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New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

Pancreatic islet transplants, which revive insulin production to treat type 1 diabetes, only last an average of three years.

31 Aug 2020

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

A recent study published in the journal Nature Medicine, led by researchers Todd Allen, PhD, a professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and group leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, and Jim Riley, PhD, a professor of Microbiology in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, describes a new Dual CAR T cell immunotherapy that can help fight HIV infection.

31 Aug 2020

Scientists solve structure of ORF8 coronavirus protein

Researchers at the University of California and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have made important discoveries about a protein found on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that could lay the foundations for the development of new treatments.

31 Aug 2020

COVID-19 patients may experience long-term cardiovascular complications

Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have conducted a study suggesting that infection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can directly infect heart tissue and contribute to whole-organ cardiac dysfunction.

31 Aug 2020

Newly designed hydrogels allow the culture of T-cells for use in cancer immunotherapy

A team with the participation of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council has designed new hydrogels that allow the culture of T-cells or T-lymphocytes, cells of the immune system that are used in cancer immunotherapy since they have the capacity to destroy tumor cells.

31 Aug 2020

Research shows how brain’s immune defenses respond to strokes in babies

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine is shedding light on the development of the brain's immune defenses - and how those defenses respond to strokes that strike one in 4,000 babies in the first month of life.

31 Aug 2020

Scientists describe known approaches for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Researchers from Sechenov University together with Russian and Iranian colleagues described currently known approaches to the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

29 Aug 2020

Host tissue T cells play a previously unappreciated role in acute graft-versus-host disease

Allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a procedure that infuses a donor's healthy blood-forming stem cells into a recipient as part of a potentially curative therapy for cancer.

28 Aug 2020

Exploring the structure and dynamics of biological nanomachine

A small but important step towards a successful immune reaction is performed by an impressive nanomachine. Researchers use simulations to understand how it works.

28 Aug 2020

International researchers study the effects of pathogenic fungus Candida auris

The pathogenic fungus Candida auris, which first surfaced in 2009, is proving challenging to control. It is resistant to many fungicides and not easy to diagnose.

28 Aug 2020

Alarmins are the 'gold' in breast milk

Breast milk strengthens a child's immune system, supporting the intestinal flora. These facts are common knowledge.

28 Aug 2020

Inhibiting STING activation could be new therapeutic strategy to treat ALS and FTD

Alberto Yáñez Boyer, Ramón y Cajal researcher at BIOTECMED (Interdisciplinary Research Structure in Biotechnology and Biomedicine) and the Department of Microbiology and Ecology at the University of Valencia (UV), participates in a study on the C9orf72 gene and its mutations in the immune system.

28 Aug 2020

Researchers develop advanced imaging technique to visualize effects of valencies on B cell responses

Designing a vaccine starts with finding the right ingredients. Every infectious agent has molecules, called antigens, that the immune system could potentially recognize and attack. So scientists must carefully consider which antigens should go into a vaccine.

28 Aug 2020

Study may lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how the enteric nervous system forms, which could pave the way for new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's.

28 Aug 2020

New cellular pathway protects cells from infection by Ebola virus, coronaviruses

Discoveries from the Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (BRI) have identified a new cellular protection pathway that targets a common vulnerability in several different pandemic viruses, and collaborators at Case Western Reserve University, Boston University School of Medicine and MRIGlobal have shown that this pathway can protect cells from infection by Ebola virus and coronaviruses, like SARS-CoV-2.

28 Aug 2020

Immune System News and Research

New microgel drug delivery method could improve effectiveness of pancreatic islet transplants

New dual CAR T cell immunotherapy shows enhanced therapeutic potency to fight HIV

Scientists solve structure of ORF8 coronavirus protein

COVID-19 patients may experience long-term cardiovascular complications

Newly designed hydrogels allow the culture of T-cells for use in cancer immunotherapy

Research shows how brain’s immune defenses respond to strokes in babies

Scientists describe known approaches for treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Host tissue T cells play a previously unappreciated role in acute graft-versus-host disease

Exploring the structure and dynamics of biological nanomachine

International researchers study the effects of pathogenic fungus Candida auris

Alarmins are the 'gold' in breast milk

Inhibiting STING activation could be new therapeutic strategy to treat ALS and FTD

Researchers develop advanced imaging technique to visualize effects of valencies on B cell responses

Study may lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases

New cellular pathway protects cells from infection by Ebola virus, coronaviruses

Researchers discover how brain cancer cells evade the body's immune system

First cell atlas of mosquito immune cells created to help fight malaria

New diagnostic tool can predict cancer patients' response to immunotherapy

Researchers find link between dystrophic muscles and lymphatic system in mice with Duchenne disease

UKRI funding could initiate clinical trial for Cambridge-developed DNA vaccine against SARS-CoV-2

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