Kids News: Melanoma vaccine and human brain cells powering AI just two big breakthroughs this National Science Week
Skin cancer prevention and a new “human” AI – there certainly have been some exciting new developments to…
Skin cancer vaccine breakthrough by Moderna and Merck
Pharmaceutical giant Moderna’s share price exploded by more than 170 per cent overnight as investors reacted to its…
MEK inhibition could limit T cell exhaustion and give a boost to immunotherapy
A major pillar of cancer immunotherapy involves stimulating T cells, the specialized killers of the immune system, to…
Thymulin curbs age-related inflammation and slows breast tumors in mice
A thymus-derived peptide reduced inflammatory immune activity and improved immunotherapy responses in aged mice, suggesting a potential strategy…
New breast cancer classification system predicts immunotherapy response success
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has marked a paradigm shift in cancer treatment, yet a significant…
Researchers develop pH and redox-sensitive systems to reduce immunotherapy toxicity
Although cancer immunotherapy has transformed treatment by harnessing the immune system to eliminate tumors, only a small subset…
Turning the flu virus Into a powerful tool to fight cancer
A recent Views & Comments article published in Engineering highlights advances in repurposing influenza viruses as flexible therapeutic…
New study suggests a way to rejuvenate the immune system | MIT News
As people age, their immune system function declines. T cell populations become smaller and can’t react to pathogens…
Researchers achieve long-term remission with novel T cell therapies for HPV-related cancers
Researchers from Rutgers Cancer Institute, New Jersey’s only National Cancer Institute (NCI) – designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, and…
Study reveals how melanoma evolves to resist immunotherapy
A study led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators reveals how melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer,…
Chinese researchers develop ‘nano-tagging tool’ for cancer immunotherapy
This undated file photo shows the Chinese Academy of Sciences. (PHOTO / CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES) SHANGHAI –…
Scientists discover molecular brake that limits T cell attack on tumors
In a discovery that could expand the array of current cancer immunotherapy treatments, scientists at Harvard Medical School…