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Combining treatments to boost tumor response in lung cancer

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute, in collaboration with Revolution Medicines, have tested a combination of treatments in mice with lung cancer and shown that these allow immunotherapies to target non-responsive tumors.

25 Sep 2024

Understanding innate-like T cells for enhanced immunotherapy

Our immune system spans two worlds - innate and adaptive. Innate immune cells are like troops at the gate ready to hold off invaders and raise the body's alarms.

24 Sep 2024

Incidence and risk factors of an invasive fungal lung infection among COVID-19 patients

Study reveals 0.4%-2.7% incidence of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in severe patients, highlighting significant mortality risks and risk factors.

24 Sep 2024

Key triggers for food allergies in children after organ transplants

Study reviews transplant-acquired food allergies, focusing on pediatric patients, particularly liver transplant recipients. It explores immune system dysfunction, immunosuppressive agents, and gut microbiota changes as contributors to the rise of food allergies after organ transplants.

23 Sep 2024

Nearly half of people older adults plan to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, poll suggests

The newly updated COVID-19 vaccine just arrived in pharmacies and clinics nationwide, and a new poll suggests nearly half of people age 50 and older plan to get it.

23 Sep 2024

Study reveals anti-tumor properties of food antigens

Researchers led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative medical sciences (IMS) in Japan have discovered that food antigens like milk proteins help keep tumors from growing in our guts, specifically the small intestines.

23 Sep 2024

Dietary antigens reduce small intestine cancer by boosting immune T-cells

Study shows that dietary antigens can suppress small intestine carcinogenesis by activating T-cells through Peyer's patches. Adding bovine serum albumin (BSA) or ovalbumin (OVA) to antigen-free diets restored immune function and reduced tumor growth in mice.

22 Sep 2024

Fever enhances immune cell activity and induces mitochondrial stress

Fever temperatures rev up immune cell metabolism, proliferation and activity, but they also - in a particular subset of T cells - cause mitochondrial stress, DNA damage and cell death, Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers have discovered.

20 Sep 2024

New two-dose HIV vaccine strategy shows promise for stronger immune response

One major reason why it has been difficult to develop an effective HIV vaccine is that the virus mutates very rapidly, allowing it to evade the antibody response generated by vaccines.

20 Sep 2024

Study reveals sex differences in T-cell responses among lung cancer patients

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine investigated differences in T-cell responses between male and female patients with lung cancer that may help direct future treatments.

20 Sep 2024

How plant-based, Mediterranean, and Western diets affect gut microbiota and disease

Researchers examine how different dietary components affect the gut microbiome and development of non-communicable diseases.

20 Sep 2024

Eat more fruit and vegetables to lower frailty risk

Research finds that higher intake of fruits and vegetables significantly lowers frailty risk, especially in underweight individuals. Whole fruits and red-orange vegetables offer the greatest protective effects.

19 Sep 2024

Study reveals MYC gene's role in prostate cancer initiation and progression

By tracking the changes in prostate cancer cells over time, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center have found that activation of the MYC gene - a well-known cancer-causing gene - sets off a cascade of events that leads to both initiation and progression of the disease.

19 Sep 2024

Study reveals biomarkers that predict disability worsening in multiple sclerosis

A pioneering study presented today at ECTRIMS 2024 has identified critical biomarkers that can predict disability worsening in multiple sclerosis (MS).

19 Sep 2024

FORT-2 trial shows promising results for bladder cancer immunotherapy combination

Findings from the international FORT-2 clinical trial showed that a combination treatment including immunotherapy is safe and tolerable in patients with locally advanced or metastatic bladder cancer.

19 Sep 2024

Study reveals impact of human breast milk on infant microbiome and respiratory health

Human breast milk regulates a baby's mix of microbes, or microbiome, during the infant's first year of life. This in turn lowers the child's risk of developing asthma, a new study shows.

19 Sep 2024

Hypoxia's hidden role in boosting anti-cancer immunity

In the complex landscape of cancer, tumors create their own microenvironment, often marked by low oxygen levels, a condition known as hypoxia.

19 Sep 2024

Rice and Baylor receive $2.8 million to suppress inflammation and lung damage in ARDS patients

Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have received $2.8 million in funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients.

19 Sep 2024

Cardiovascular disease pathways associated with psoriasis, but not other immune-mediated diseases

A genetic connection between cardiovascular disease and psoriasis highlights shared inflammatory pathways, emphasizing the need for cardiovascular monitoring.

19 Sep 2024

Study highlights the importance of placental evaluation in pregnancy outcomes

In an opinion article publishing September 18 in the Cell Press journal Trends in Molecular Medicine, physician-scientists argue that with most placentas discarded after birth, placental pathology is underutilized clinically, should be a routine part of obstetric and neonatal care, and also deserves more research attention.

19 Sep 2024

Immune System News and Research

Combining treatments to boost tumor response in lung cancer

Understanding innate-like T cells for enhanced immunotherapy

Incidence and risk factors of an invasive fungal lung infection among COVID-19 patients

Key triggers for food allergies in children after organ transplants

Nearly half of people older adults plan to get the updated COVID-19 vaccine, poll suggests

Study reveals anti-tumor properties of food antigens

Dietary antigens reduce small intestine cancer by boosting immune T-cells

Fever enhances immune cell activity and induces mitochondrial stress

New two-dose HIV vaccine strategy shows promise for stronger immune response

Study reveals sex differences in T-cell responses among lung cancer patients

How plant-based, Mediterranean, and Western diets affect gut microbiota and disease

Eat more fruit and vegetables to lower frailty risk

Study reveals MYC gene's role in prostate cancer initiation and progression

Study reveals biomarkers that predict disability worsening in multiple sclerosis

FORT-2 trial shows promising results for bladder cancer immunotherapy combination

Study reveals impact of human breast milk on infant microbiome and respiratory health

Hypoxia's hidden role in boosting anti-cancer immunity

Rice and Baylor receive $2.8 million to suppress inflammation and lung damage in ARDS patients

Cardiovascular disease pathways associated with psoriasis, but not other immune-mediated diseases

Study highlights the importance of placental evaluation in pregnancy outcomes

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