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Studies reveal strategies for using shingles vaccine in arthritis patients

New research indicates that the live varicella-zoster vaccine--which is given to protect against shingles--elicits robust immune responses in patients when administered several weeks prior to the start of treatment with the arthritis drug tofacitinib.

28 Aug 2017

NIH grant for CWRU professors could enable new directions for cancer immunotherapies

Nicole Steinmetz, PhD, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics in the Division of General Medical Sciences at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and the holder of the George J. Picha Designated Professor in Biomaterials, has received a major grant from the National Institutes of Health to help understand how a virus-like particle from plants stimulates potent anti-tumor responses.

26 Aug 2017

Tumor irradiation may prolong survival of NSCLC patients undergoing novel chemotherapy formulation

Patients with unresectable, or inoperable, lung cancer are often given a dismal prognosis, with low rates of survival beyond a few years.

26 Aug 2017

Yale experts uncover genes associated with immune response to flu vaccination

Yale experts and their partners in a national research consortium have identified several genes and gene clusters associated with the immune response to flu vaccination.

26 Aug 2017

Discovery sheds new light on biological phenomenon in autoimmune disease

A newly-unveiled discovery, which has been four years in the making, has the potential to change the way we look at autoimmune diseases and understand how and why immune cells begin to attack different tissues in the body.

24 Aug 2017

Study shows role of exhausted regulatory T cells in allergic reactions

Researchers have evidence that the specialized T cells responsible for maintaining a balanced immune response are vulnerable to exhaustion that disrupts normal functioning and may even contribute to allergic reactions.

23 Aug 2017

Symptoms, triggers of food intolerance found to be similar in animals and humans

People are not the only ones suffering from the symptoms and problems of food intolerance and allergies.

23 Aug 2017

Scientists show how immune system can be modulated by manipulation of sugar metabolism

In its attempt to fight a serious bacterial infection, caused by listeria, for example, the immune system can become so over-activated that the resulting inflammatory response and its consequences can quickly lead to death.

21 Aug 2017

Scientists reveal differences between human and murine microglia used in degenerative disease research

The results of a new research showed that many of the genes that are expressed by microglia are different between humans and mice, which are frequently used as animal models in research on Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.

18 Aug 2017

Antibiotic use makes immune cells less effective in fighting infections

Adding another reason for doctors to avoid the overuse of antibiotics, new research shows that a reduction in the variety of microbes in the gut interferes with the immune system's ability to fight off disease.

17 Aug 2017

Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors.

17 Aug 2017

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

The 200 different types of cells in the body all start with the same DNA genome. To differentiate into families of bone cells, muscle cells, blood cells, neurons and the rest, differing gene programs have to be turned on or off.

17 Aug 2017

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This can partially be explained by genetics, shows a new study published today in Nature Communications by an international collaboration of researchers from Germany and the United States.

16 Aug 2017

New version of gene editing technique corrects molecular mistakes in RNA-based diseases

Until recently, the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technique could only be used to manipulate DNA. In a 2016 study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers repurposed the technique to track RNA in live cells in a method called RNA-targeting Cas9 (RCas9).

11 Aug 2017

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

An international team of scientists, led by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, has created a human stem cell-based model of a rare, but devastating, inherited neurological autoimmune condition called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS).

11 Aug 2017

Immune Response News and Research

Studies reveal strategies for using shingles vaccine in arthritis patients

NIH grant for CWRU professors could enable new directions for cancer immunotherapies

Tumor irradiation may prolong survival of NSCLC patients undergoing novel chemotherapy formulation

Yale experts uncover genes associated with immune response to flu vaccination

Discovery sheds new light on biological phenomenon in autoimmune disease

Study shows role of exhausted regulatory T cells in allergic reactions

Symptoms, triggers of food intolerance found to be similar in animals and humans

Scientists show how immune system can be modulated by manipulation of sugar metabolism

Scientists reveal differences between human and murine microglia used in degenerative disease research

Antibiotic use makes immune cells less effective in fighting infections

Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Research shows how glutamine plays role in regulating cellular differentiation programs

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

New version of gene editing technique corrects molecular mistakes in RNA-based diseases

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

Researchers develop rapid test for Zika virus diagnosis

Researchers boost antimicrobial and anticancer properties of spider peptides

ASU Biodesign researchers develop more potent, safer plant-based Zika vaccine

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

Researchers hope to harness immune cells for better treatment of allergies, infections

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