Patient-driven discovery reveals potential target for autoimmune diseases
A medical mystery served as the genesis for a Yale-led study that has promising implications for treating a range of autoimmune diseases.
Inmunología
Study reveals dual role of protein in cancer treatment
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered new details about the role of a protein called interferon regulatory factor (IRF1) in cancer progression and treatment response, offering new insight that can potential…
Scientists develop potential stealth cancer therapy
Sneaking by cancer’s defenses, by disguising tumor-fighting antibodies inside the molecules cancer uses to nourish tumor growth, is the basis of a novel therapy from Yale Cancer Center researchers at the Yale School of Medicine (YSM).
Better together: Spatial arrangement of three immune cells is key to attacking tumors, study finds
There’s a frustrating fact about today’s immunotherapies for cancer. While sometimes they work beautifully—completely eliminating or greatly reducing cancer in particular patients—other times they don’t work at all. It’s a mystery.
New biomarker shows potential to evaluate treatment response for metastatic colorectal cancer
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and the third most diagnosed cancer, affecting over a million people annually. The problem worsens if the tumor is metastatic, meaning it moves from the original organ to other pa…
New study reveals immune protein’s critical role in neuronal function and aging
A study conducted at the lab of Beth Stevens, Ph.D., at Boston Children’s Hospital, has revealed that an immune protein impacts neuronal protein synthesis in the aging brain. Previous work from the Stevens lab had uncovered that immune cells in the cen…
Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study
In a study recently published in Allergy, a MedUni Vienna research team shows that COVID-19 leads to considerable long-term changes in the immune system, even in mild cases. The findings could help to better understand the long-term consequences of an …
Research suggests early life antibiotic increases asthma risk, providing clues to potential prevention of adult asthma
Early exposure to antibiotics can trigger long term susceptibility to asthma, according to new research from Monash University. Importantly, the research team isolated a molecule produced by gut bacteria that in the future could potentially be trialed …
First guideline on immune monitoring in patients with a type of blood cancer
Researchers from King’s College have led research that has resulted in the publication of first-of-their-kind guidelines that seek to standardize how clinicians measure the immune response of patients who have myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a type of…
Clarifying a synergistic effect between different types of antibodies in cancer treatment
The primary goal in cancer drug research is not merely to discover compounds that can destroy cancer cells, but to develop methods that specifically target and deliver these agents to cancer cells, sparing healthy ones.