Eating beans improves gut health, regulates immune and inflammatory processes in colorectal cancer survivors
HOUSTON ― Incorporating navy beans into the diet of colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors has the potential to positively impact both ...
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Can we crack this cancer’s immune response?
Recent findings at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) shine a new light on pancreatic cancer. Credit: Fearon lab/Cold Spring Harbor ...
Study reveals hidden immune defense against cancer
FINDINGS Researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have found certain immune cells can still fight cancer even when the cancer ...
Fractional COVID-19 booster vaccines produce similar immune response as full-doses
Reducing the dose of a widely used COVID-19 booster vaccine produces a similar immune response in adults to a full-dose ...
Camouflaging stem cell-derived transplants avoids immune rejection
Cell and organ transplants can be lifesaving, but patients often encounter long waiting lists due to the shortage of suitable ...
Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system
(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – November 21, 2023) Findings from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are moving the field of cancer immunotherapy ...
Miniature colons with immune components aid the study of intestinal diseases
A team at the Medical University of South Carolina and Cincinnati Children’s has developed a sophisticated model for studying the ...
Transplant researchers develop vaccine in preclinical models to regulate immune responses to prevent kidney and heart transplant rejection
A subtype of CD8 T cells, which are classically known to promote immune system responses, may be in fact regulating ...
Shape-shifting immune cells offer new insights into cancer immunotherapy
Macrophages, a type of white blood cell that can destroy invading pathogens, have an innate ability to infiltrate tumor cells, ...
How one lab at MSK is working to harness the power of the immune system against cancer
Investigator Ming Li, PhD, has dedicated his career to understanding the intricate workings of the immune system — both in general ...
GPCR signaling contributes to immune characteristics of the microenvironment and the process of EBV-induced lymphomagenesis
This study is led by Prof. Wei-Li Zhao (Shanghai Institute of Hematology, State Key Laboratory of Medical Genomics, National Research ...
What human diseases can teach us about the immune system
The immune system is a crucial part of our survival, regularly fending off wide-ranging attacks on the body, both internal ...
Scientists engineer potent immune cells for ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer immunotherapy
UCLA scientists have developed a new method to engineer more powerful immune cells that can potentially be used for “off-the-shelf” ...
Genetic architecture may be key to using peacekeeping immune cells to treat autoimmunity or fight cancer
LA JOLLA (November 6, 2023)—Regulatory T cells are specialized immune cells that suppress the immune response and prevent the body ...
Some benefits of exercise stem from the immune system
The connection between exercise and inflammation has captivated the imagination of researchers ever since an early 20th-century study showed a spike of ...
$13M NIH grant funds research aimed at revitalizing immune systems of older adults
University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers received a $13.1 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to continue studies aimed ...
Pinpointing HIV immune response
New research combining computer modeling and experiments with macaques shows the body’s immune system helps control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ...
Immune checkpoint inhibition, when administered together with single fraction stereotactic radiosurgery, does not appear to increase risk of radiation necrosis in patients with brain metastases
MIAMI, FL – November 1, 2023 -- Miami Cancer Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida, announced the publication of a ...
Study suggests marijuana use damages brain immune cells vital to adolescent development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana’s major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage ...
Breakthrough T cell discovery has huge potential for engineering custom immune responses
SEATTLE – T cells are soldiers on the front lines of the human immune system. They are responsible for many ...
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Researchers uncover NSMF protein’s role in relieving DNA replication stress
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Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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‘Bone biographies’ reveal lives of medieval England’s common people – and illuminate early benefits system
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Study tests firefighter turnout gear with, without PFAS
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Disc around star observed in another galaxy for the first time