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Immunology is the study of the body's immune system.

Scientists isolate monoclonal antibodies against alphaviruses

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

24 Aug 2021

Researchers identify potent antibody that protects against a wide range of viral variants

The virus that causes COVID-19 today is not the same as the one that first sickened people way back in December 2019.

23 Aug 2021

Study reveals the biology and treatment behind rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

The absence of a protein that activates the body's antiviral defenses can cause a rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition that is treatable with an FDA-approved class of drugs known as TNF (tumor necrosis factor) inhibitors, a global research team led by Mount Sinai has found.

20 Aug 2021

Study isolates infection-fighting immune cells in cauliflower coral and starlet sea anemone

Researchers have isolated unique immune cells in the cauliflower coral and starlet sea anemone that can help fight infection.

19 Aug 2021

COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody protects against delta variant

Despite causing a surge in infections this summer that has resulted in thousands of hospitalizations and deaths, the delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 is not particularly good at evading the antibodies generated by vaccination, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

18 Aug 2021

Study assesses the effectiveness of T-cell immune response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants

New mutations of the SARS-CoV-2 virus have been emerging continuously, enabling a more potent spread of the virus and allowing it to evade antibodies.

16 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

Research reveals link between high-fat diet, gut microbiota and cardiovascular disease

A high-fat diet disrupts the biology of the gut's inner lining and its microbial communities -; and promotes the production of a metabolite that may contribute to heart disease, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the journal Science.

13 Aug 2021

New study could help design more effective vaccines against various COVID-19 variants

Scientists have discovered that individuals recovering from COVID-19 produce identical clones, or groups, of antibody-producing white blood cells.

12 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

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

Study: Biomarker can predict response to immunotherapies in breast cancer patients

A biomarker that has proven to be a predictor for response to immunotherapies in melanoma patients also has clinical relevance for breast cancer patients, according to a new study published in Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

28 Jul 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

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

Researchers develop repository showcasing antibody activity on spike protein variants

Scientists have created an “atlas” that charts how 152 different antibodies attack a major piece of the SARS-CoV-2 machinery, the spike protein.

27 Jul 2021

Cell-analysis method could pave the way for new strategies to fight tuberculosis

A new method that analyzes how individual immune cells react to the bacteria that cause tuberculosis could pave the way for new vaccine strategies against this deadly disease, and provide insights into fighting other infectious diseases around the world.

23 Jul 2021

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Scientists isolate monoclonal antibodies against alphaviruses

Researchers identify potent antibody that protects against a wide range of viral variants

Study reveals the biology and treatment behind rare rheumatoid-like autoinflammatory condition

Study isolates infection-fighting immune cells in cauliflower coral and starlet sea anemone

COVID-19 vaccine-induced antibody protects against delta variant

Study assesses the effectiveness of T-cell immune response to different SARS-CoV-2 variants

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

New molecule can effectively deplete cancer-protecting cells inside tumors

Research reveals link between high-fat diet, gut microbiota and cardiovascular disease

New study could help design more effective vaccines against various COVID-19 variants

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

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

Study: Biomarker can predict response to immunotherapies in breast cancer patients

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

Study proposes methods to purge unstable regulatory T cells

Researchers develop repository showcasing antibody activity on spike protein variants

Cell-analysis method could pave the way for new strategies to fight tuberculosis

Research identifies vitamin C as a key ingredient for immune cell function

L452R mutation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is involved in cellular immunity evasion

New study could prevent T cell exhaustion in the immune system’s fight against cancer

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