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New nanoparticle adjuvant could help make vaccines more powerful

A common strategy to make vaccines more powerful is to deliver them along with an adjuvant - a compound that stimulates the immune system to produce a stronger response.

3 Dec 2021

Modulating the composition of bacterial populations in the colon could enhance anti-tumor immunity

A bacterium common in the mouse gut microbiome can charge up the immune system to fight cancer cells in the colon, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report today in the journal Immunity.

3 Dec 2021

Study shows difference in outcomes for women treated with checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma

A class of cancer immunotherapy called checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized cancer treatment. It's a new way to attack the disease by unleashing the immune system.

2 Dec 2021

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

Cedars-Sinai researchers have found that blocking the action of a protein called interleukin 6 (IL-6), part of the immune system, could resolve the delirium that often accompanies urinary tract infection (UTI) in elderly patients.

2 Dec 2021

Link between tobacco product use and alcohol consumption with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers after BNT162b2 vaccine

In a Japanese study, smoking, HNB tobacco products, and alcohol use have been shown to impair the immunological response to the COVID-19 vaccination.

2 Dec 2021

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

A ground-breaking discovery from the Malaghan Institute has shone a light on immune cells in the skin, suggesting they play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than first thought.

2 Dec 2021

NEI researchers identify unique population of B cells that tamps down the immune system

Researchers at the National Eye Institute (NEI) have identified, isolated, and characterized a unique population of B cells that tamps down the immune system, reducing chronic inflammation.

2 Dec 2021

Advancing our understanding of T cells to improve cancer therapies

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Dr. Brendan Horton about his latest research which has shed new light on cancer and T cells.

2 Dec 2021

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

A study published in the journal Nature Reviews Urology discusses the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on male fertility.

2 Dec 2021

Protein found in rattlesnake venom used for making a drug candidate to modulate blood clotting

Researchers in Brazil and Belgium have developed a molecule of pharmaceutical interest from collinein-1, a protein found in rattlesnake venom.

1 Dec 2021

Study could lead to new strategies to prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease

A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease alters a signaling pathway in certain immune cells of individuals with the disease, according to a new study by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine.

1 Dec 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection risks increase with time in fully vaccinated adults

A recent study describes the association between time elapsed since the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech BNT162b2 vaccine and risk of COVID-19.

1 Dec 2021

Novel set of immune cells may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis, other brain conditions

A group of immune cells that normally protect against inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) and other brain inflammation-related conditions, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers.

1 Dec 2021

People with allergic conditions may have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection, finds study

People with allergic conditions such as hay fever, rhinitis, and atopic eczema, may have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection, especially if they also have asthma, finds a large, population-based study of UK adults, published online in the respiratory journal Thorax.

1 Dec 2021

Immune System News and Research

New nanoparticle adjuvant could help make vaccines more powerful

Modulating the composition of bacterial populations in the colon could enhance anti-tumor immunity

Study shows difference in outcomes for women treated with checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma

Cedars-Sinai researchers uncover the cause of UTI-induced delirium

Link between tobacco product use and alcohol consumption with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers after BNT162b2 vaccine

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

NEI researchers identify unique population of B cells that tamps down the immune system

Advancing our understanding of T cells to improve cancer therapies

Impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on testis function

Protein found in rattlesnake venom used for making a drug candidate to modulate blood clotting

Study could lead to new strategies to prevent or slow Alzheimer's disease

SARS-CoV-2 infection risks increase with time in fully vaccinated adults

Novel set of immune cells may have the opposite effect in multiple sclerosis, other brain conditions

People with allergic conditions may have a lower risk of COVID-19 infection, finds study

Novel anti-inflammatory drug target identified by CRISPR

Scientists discover low amounts of cholesterol in tumor-associated macrophages

Study identifies two genes that play key role in protecting ovarian cancer from the immune system

'Biosensor barcodes' can identify and track how cancer cells 'talk' to each other

Review highlights oncolytic viruses with remarkable ability to destroy cancer cells

New combination treatment enables complete tumor regression in mice with high-risk neuroblastoma

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