Much-needed new drug approved for deadliest blood cancer
Biomedical research that began at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has yielded a much-needed new treatment for patients with the deadliest form of blood cancer.
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Identifying people at higher risk of seasonal and thunderstorm asthma so they can start treatment early
Over the past few weeks in Victoria and other parts of Australia, we’ve been seeing some wild and stormy weather.
Two parallel blood formation systems produce different immune and blood cells
It has only recently become known that two parallel systems of blood formation exist in the body, originating from different precursor cells. Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a method to examine both systems separa…
New study identifies key mechanism driving HIV-associated immune suppression
Researchers from the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have discovered how a specific type of immune cell may contribute to the persistence of HIV infections. The finding offers new insight into why the …
Scientists reverse aging in blood stem cells by targeting lysosomal dysfunction
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered how to reverse aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by correcting defects in the stem cell’s lysosomes. The breakthrough, published in Cell Stem Cell, identifies lysosomal …
Why monkey studies may mislead research on cancer immunotherapy drugs targeting TIGIT
A new study published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center finds that TIGIT, an immune checkpoint receptor targeted by cancer immunotherapy drugs, triggers a different response in rhesus macaques compared to …
Sequencing method can analyze millions of T cells at a fraction of the cost
Studying T cells, the immune cells most responsible for responding to infections and cancers, just received a significant boost in the form of a new technique from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. While T-cell analysis can reveal much about how t…
Kimchi acts as a ‘precision regulator’ for the immune system, 12-week clinical trial suggests
Amid concerns about the simultaneous spread of multiple respiratory diseases, such as colds and influenza, with the change of seasons in current times, a clinical study has scientifically proven that kimchi, a traditional Korean fermented food, enhance…
Key immune differences in triple-negative breast cancer uncovered
Researchers at the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center have published findings in npj Breast Cancer that shed new light on triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
Your gut’s railway switch: How the ‘second brain’ decides between attack and repair
Beneath the surface of your gut lies a vast network of neurons—as many as in your spinal cord. New research from the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) in Lisbon shows that in mice this “second brain” helps decide whether the immune system should go into att…