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Immune receptor proteins can help treat autoimmune diseases

TARM1 is a receptor protein, whose function in the working of the immune system is not known yet. Now, in a new research work, Japanese researchers have analyzed mouse models to investigate the promising role of TARM1 protein in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

From Tokyo University of Science 18 Mar 2021

Study shows beneficial effects of gene therapy can be observed even after several decades

A new study shows that the advantageous effects of gene therapy can be observed several decades after the body clears the transplanted blood stem cells.

From University College London 18 Mar 2021

Researchers develop new cell-based test system to identify immunoregulatory modulators

Our immune system is very successful when it comes to warding off viruses and bacteria. It also recognizes cancer cells as potential enemies and fights them. However, cancer cells have developed strategies to evade surveillance by the immune system and to prevent immune response.

18 Mar 2021

Study shows how human viruses are better adapted to infect certain tissues

The world’s first systematic study has explained how SARS-CoV-2 and other human viruses are more adapted to infect specific types of tissues..

17 Mar 2021

Study identifies a new mechanism that causes airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma

Asthma is a condition in which a person’s airways turn hyperresponsive.

15 Mar 2021

Revealing clues about the immune system through ancient DNA

AZoLifeSciences speaks to Dr. Gaspard Kerner about tuberculosis, and how ancient DNA could help us to further understand the immune system.

From Institut Pasteur 12 Mar 2021

Study offers fresh insights into infection process during spaceflight

Astronauts face many challenges to their health, due to the exceptional conditions of spaceflight. Among these are a variety of infectious microbes that can attack their suppressed immune systems.

10 Mar 2021

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

Cancers that are resistant to radiotherapy could be rendered susceptible through treatment with immunotherapy, a new study suggests.

9 Mar 2021

UMD awarded grant to explore nettle as a functional food for improving health

Obesity, diabetes, and overall immune system health are issues that are all top-of-mind right now, especially during the pandemic.

9 Mar 2021

Study identifies molecular mechanism by which HSPCs recover after chemotherapy-induced injury

Chemotherapy has a damaging effect on hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) in bone marrow. However, once chemotherapy ends, HSPCs regenerate, a process that has remained unknown--until now.

From Osaka University 8 Mar 2021

Three new COVID-19 variants can evade antibodies that act against original virus

New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that three new, fast-spreading variants of the virus that cause COVID-19 can evade antibodies that work against the original form of the virus that sparked the pandemic.

5 Mar 2021

Engineered safety switch reduces CAR-T immunotherapy-related side effects

UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have successfully used an experimental safety switch, incorporated as part of a chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a type of immunotherapy, to reduce the severity of treatment side effects that sometimes occur.

5 Mar 2021

SARS-CoV-2 can make itself unrecognizable to immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

The body's immune response plays a crucial role in the course of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. In addition to antibodies, the so-called T-killer cells, are also responsible for detecting viruses in the body and eliminating them.

5 Mar 2021

Research provides new insight into the way cells adapt to fight infection

WEHI researchers have uncovered a process cells use to fight off infection and cancer that could pave the way for precision cancer immunotherapy treatment.

From Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research (WEHI) 4 Mar 2021

Study shows causal relationship between neonatal antibody production and mother's microbiota

A healthy system of gut bacteria, or microbiota, is crucial to health: Gut bacteria not only aid with digestion, but also play an important role in the body's immune response. Infants, however, are not born with full-fledged gut microbiota, which makes it difficult for them to fight off intestinal infections.

4 Mar 2021

New algorithm identifies 'escaping' cells in single-cell CRISPR screens

A team of researchers from New York has developed a new computational tool to help understand the function and regulation of human genes.

3 Mar 2021

New computational tool reveals the function and regulation of human genes

A new computational tool has been developed by a research team from New York to figure out the regulation and function of human genes.

2 Mar 2021

New technique reveals the tricks that cancer cells use to avoid immunotherapies

By harnessing the immune system against cancer, immunotherapies have revolutionized the way some types of cancer are treated. But most patients--across cancer types--do not respond, and in most cases, scientists are at a loss as to why.

2 Mar 2021

Protein kinases may offer a solution to treat HIV patients with immunodeficiency

A new study indicates that protein kinases, which initiate the process that erodes the body’s immunity, significantly contribute to the immunodeficiency in HIV patients. Drugs that block these protein kinases may offer a solution to treating HIV patients whose immunity is not restored by antiretroviral therapy.

2 Mar 2021

Study shows how antibodies fight Zika virus

Zika outbreaks are still having lasting effects on children whose mothers were infected with the Zika virus during their pregnancy.

26 Feb 2021

Immune System News and Research

Immune receptor proteins can help treat autoimmune diseases

Study shows beneficial effects of gene therapy can be observed even after several decades

Researchers develop new cell-based test system to identify immunoregulatory modulators

Study shows how human viruses are better adapted to infect certain tissues

Study identifies a new mechanism that causes airway hyperresponsiveness in asthma

Revealing clues about the immune system through ancient DNA

Study offers fresh insights into infection process during spaceflight

Targeted immunotherapy could improve radiotherapy response in cancer cells

UMD awarded grant to explore nettle as a functional food for improving health

Study identifies molecular mechanism by which HSPCs recover after chemotherapy-induced injury

Three new COVID-19 variants can evade antibodies that act against original virus

Engineered safety switch reduces CAR-T immunotherapy-related side effects

SARS-CoV-2 can make itself unrecognizable to immune response by T-killer cells through mutations

Research provides new insight into the way cells adapt to fight infection

Study shows causal relationship between neonatal antibody production and mother's microbiota

New algorithm identifies 'escaping' cells in single-cell CRISPR screens

New computational tool reveals the function and regulation of human genes

New technique reveals the tricks that cancer cells use to avoid immunotherapies

Protein kinases may offer a solution to treat HIV patients with immunodeficiency

Study shows how antibodies fight Zika virus

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