High levels of fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) have been linked to increased tumor growth and resistance to immunotherapy. In a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the Universi…
A study published in Science Advances reveals a novel strategy that allows tumors to evade the body’s immune response critical for their elimination. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have discovered in a mouse mo…
Researchers, led by the University of Melbourne’s Professor Laura Mackay, a Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at the Peter Doherty Institute of Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), in collaboration with Pfizer, have discovered new insi…
Developing effective treatments and understanding how the mechanism of the immune system have always been challenging for scientists. T cells, which are the frontline warriors in the battle against infections, have been a major focus of research.
An increase in high-fat, high-fructose foods in people’s diets has contributed to a dramatic increase in type 2 diabetes. This, in turn, has led to an increase in peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage, typically in the hands and feet—that causes weakness,…
University of Queensland research using natural killer cells may lead to the first new treatment for a devastating childhood cancer in 40 years. Associate Professor Fernando Guimaraes, a Principal Research Fellow from UQ’s Frazer Institute led a team t…
Northwestern Medicine investigators have developed a new avenue to reprogram compromised immune cells to act against tumors, according to a study published in Science Advances.
Newborns with heart complications can rely on their newly developed immune systems to regenerate cardiac tissues, but adults aren’t so lucky. After a heart attack, most adults struggle to regenerate healthy heart tissue, leading to scar-tissue buildup …
When blood cancer cells break through the bone and multiply, tumor cells become dangerously diverse and the immune response in the region changes, report researchers from Berlin and Heidelberg in Science Immunology. The detailed insights into cancer pr…
Scientists at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) have uncovered key insights into how T cells—the body’s frontline immune soldiers—respond to infections like COVID-19. Their research suggests that the disease fighting functions of T cells are stro…
