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A New Therapeutic Target Turns The Immune System Against Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a group of cancers that originate in the lymph nodes and affect white blood cells of the immune system called B cells.

24 Apr 2020

Antibodies Could Provide New Treatment For OCD

Scientists have discovered that patients suffering from OCD have increased levels of a protein called Immuno-moodulin (Imood) in their lymphocytes.

24 Apr 2020

Researchers develop new molecular workflow to study single-cell genomics of diseases

Although advances in genetics and genomics reveal numerous disease-associated gene mutations, physicians and researchers still wrestle with the tricky challenge of linking those mutations to actual disease-causing processes.

23 Apr 2020

Study shows how tumor cells respond to nutrient deficiency

Some solid tumors have a very high growth rate, which often leads to a lack of vascularization due to the impossibility to develop, at the same time, the blood vessels that accompany and nourish it.

22 Apr 2020

New study could lead to effective immunotherapy treatments for cancer patients

According to a study recently published in the eLife journal, researchers have devised a new method to chart the molecules present on tumor cells that indicate their presence to the immune system.

22 Apr 2020

Study reveals the formation of tuft cells and their role in immunity

Chronic pancreatitis, or persistent inflammation of the pancreas, is a known risk factor that leads to the development of pancreatic cancer, which is the third-deadliest cancer in the United States.

20 Apr 2020

Genetic variability of immune system affects severity of COVID-19

Genetic variations in the immune system of humans may have an impact on the vulnerability to, and severity of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

20 Apr 2020

Autoimmunity Plays A Role In Parkinson's Disease

A new study co-led by scientists at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) adds increasing evidence that Parkinson's disease is partly an autoimmune disease.

20 Apr 2020

New Coronavirus Research Examines Immune Response

A study has been launched to understand how the body's immune system responds to COVID-19, including if and when a person could be re-infected with the virus.

20 Apr 2020

Study Reveals Bile Metabolite Of Gut Microbes Boosts Immune Cells

A study has discovered a novel means by which bacterial colonies in the small intestine support the generation of regulatory T cells.

20 Apr 2020

Cancer Drug Resistance Study Raises Immune Red Flags

Sooner or later, most cancer patients develop resistance to chemotherapy drugs designed to kill their cancer, forcing oncologists to seek alternatives.

20 Apr 2020

Specialized proteins could help combat severe cytokine storms in COVID-19 patients

One of the defining features of COVID-19 is the excessive immune response that can occur in severe cases. This burst of immune overreaction, also called a cytokine storm, damages the lungs and can be fatal.

17 Apr 2020

Experience Matters For Immune Cells

The discovery that immune T cells have a spectrum of responsiveness could shed light on how our immune system responds to infections and cancer.

17 Apr 2020

Deadliest Malaria Strain Protects Itself From The Immune System

The parasite causing the most severe form of human malaria uses proteins to make red blood cells sticky, making it harder for the immune system to destroy it.

17 Apr 2020

Study shows how vulnerable cells armor themselves against infection

Cells in some of the body's most vulnerable entry routes to bacterial infection buffer themselves when the immune system detects danger by reorganizing the cholesterol on their surfaces, a new study led by UTSW scientists suggests.

16 Apr 2020

Improving drug targets for asthma and rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers have found that immune T cells exhibit a range of responsiveness. This finding could offer insights into how the immune system of humans responds to infections and cancer, and what goes wrong in immune diseases.

16 Apr 2020

New algorithm predicts the evolution of genetic mutations in species

David McCandlish and Juannan Zhou, both quantitative biologists at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, have designed a new algorithm that has predictive power, providing researchers the ability to observe the way particular genetic mutations combine to make crucial proteins change over the duration of a species’ evolution.

16 Apr 2020