Immunology News and Research

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Cannabidiol shown to extend lifespan and improve symptoms in Leigh syndrome models

A study led by the UAB Institut de Neurociències and published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates in animal models how daily administration of cannabidiol (CBD), a substance obtained from the cannabis plant, extends lifespan and improves symptoms associated with Leigh syndrome.

6 Sep 2024

Artificial lymphoid organ-chips created to predict vaccine responses in humans

Researchers at the Institut Pasteur in France have developed artificial "lymphoid organ-chips" that recreate much of the human immune system's response to booster vaccines

6 Sep 2024

Study reveals how sex hormones regulate immune system functions

Findings indicate that testosterone therapy in trans men alters immune system responses, suggesting implications for disease susceptibility and treatment.

6 Sep 2024

Arthritis medications could reverse COVID lung damage

Arthritis drugs already available for prescription have the potential to halt lingering lung problems that can last months or years after COVID-19 infections, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai suggests.

6 Sep 2024

Cancer drug offers life-changing results for severe lupus patient

The team at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin is astounded by the huge improvement seen in a female patient with severe systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) after being treated with the cancer medication teclistamab. Not long ago, the 23-year-old was wheelchair-bound due to the autoimmune disease.

6 Sep 2024

Aging immune system fuels cancer growth

A novel study by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai addresses a critical yet under-explored question in cancer research: Why is aging the biggest risk factor for cancer? The study reveals how an aging immune system spurs tumor growth, offering new insights into cancer prevention and treatment, especially for older adults.

6 Sep 2024

Insilico Medicine partners with Inimmune to advance immunotherapeutic discovery

Insilico Medicine("Insilico"), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company, today announced that the company has achieved a groundbreaking collaboration with Inimmune, which will utilize Chemistry42, Insilico's proprietary generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology to accelerate the discovery and development of next-generation immunotherapeutics.

5 Sep 2024

Research unveils how hormones affect immune system differences between genders

Researchers have uncovered how hormones profoundly affect our immune systems, explaining why men and women are affected by diseases differently.

5 Sep 2024

Mucosal COVID-19 boosters outperform mRNA shots in preventing upper airway infections

Aerosolized mucosal vaccines show promise in controlling SARS-CoV-2, offering greater protection and immune response than intramuscular bivalent mRNA boosters.

5 Sep 2024

Allen Institute and NYSCF launch collaboration to create inclusive cellular models

Today, the Allen Institute for Cell Science and New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced a pioneering collaboration to address this critical issue, combining two cutting-edge technologies to create more inclusive cellular models for studying disease.

4 Sep 2024

New immunotherapy approach shows promise for minimizing spinal cord injury damage

WashU Medicine researchers have designed, in mice, an approach to minimizing the damage from a spinal cord injury through the use of engineered immune cells.

4 Sep 2024

Newly discovered antibody can neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2

Researchers have discovered an antibody able to neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as distantly related SARS-like coronaviruses that infect other animals.

3 Sep 2024

How can microdialysis benefit drug development?

In this interview, discover how Charles River uses the power of microdialysis for drug development as well as CNS therapeutics.

From Charles River Labs - Neuroscience Discovery Services 3 Sep 2024

New study highlights potential of childhood immunization against HIV

Research at Weill Cornell Medicine suggests that childhood immunization against HIV could one day provide protection before risk of contracting this potentially fatal infection dramatically increases in adolescence.

30 Aug 2024

Study reveals the role of blood clotting in COVID-19

In a study that reshapes what we know about COVID-19 and its most perplexing symptoms, scientists have discovered that the blood coagulation protein fibrin causes the unusual clotting and inflammation that have become hallmarks of the disease, while also suppressing the body's ability to clear the virus.

29 Aug 2024

$120 million gift boosts UCLA’s efforts in immunotherapy and innovation

UCLA has received a $120 million commitment from surgeon, inventor and philanthropist Dr. Gary Michelson and his wife, Alya, to kick-start the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, an innovative public-private partnership aimed at spurring breakthrough discoveries that prevent and cure diseases and catalyze economic growth and innovation in Los Angeles.

27 Aug 2024

LSHTM receives £2.8m grant to tackle hidden malaria in India

Researchers at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have been awarded £2.8m to study factors sustaining malaria transmission in an area of India where infections are evading detection.

27 Aug 2024

Novel bottom-up approach in synthetic immunology opens a new frontier for disease treatment

Synthetic immunology, an innovative field of research which could lead to fundamentally new approaches and methods in the treatment of infectious diseases and cancer, is the topic of an article in the "Perspectives" section of the journal "Nature Nanotechnology". Herein, Heidelberg researchers Prof. Dr. Kerstin Göpfrich, Prof. Dr. Michael Platten, Prof. Dr. Friedrich Frischknecht, and Prof. Dr. Oliver T. Fackler describe a so-called bottom-up approach that uses the toolbox of nanotechnology and synthetic biology to construct systems from molecular building blocks and specifically equip them with immune functions.

27 Aug 2024

Study reveals metabolic switch crucial for memory T cell formation and cancer immunity

A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic switch in the immune system's T cells that is essential to the generation of memory T cells - which confer lasting immunity to previously encountered pathogens - and a T cell subtype found in tumors that drives anti-tumor responses during immunotherapy.

23 Aug 2024

Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances brain infection

Scientists have discovered a mutation in SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, that plays a key role in its ability to infect the central nervous system.

23 Aug 2024

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Cannabidiol shown to extend lifespan and improve symptoms in Leigh syndrome models

Artificial lymphoid organ-chips created to predict vaccine responses in humans

Study reveals how sex hormones regulate immune system functions

Arthritis medications could reverse COVID lung damage

Cancer drug offers life-changing results for severe lupus patient

Aging immune system fuels cancer growth

Insilico Medicine partners with Inimmune to advance immunotherapeutic discovery

Research unveils how hormones affect immune system differences between genders

Mucosal COVID-19 boosters outperform mRNA shots in preventing upper airway infections

Allen Institute and NYSCF launch collaboration to create inclusive cellular models

New immunotherapy approach shows promise for minimizing spinal cord injury damage

Newly discovered antibody can neutralize all known variants of SARS-CoV-2

How can microdialysis benefit drug development?

New study highlights potential of childhood immunization against HIV

Study reveals the role of blood clotting in COVID-19

$120 million gift boosts UCLA’s efforts in immunotherapy and innovation

LSHTM receives £2.8m grant to tackle hidden malaria in India

Novel bottom-up approach in synthetic immunology opens a new frontier for disease treatment

Study reveals metabolic switch crucial for memory T cell formation and cancer immunity

Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances brain infection

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