Australian study to probe why some twins respond differently to infections, treatments
Identical twins Nicole and Amanda Campbell may look and sound alike, but that’s where the similarities end. “Amanda…
Brain-protecting immune cells may actually drive Alzheimer’s disease
Immune cells that normally protect the body from damage by attacking foreign or infected cells are found in…
Machine learning maps changing immune response over time in sepsis
Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. Sepsis is a life-threatening…
Glioma microenvironment emerges as key target for future therapies
The prognosis for glioma patients remains extremely poor despite aggressive multimodal standard therapy: maximal safe resection, radiotherapy, and…
Skull bone marrow contains immune hubs that fight brain cancer
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered lymph node-like structures in the skull…
Paying attention to your body may change how an acute skin inflammation unfolds
Simply directing attention toward inflammation-related sensations produced smaller, faster-resolving skin responses, revealing how conscious attention may influence immune…
Localized biochemical halo of IL-10 suppresses immune rejection of pancreatic beta cells
A protein known as interleukin 10 (IL-10) is the lynchpin of a new method to protect transplanted cells…
Malaria infection causes permanent damage to the spleen immune cells
Macrophages formed in the bone marrow can only assume the function of embryonal phagocytes, or “scavenger cells,” to…
Tick-borne viruses show concerning potential for future pandemics
A study led by a University of California, Riverside biomedical scientist shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as…
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…
COVID-19 vaccine boosters may protect against future animal coronavirus outbreaks
COVID-19 vaccine boosters not only protect against SARS‑CoV‑2 – the virus behind the most recent pandemic – but…
Cambridge researchers discover three distinct severe pneumonia biological subtypes
Cambridge researchers have shown that severe pneumonia has three different subtypes, helping explain why some patients in intensive…