Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UK) have contributed to discovering a “control switch” inside our immune cells that helps the body destroy dangerous fungal infections. Researchers found that a protein called RAB5c helps white blood cells k…
New research from the University of Kansas shows a “risk gene” linked to higher odds of developing autoimmune diseases such as diabetes or lupus may also provide a survival advantage fighting viral infections like coronavirus. The research centers on a…
Until recently, allergy treatment was largely based on average treatment schemes. A patient with pollen allergy would receive a similar therapy to others with the same diagnosis. Today, this model is beginning to change. The latest recommendations publ…
Creativity and curiosity have always been central to the work of Joshua Moreau, Ph.D., an immunologist whose work at Oregon Health & Science University sits at the intersection of harnessing the immune system; delving into tissue biology; and, most rec…
Cancer immunotherapy is built on a simple but powerful idea: the immune system can recognize and destroy cancer cells if it is properly activated. In many patients, however, this response is too weak or too slow to be effective. Recently, a type of imm…
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center have identified a promising new strategy to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer, one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths…
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) are the first in the world to characterize human antibodies capable of neutralizing measles virus. These antibodies bind to key sites on measles virus and prevent the virus from entering host cells….
Ahead of World Lupus Day on May 10, new research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW Sydney helps explain why women are significantly more likely to be diagnosed with an autoimmune disease—a condition where the immune system misfires…
As part of the body’s first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in the innate immune system. However, the ability of macrophages to interpret and respond to diverse danger signals remains incompletely understood.
Chronic immune diseases are shaped by multiple inflammatory processes happening at the same time, each in different parts of the tissue. This finding from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Immunity, is based on a mouse study. The research…
