Antibodies and Immunology News and Research

Latest Antibodies and Immunology News and Research

Biomaterials to Regenerate the Nervous System: Carl Zeiss Foundation Sponsors InteReg Project at Mainz University

Collaborative project involving Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, and the Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research will receive EUR 6 million.

11 Dec 2024

Genetic Mutation in the Inherited DNA Found to Drive Breast Cancer Metastasis

Ninety percent of cancer deaths are due to the spread of cancer, not complications from the original tumor.

10 Dec 2024

Study Reveals How Toxoplasma Parasite Evades Drug Treatment by Altering Protein Production

A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.

10 Dec 2024

New Era of Combined mRNA and RNAi Therapies

Researchers at the University of Ottawa have figured out how to use mRNA and RNAI-based treatments to treat complex illnesses like cancer and heart disease.

10 Dec 2024

Groundbreaking Discovery Connects Immune Cells with Neural and Metabolic Control

Immune cells have a surprising and critical role in controlling movement and bridging neural activity with metabolic demands, concludes a groundbreaking study published in Nature by researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Imperial College London.

5 Dec 2024

Tool to control cellular activity could advance biology and medicine

A cell’s ability to react to its surroundings is one of its fundamental roles. Therefore, it makes sense that one of the objectives of scientists is to manipulate that process so that cells react to their desires.

5 Dec 2024

Rising Temperatures Linked to Immune Decline in Capuchin Monkeys

The immune performance of wild capuchin monkeys declines when the animals experience higher temperatures, and younger monkeys seem to be particularly vulnerable to heat, according to a University of Michigan study.

2 Dec 2024

Bacteria Alter Ribosomes to Resist Common Antibiotics

Bacteria modify their ribosomes when exposed to widely used antibiotics, according to research published today in Nature Communications.

2 Dec 2024

The Immune System’s Role in Neurodegenerative Disease

Researchers have discovered a new connection between Parkinson’s disease development and the immune system.

2 Dec 2024

Understanding Gut Inflammation Through RNA Sequencing

This study creates a comprehensive atlas of gastrointestinal cell types, revealing how stem cell-derived INFLAREs drive inflammation in chronic diseases.

29 Nov 2024

Comprehensive Review of Intracellular Checkpoints in NK Cell Biology and Cancer

Natural killer (NK) cells play an important role in the innate immune response to cancer and viral infections, and their presence in tumors correlates with improved patient outcomes in a variety of cancers.

29 Nov 2024

New Light-Driven Biohybrid System Supports Precise Photoimmunotherapy

In a study published in Cell Reports Physical Science on Nov. 25, a research team led by Prof. CAI Lintao from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reported its development of an innovative intelligent light-guided biohybrid system, the CTPA/siCSF1R system, to target tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), thus enabling precise spatiotemporal siRNA delivery.

28 Nov 2024

LysoTRAP Strategy Offers Hope for Clearing Viral Infections Across Variants

Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently developed a novel lysosomal strategy for clearing viruses and their variants.

28 Nov 2024

Stanford Researchers Develop New Approach to Make Cancer Cells Self-Destruct

Our bodies divest themselves of 60 billion cells every day through a natural process of cell culling and turnover called apoptosis.

28 Nov 2024

Unveiling the Antimicrobial Potential of 28 Actinomycetes

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH's Department Bioresources for Bioeconomy and Health Research, under the direction of Dr. Imen Nouioui and Professor Dr. Yvonne Mast, have characterized 28 actinomycetes and examined their potential for biotechnology.

28 Nov 2024