Certain white blood cells in the immune system, known as neutrophils, can make cancer immunotherapy less effective, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Immunity. The results show that a signaling molecule in the…
Researchers from Amsterdam UMC, in collaboration with other hospitals, have successfully completed the first Phase III study of an in vivo CRISPR therapy. In this large-scale, double-blind trial, 80 patients with hereditary angioedema were randomized t…
You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body’s defenses out or weaken them once th…
It’s common knowledge that ticks can spread infections that cause serious illnesses, including Lyme disease. Now health officials are trying to raise awareness of a lesser-known problem: a life-threatening allergy to meat triggered by tick bites.
Scientists at Florida International University may have found a way to make a powerful cancer treatment work even better. The treatment, called CAR-T therapy, uses a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. Doctors remove special immune cells called…
Patients with COVID-19 can show several different antiviral immune response patterns, which may influence how the disease develops. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in Genome Medicine, highlighting the importance of in…
New research from Imperial College London suggests that infection with the influenza virus may leave people more susceptible to tuberculosis. The findings suggest that seasonal flu vaccines could offer a potential new strategy for preventing and contro…
A low-calorie fasting-style diet significantly reduced inflammation linked to gum disease in a small clinical study. The findings suggest that what people eat may influence gum health almost as much as what they do with a toothbrush.
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised that so-called “zombie cells” come with a catch. In response to severe damage, when cells can’t recover full function but aren’t ready to die, they can become senescent, in a zombie-like state between life and death.
CAR-T therapy engineers a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. Making these cels more resilient can make treatments more effective.
