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Study may help develop multi-pronged HIV eradication strategies

A team of researchers from the University of California - Davis Health (UC Davis) has made a breakthrough discovery of a unique type of stem cell that reduces the amount of the virus that causes AIDS.

From The University of California, Davis 25 Jun 2021

New airway model boosts COVID-19 research

A research team has successfully built a model of lung cells that can be used to simulate how COVID-19 infects the airways.

22 Jun 2021

Fluorescence microscopy and deep learning predict viral infections

Researchers have now used fluorescence images from live cells to train an artificial neural network to reliably detect cells that are infected by herpes viruses.

22 Jun 2021

Protein known to mediate cell death plays a key role in maturation and release of interleukin-1α

Interluekin-1α (IL-1α) is an important part of the immune response, but until now it has been unclear how this molecule is processed from its precursor, pro-IL-1α, and exits the cell during inflammasome activation.

21 Jun 2021

New technique boosts the efficacy of future malaria vaccines

A new technique for obtaining pure malaria parasites from infected mosquitos could speed up the development of novel, more powerful malaria vaccinations.

21 Jun 2021

Natural killer cells target breast cancer using the body’s immune system

In a recent study, researchers investigated how natural killer cells target breast cancer using the body's own immune system.

18 Jun 2021

Study decodes the activation mechanism of immune cells

Chemokines are small proteins that adhere to these chemokine receptors and regulate the behavior and movement of white blood cells.

17 Jun 2021

Commonly used antidepressant drugs can also help the immune system to attack cancer

A class of drug called monoamine oxidase inhibitors is commonly prescribed to treat depression; the medications work by boosting levels of serotonin, the brain's "happiness hormone."

10 Jun 2021

Study shows how T cells become activated when encountering pathogens

Researchers from Monash University have made a significant breakthrough relating to how T cells get activated when exposed to pathogens, like viruses.

9 Jun 2021

Immunotherapy following kidney cancer surgery prolonged disease-free survival rates

Treatment with an immunotherapy drug following kidney cancer surgery, prolonged disease-free survival rates in patients at high risk for recurrence, according to an interim report of a phase 3 clinical trial of adjuvant immunotherapy in this patient population.

4 Jun 2021

Antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in advanced-stage cancer patients

Researchers at the University of Turku, Finland, showed that the antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in patients with advanced-stage cancer. The treatment alters the function of the body's phagocytes and facilitates extensive activation of the immune system.

4 Jun 2021

Newly identified protein helps tumors evade the immune system

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have identified a protein that helps tumors evade the immune system and, in certain types of cancers, is linked to a poorer chance of survival. The protein could become a target for future cancer treatments.

3 Jun 2021

NCI grants over $4.2 million to launch the Cancer Epitope Database and Analysis Resource

Researchers are about to welcome a new one-stop shop for crucial information on how the immune system targets cancers.

3 Jun 2021

Researchers discover what fuels the immune system’s “natural killers”

Natural killer (NK) cells, while having a name straight out of a Tarantino film, are allies of humans when it comes to combating cancer and infections.

3 Jun 2021

Worm cells sense metabolism changes to stimulate their defense against pathogens

Microbial infections form part of the wider repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, and researchers are focusing more on such infections.

1 Jun 2021

New study may help improve stem cell transplantation, lead to better drugs

Your immune system is always busy fighting incoming threats. It consists of a system of cells, and when there is a shortage of cells, it affects the performance of the immune system.

31 May 2021

Novel drug is highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice

The drug diABZI -- which activates the body's innate immune response -- was highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice that were infected with SARS-CoV-2,

31 May 2021

Digital tool predicts protein stability in a cheaper, safer, and faster way

A cutting-edge digital tool that will make it cheaper, safer and faster for pharmaceutical companies to predict protein stability - a vital step in the development of new medicines - is being rolled out by scientists from the UK's University of Bath through their spin-out company, BLOC Labs.

From University of Bath 31 May 2021

Immune system’s killer T cells make mistakes in distinguishing healthy from infectious cell

When it comes to differentiating between a healthy cell and an infectious cell that has to be killed, the immune system’s killer T cells might make mistakes.

27 May 2021

New software tool detects, evaluates, and quantifies off-target editing activity

CRISPR technology enables researchers to edit genomes by modifying DNA sequences and hence gene function.

27 May 2021

Immune System News and Research

Study may help develop multi-pronged HIV eradication strategies

New airway model boosts COVID-19 research

Fluorescence microscopy and deep learning predict viral infections

Protein known to mediate cell death plays a key role in maturation and release of interleukin-1α

New technique boosts the efficacy of future malaria vaccines

Natural killer cells target breast cancer using the body’s immune system

Study decodes the activation mechanism of immune cells

Commonly used antidepressant drugs can also help the immune system to attack cancer

Study shows how T cells become activated when encountering pathogens

Immunotherapy following kidney cancer surgery prolonged disease-free survival rates

Antibody treatment reactivates the immune defense in advanced-stage cancer patients

Newly identified protein helps tumors evade the immune system

NCI grants over $4.2 million to launch the Cancer Epitope Database and Analysis Resource

Researchers discover what fuels the immune system’s “natural killers”

Worm cells sense metabolism changes to stimulate their defense against pathogens

New study may help improve stem cell transplantation, lead to better drugs

Novel drug is highly effective in preventing severe COVID-19 in mice

Digital tool predicts protein stability in a cheaper, safer, and faster way

Immune system’s killer T cells make mistakes in distinguishing healthy from infectious cell

New software tool detects, evaluates, and quantifies off-target editing activity

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