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Dual-signaling CAR T cells show potent anti-cancer activity in animal model

The need to distinguish between normal cells and tumor cells is a feature that has been long sought for most types of cancer drugs.

8 Apr 2013

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

As many as three quarters of advanced ovarian cancer patients appeared to respond to a new two-step immunotherapy approach -- including one patient who achieved complete remission -- according research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania that will be presented today in a press conference at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013 (Presentation #LB-335).

8 Apr 2013

National Jewish Health researchers unravel mystery of adjuvants

Aluminum salts, or alum, have been injected into billions of people as an adjuvant to make vaccines more effective.

8 Apr 2013

HYFFI project examines positive effects of seaweed fibre on bacterial in human gut

Seaweeds are not only tasty, but they are a source of nutrients that could be beneficial for health and wellbeing. And like terrestrial plants, seaweeds also contain significant portions of fibre that reach the colon undigested. But does seaweed fibre have similar positive effects on bacterial in the human gut? That's the question that the HYFFI project, funded by the EU, is trying to solve.

6 Apr 2013

Nobel Prize recipient describes on innate immunity at Annual Drosophila Research Conference

A young scientist's astute observation - that grasshoppers don't get sick - eventually led to profound insights into our own immunity.

6 Apr 2013

Penn Medicine scientist, trial participant detail experiences on leading edge of gene therapy

Harnessing the patient's own immune system to fight cancer through genetic modification of their own cells is rapidly emerging as a promising treatment option.

6 Apr 2013

Research examines stress, space flight impact on body's ability to fight viruses

Fighting viruses is a regular battle for your body, one it routinely wins if it has a healthy immune system. But compromised systems, as experienced occasionally by astronauts during space flights, can allow viruses to return.

6 Apr 2013

Fruit fly study offers clues to wound healing

A person's skin and a fruit fly's exoskeleton, called a "cuticle" may not look alike, but both coverings protect against injury, infection, and dehydration.

6 Apr 2013

Study sheds light on stem cell technique for treatment of common bleeding disorder

Scientists have shed light on a common bleeding disorder by growing and analysing stem cells from patients' blood to discover the cause of the disease in individual patients.

6 Apr 2013

Researchers map immune response to HIV, say findings could inform vaccine science

In research that could help in the search for an HIV vaccine, "American researchers have minutely tracked one person's powerful immune response to the virus to see how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many HIV strains," the New York Times reports (McNeil, 4/3).

5 Apr 2013

Research: Hepatitis A virus steals membranes from infected cells to protect it from antibodies

Viruses have historically been classified into one of two types - those with an outer lipid-containing envelope and those without an envelope.

5 Apr 2013

People to participate in Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of NIH funding

On April 8 at 11 a.m., thousands of people will gather on the Carnegie Library grounds to participate in the Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of the critical need to make funding for the National Institutes of Health a priority.

5 Apr 2013

Not all mice that come into contact with Borrelia contract Lyme disease, study finds

Like humans, mice can become infected with Borrelia. However, not all mice that come into contact with these bacteria contract the dreaded Lyme disease: Animals with a particular gene variant are immune to the bacteria, as scientists from the universities of Zurich and Lund demonstrate.

5 Apr 2013

Immune System News and Research

Dual-signaling CAR T cells show potent anti-cancer activity in animal model

New two-step immunotherapy approach offers new hope for ovarian cancer patients

National Jewish Health researchers unravel mystery of adjuvants

HYFFI project examines positive effects of seaweed fibre on bacterial in human gut

Nobel Prize recipient describes on innate immunity at Annual Drosophila Research Conference

Penn Medicine scientist, trial participant detail experiences on leading edge of gene therapy

Research examines stress, space flight impact on body's ability to fight viruses

Fruit fly study offers clues to wound healing

Study sheds light on stem cell technique for treatment of common bleeding disorder

Researchers map immune response to HIV, say findings could inform vaccine science

Research: Hepatitis A virus steals membranes from infected cells to protect it from antibodies

People to participate in Rally for Medical Research to raise awareness of NIH funding

Not all mice that come into contact with Borrelia contract Lyme disease, study finds

Non-invasive gut health testing breakthrough

Dermatology researcher secures federal grant to explore psoriasis

Research findings provide insight into severe bacterial infectious diseases

AIM suppression could help prevent obesity-associated diseases

UC San Francisco researchers outline cell-based therapeutics as a "third pillar” of medicine

TSRI scientists identify new drugs for human prion disease

Schizophrenia patients experiencing relapse are more likely to develop UTIs

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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