could be used to develop a new system to deliver drugs into the body without triggering a reaction.

3 Sep 2021

Study details the role of PANoptosome in activating innate immune response

Immunologists discovered how immune sensors in infected cells organize and initiate an immune response to infections with living bacteria and viruses.

3 Sep 2021

Immune System News and Research

Combining bacteriophages with antibiotics to treat antibiotic-resistant infections

Discovery of biological response platform may hold the keys to helping people manage allergies

Hundreds of mutated tumor suppressor genes can help cancer cells evade the immune system

New treatment developed from plant virus could keep metastatic cancers at bay

Eosinophils combat cancer metastases in the lungs, says research

New 100% plant-based imitation Wagyu beef helps strengthen the immune system

Newly identified antibacterial mechanism could inspire novel strategies to combat bacterial pathogens

Research identifies an unnoticed site for priming of CD8+ T cells—the spleen

Loss of natural HIV control preceded by functional impairment of T cells

UAB researchers identify an unnoticed additional site for priming of "killer" T cells

Study reveals how autoimmune antibodies can predict severe cases of COVID-19

Viruses buried in marsupials' DNA may help protect against future infections

New technology harnesses a natural feature of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood cancer cells

Stem cell transplantation leaves no scars in the DNA of transplanted cells

Researchers discover underlying metabolic changes that may be pivotal in severe COVID-19

Stem-like T cells found in certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters

Researchers engineer CAR T cells to enhance their function

Gut bacteria may play a key role in neurological damage of premature infants

Research shows how dendrimers avoid detection by the immune system

Study details the role of PANoptosome in activating innate immune response

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