Immunology News and Research

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Discovery of additional viral reservoir reveals new target for HIV cure research

HIV cure research to date has focused on clearing the virus from T cells, a type of white blood cell that is an essential part of the immune system.

17 Apr 2017

Hypertension linked to better outcomes for subset of ovarian cancer patients

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, may come with a plus side, at least for a subset of women with ovarian cancer.

17 Apr 2017

Th17 cell durability offers promise for next-generation adoptive cancer immunotherapy trials

Medical University of South Carolina investigators report that long-term expansion protocols for adoptive cancer immunotherapy do not compromise Th17 cells' effectiveness against large tumors, in the March 9, 2017 issue of JCI Insight.

17 Apr 2017

Human Vaccines Project, VUMC and Illumina team up to decipher genetic underpinnings of immune system

The Human Vaccines Project and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) today announced that they joined forces with Illumina, Inc., to decipher the human immunome, the genetic underpinnings of the immune system.

12 Apr 2017

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have found a way to tether HIV-fighting antibodies to immune cells, creating a cell population resistant to the virus.

11 Apr 2017

TSRI professor receives $4.8 million grant to advance potential HIV vaccine research

Professor Michael Farzan, co-chair of the Department of Immunology and Microbiology on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has received $4.8 million in funding through a 2017 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS research from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute on Drug Abuse.

11 Apr 2017

Activation of specific protein could lead to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, study reveals

The discovery of a protein signature that is highly predictive of leukemia could lead to novel treatments of the leading childhood cancer, according to new study showing that competition among certain proteins causes an imbalance that leads to leukemia.

11 Apr 2017

Researchers map gene activity to reveal how the liver performs different functions

If you get up in the morning feeling energetic and clearheaded, you can thank your liver for manufacturing glucose before breakfast time. Among a host of other vital functions, it also clears our body of toxins and produces most of the carrier proteins in our blood.

11 Apr 2017

Salk Institute receives additional $3 million Glenn Foundation gift to continue aging research

The Salk Institute has received a $3 million gift from the Glenn Foundation for Medical Research for the second time in 4 years, enabling the Institute to continue investigating the biology of normal human aging and age-related diseases.

10 Apr 2017

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

Researchers in Germany have developed a transgenic mouse that could help scientists identify new influenza virus strains with the potential to cause a global pandemic.

10 Apr 2017

New research sheds light on movement of white blood cells to sites of infection

One of the mysteries of the living body is the movement of cells - not just in the blood, but through cellular and other barriers.

10 Apr 2017

Hematologist-oncologist to lead bone marrow transplantation program for treating blood-borne cancers

Hematologist-oncologist Ahmad Samer Al-Homsi MD, MBA, will lead a new bone marrow transplantation program at NYU Langone's Perlmutter Cancer Center for treating blood-borne cancers, including leukemia, lymphoma and multiple myeloma, and potentially utilize transplantation as an adjunct to immunotherapy for solid tumors.

10 Apr 2017

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

A research team led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists has discovered how a set of proteins delays the "executioner" machinery that kills damaged or infected cells in a process called necroptosis.

7 Apr 2017

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Patients who develop itchy wheals in response to cold or friction benefit from treatment with omalizumab, a drug normally used to treat asthma.

7 Apr 2017

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center and its Perlmutter Cancer Center have uncovered a critical pathway by which pancreatic cancer cells turn off the immune system charged with attacking them. The findings appear in a paper published online in Nature Medicine April 10.

7 Apr 2017

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

When scientists talk about laboratory stem cells being totipotent or pluripotent, they mean that the cells have the potential, like an embryo, to develop into any type of tissue in the body.

6 Apr 2017

Researchers solve medical mystery through genetics

Researchers have identified the genetic mutation responsible for one patient's serious health problems, finally solving a medical mystery that has endured for over 30 years.

6 Apr 2017

Antibody treatment protects non-human primates against deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses

An antibody treatment successfully protected nonhuman primates against the deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses even when given five days after becoming infected, according to the latest findings of a collaborative team from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Mapp Biopharmaceutical Inc., and Vanderbilt University. The findings are now available in Science Translational Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

Essen BioScience Launches the IncuCyte® S3 Live-Cell Analysis Platform

Essen BioScience, a pioneer and leader in the field of cell-based assays and instrumentation used for drug discovery and basic research, has launched the IncuCyte® S3 live-cell analysis platform for real-time, automated measurements of cell health, proliferation, movement and function directly inside a standard incubator.

From Sartorius 3 Apr 2017

Patients' immune system profiles could be linked to effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Higher or lower levels of certain immune cells in cancer patients may be associated with how well they respond to immunotherapy, according to preliminary results of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute.

3 Apr 2017

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Discovery of additional viral reservoir reveals new target for HIV cure research

Hypertension linked to better outcomes for subset of ovarian cancer patients

Th17 cell durability offers promise for next-generation adoptive cancer immunotherapy trials

Human Vaccines Project, VUMC and Illumina team up to decipher genetic underpinnings of immune system

TSRI scientists find new way to make cell population resistant to HIV

TSRI professor receives $4.8 million grant to advance potential HIV vaccine research

Activation of specific protein could lead to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, study reveals

Researchers map gene activity to reveal how the liver performs different functions

Salk Institute receives additional $3 million Glenn Foundation gift to continue aging research

New transgenic mouse could help monitor potential dangers of emerging influenza viruses

New research sheds light on movement of white blood cells to sites of infection

Hematologist-oncologist to lead bone marrow transplantation program for treating blood-borne cancers

Immunologists discover how rescue proteins delay ‘executioner’ machinery that kills damaged cells

Patients with inducible urticaria can benefit from treatment with asthma drug

Researchers uncover critical pathway that helps pancreatic cancer cells turn off immune system

Salk scientists discover chemical cocktail that enables stem cells to generate tissues

Researchers solve medical mystery through genetics

Antibody treatment protects non-human primates against deadly Marburg and Ravn viruses

Essen BioScience Launches the IncuCyte® S3 Live-Cell Analysis Platform

Patients' immune system profiles could be linked to effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

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