New immune profiling tool identifies antibodies that trigger preterm births
A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, but for about 1 in 10 pregnant women labor begins too soon.…
$5.8 million study explores gut-brain inflammation in people with HIV
Oregon Health & Science University researchers have secured a $5.8 million, five-year federal award to investigate whether damage…
Blood proteins may offer new clues to gut health in coeliac disease
Coeliac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes…
New signaling pathway enhances blood stem cell transplantation outcomes
Gene therapies are used to treat many different blood disorders. However, blood stem cells often fail to achieve…
Study explains why cancer immunity declines faster in males
Lutz Menzel, PhD, formerly of the Department of Radiation Oncology within the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute, and…
New research unveils role of innate immune system in pancreatic cancer
Researchers from Adelaide University have demonstrated that blocking a specific immune system gene can reduce pancreatic cancer tumor…
Rare dendritic cells may promote immune tolerance in metastatic cancer
This study was co-led by Steven Blum, MD. Gary Reynolds, MD, PhD, Samuel Klempner, MD, and Alexandra-Chloé Villani,…
Blood biomarkers help track gut pathology in celiac disease
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system reacts adversely to gluten. Eating gluten causes…
Scientists discover a novel strategy to unmask cancer cells in high-risk neuroblastoma
High-risk neuroblastoma is one of the most aggressive forms of solid tumors affecting children, originating in the nervous…
Existing drug helps bladder cells destroy hidden urinary tract infections
Urinary tract infections, or UTIs, are among the most common bacterial infections, caused mostly by the uropathogenic bacterium…
Neuromedin U drives immune suppression in aggressive prostate cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has found a link between the nervous system and the rapid…
Trump says some routine immunizations will be split into 5 shots
Trump says some routine immunizations will be split into 5 shots. Vaccine experts say it won’t work President…