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Study identifies genes that can predict response to immunotherapy in melanoma patients
Brazilian researchers have taken an important step toward precision medicine by identifying four genes that can predict which melanoma patients will not respond to immunotherapy. Although this treatment has revolutionized the fight against melanoma, th…
Anticipation of a virtual infectious pathogen is enough to prompt real biological defenses
Researchers led by the University of Geneva and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne report that neural anticipation of virtual infection triggers an immune response through activation of innate lymphoid cells.
Early challenges to the immune system disrupt oral health
Modupe O. Coker from the School of Dental Medicine and a collaborative team of researchers identified changes over time in the oral microbiome of children living with HIV, offering insights into how early immune challenges shape not only oral health bu…
Study finds cancer cells boost energy to survive mechanical stress and DNA damage
Cancer cells mount an instant, energy‑rich response to being physically squeezed, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications. The surge of energy is the first reported instance of a defensive mechanism that helps cells repair D…
Discovery shows rogue protein fuels Hodgkin lymphoma growth
A new discovery made by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) could lead to smarter, more effective treatments for Hodgkin lymphoma, a common blood cancer.
Uncovering how an immune ‘brake’ molecule doubles as a skin defense guide
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that PD-1—a molecule best known for putting the brakes on immune cells—also plays a critical role in helping T cells become long-term immune defenders in the skin. Early during infection, PD-1 acts lik…
How does the immune system prepare for breastfeeding?
Of the 3.6 million babies born in the United States each year, about 80% begin breastfeeding in their first month of life. Breastfeeding has known benefits for both mother and child, reducing maternal risk of breast and ovarian cancers, type 2 diabetes…
Immunotherapy alters bone marrow environment in acute myeloid leukemia patients
Scientists studying a hard-to-treat form of blood cancer called acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have found that a type of treatment—immunotherapy—may help change the environment where cancer cells live, possibly helping the immune system respond more effe…
AI-designed T cell receptor substitutes can accelerate precision cancer immunotherapy
New designer proteins created using an AI tool can selectively target peptide segments that bind to markers on diseased cancer cells, acting like molecular flags that signal immune cells to attack and destroy the threats.