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Study: Fat tissue of older mice lose the ability to restore body heat in cold temperatures

The evolution of humans has given them a level of protection from the risk of cold temperature with the ability to generate heat from fat stored in the body.

3 Sep 2021

Study details how immature innate lymphoid cells become effector cells

During the invasion of pathogens into the human body, a prompt response is needed.

1 Sep 2021

Study explores the link between antibiotics use, gut microbiota, and lifespan

A group of scientists have identified a connection between the type of microbiome that recolonizes the gut after antibiotics and the lessened lifespan in mice.

31 Aug 2021

Researchers identify new forms of mosquito immune cells

Recent research detailing mosquito immune cells provides insights into the insect immune system and how mosquitoes transmit parasites that result in malaria.

31 Aug 2021

Small synthetic molecules could one day cure or prevent COVID-19, herpes

In addition to antibodies and white blood cells, the immune system deploys peptides to fight viruses and other pathogens.

24 Aug 2021

Scientists isolate monoclonal antibodies against alphaviruses

A research group has isolated monoclonal antibodies that, in laboratory and animal studies, prohibited infection by alphaviruses.

From Vanderbilt University 24 Aug 2021

Study unravels key mechanism by which Xanthomonas bacteria infect crops

At Nanyang Technological University, a research team has identified, for the first time, a crucial mechanism by which a serious plant disease can infect crops.

From Nanyang Technological University Singapore (NTU Singapore) 23 Aug 2021

Researchers discover how glycans act as gateways for SARS-CoV-2 entry

Since the early days of the COVID pandemic, scientists have aggressively pursued the secrets of the mechanisms that allow severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to enter and infect healthy human cells.

From UC San Diego 20 Aug 2021

Researchers develop heat-controllable CAR T cells to kill tumors and prevent relapse

A team of researchers led by bioengineers at the Georgia Institute of Technology is expanding the precision and ability of a revolutionary immunotherapy that is already transforming oncology. CAR T-Cell therapy has been hailed by patients, clinical-researchers, investors, and the media as a viable cure for some cancers.

19 Aug 2021

Researchers develop method to preserve high-quality cultured stem cells for a long time

Hematopoietic stem cells — the precursors to blood cells — have been notoriously difficult to grow in a dish, a critical tool in basic research.

16 Aug 2021

New molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors

A new study has discovered a two-arm molecule that can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells within tumors.

16 Aug 2021

Study uncovers key factors immune cells need to survive in the battle against cancer

A study headed by scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital unravels certain crucial factors required for the survival of immune cells in the fight against cancer.

12 Aug 2021

Muscle protein tied to physical fitness in youth and age-associated diseases

Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have added to evidence that a protein called CaMKII improves strength, endurance, muscle health and fitness in young animals.

9 Aug 2021

Cytokines play a role in regulation of beige fat

An immune signal promotes the production of energy-burning "beige fat," according to a new study publishing August 5th in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Zhonghan Yang of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, and colleagues.

6 Aug 2021

Researchers identify inhibitor that converts immune cold cancer to red hot ones

Scientists headed by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center converted an immune cold cancer into one that responds to immunotherapy.

4 Aug 2021

New advancement could improve immune system’s ability to search, destroy tumor

A new study has found a promising treatment that could enhance the ability of the human immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells inside the body.

28 Jul 2021

Research group analyzes methods to tackle antibiotic resistance

One major threat that the world faces and researchers are working to combat today is antibiotic resistance, and six CSRI students are doing their part in the fight.

28 Jul 2021

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

Scientists from the Babraham Institute, United Kingdom and VIB-KU Leuven, Belgium, came up with two solutions that can overcome a major clinical limitation of immune cell therapies. The researchers chose mice as their model. The findings were published recently in the journal Science Immunology.

27 Jul 2021