Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Research finds stem-like T cells are associated with pathogenesis in ulcerative colitis

Researchers investigated whether stem-like T lymphocytes are involved in ulcerative colitis pathogenesis.

21 Jun 2024

Ohio State study unveils white blood cells' role in nerve fiber regeneration

In a new study, neuroscience researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered a special type of human white blood cell that has the potential to regrow nerve fibers.

20 Jun 2024

Advances in organoids and embryonic models pose no risk to personhood, expert argues

Advances in organoids and embryonic models of human development have the potential to prompt social and existential questions - e.g., what defines human individuality? However, bioethicist Insoo Hyun of Harvard Medical School and the Museum of Science in Boston says that these models have the potential to strengthen rather than weaken the concept of human individuality when considered within the philosophical frameworks of "personhood" and sentience.

20 Jun 2024

JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib enhances immunotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Checkpoint inhibitor therapies can be thought of as the molecular "brake release" for the immune system.

20 Jun 2024

Novel method for 'rationally engineering' enzymes to deliver improved performance

Scientists have prototyped a new method for "rationally engineering" enzymes to deliver improved performance.

20 Jun 2024

Unveiling the role of auto-antibodies in COVID-19 severity

Even though COVID-19 manifests as a mild and short-lived disease in most people, some suffer extremely severe symptoms; in the worst cases, these patients die due to complications such as respiratory failure or thromboembolism.

19 Jun 2024

New Swiss research institute to pioneer immune engineering and global child health

“Swiss research institute established to focus on immune engineering and advancing global child and adolescent health.”

19 Jun 2024

St. Jude researchers uncover NLRC5's role in immune response and cell death

The innate immune system is responsible for protecting the human body from threats that could cause disease or infection.

14 Jun 2024

TIMP-1 protein found to boost immune system's fight against cancer

Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have found a new function for an existing protein.

14 Jun 2024

Targeting basophils to revitalize cytotoxic T-cells in tumor microenvironment

The ecosystem that surrounds a tumor, also known as the tumor microenvironment, includes immune cells, tissues, blood vessels and other cells that interact with each other and with the tumor.

13 Jun 2024

Human antibodies show promise against Black widow spider venom

There are various types of widow spiders, including black, red, and brown varieties in North and South America, the Australian redback spider, and several button spider species that inhabit South Africa.

12 Jun 2024

Attenuated virus helps eliminate cancer in mice

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered that an attenuated (weakened) virus can help eliminate cancer in mice.

11 Jun 2024

Berotralstat: A promising oral treatment for hereditary angioedema with normal C1-inhibitor

BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced new real-world evidence showing that patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE) who have normal C1-inhibitor (HAE-nC1-INH) level and function had a reduction in monthly attack rates after starting oral, once-daily berotralstat.

8 Jun 2024

Health experts call for a renewed focus on allergy training for nurses

Hives, asthma, or eczema – they’re all very common symptoms of an allergic reaction. When mild, allergies cause irritation and discomfort, yet when severe, they can result in anaphylaxis and even death.

8 Jun 2024

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

In a clinical trial conducted by Stanford Medicine investigators and their colleagues, a 15-day course of Paxlovid - an antiviral drug combination targeting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 - proved safe as an extended-duration treatment but didn't lessen select symptoms of the syndrome known as long COVID: the persistence, or reappearance, of COVID-related symptoms three months or more after an initial COVID-19 infection.

7 Jun 2024

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Research finds stem-like T cells are associated with pathogenesis in ulcerative colitis

Ohio State study unveils white blood cells' role in nerve fiber regeneration

Advances in organoids and embryonic models pose no risk to personhood, expert argues

JAK inhibitor ruxolitinib enhances immunotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients

Novel method for 'rationally engineering' enzymes to deliver improved performance

Unveiling the role of auto-antibodies in COVID-19 severity

New Swiss research institute to pioneer immune engineering and global child health

St. Jude researchers uncover NLRC5's role in immune response and cell death

TIMP-1 protein found to boost immune system's fight against cancer

Targeting basophils to revitalize cytotoxic T-cells in tumor microenvironment

Human antibodies show promise against Black widow spider venom

Attenuated virus helps eliminate cancer in mice

Berotralstat: A promising oral treatment for hereditary angioedema with normal C1-inhibitor

Health experts call for a renewed focus on allergy training for nurses

Stanford study finds 15-day paxlovid treatment safe but ineffective for long COVID

Curcumin-based inhibition of thiol isomerases: A potential treatment for food allergies

‘Artificial lymph node’ shows potential to treat cancer

Developing pre-symptomatic diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease using long-read RNA sequencing

Common anti-inflammatory drug could combat deadly gut fungus, study finds

Wistar scientists develop Persistent Multivalent T Cell Engager for advanced kidney cancer

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Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

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