Mount Sinai study links long COVID symptoms to autoimmunity
A Mount Sinai-led research team has demonstrated that autoimmunity, where the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues,…
Aging immune system may destabilize the gut microbiome balance
Why does the gut microbiome lose its balance as we age? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging…
Degrading mutant KRAS protein induces greater lung cancer regression
KRAS is one of the oncogenes most frequently altered in cancer, mutated in approximately one-third of lung adenocarcinomas.…
Scientists capture immune cells attacking live melanoma cells in real time
Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have captured, for the first time, ‘housekeeping’ immune cells actively…
New study shows how exercise hormone reduces multiple sclerosis symptoms
A new study offers clues as to why exercise can improve neurological symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis…
Vitamin D deficiency linked to higher postoperative breast cancer pain
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with more moderate to severe pain following breast cancer surgery and an increased…
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…
Study challenges assumptions about testosterone’s role in brain cancer
Scientists have long suspected that androgens, male sex hormones like testosterone, may help tumors grow because the hormones…
Multi-center research initiative aims to improve glioblastoma patient outcomes
Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center are part of a new multi-institution research effort aimed at improving…
Study reveals why women face higher autoimmune disease risks
Ahead of World Lupus Day on May 10, new research from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and…
Cell swelling in macrophages may trigger stronger inflammatory immune responses
As part of the body’s first line of defense against foreign invaders, macrophages play an integral role in…
A new combined therapy to boost the immune system against cancer
Cancer immunotherapy is built on a simple but powerful idea: the immune system can recognize and destroy cancer…