Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
How electroacupuncture calms inflammation and the super microscope that showed it
A cutting-edge microscope has allowed scientists to capture in real time how electroacupuncture directs the movement of immune…
This Popular Workout Supplement May Give Cancer Immunotherapy a Big Boost
Scientists have discovered that creatine may strengthen the immune system by boosting the cells that coordinate attacks on…
Scientists Just Captured Killer T Cells in Action Inside Tumors
A cytotoxic T cell imaged by cryo-expansion microscopy (cryo-ExM). The colorful dots at the center are cytotoxic granules…
Immune cells leave ‘memory’ of obesity after weight loss
(NewsNation) — A new study suggests obesity may leave a lasting “memory” on the immune system, even after…
A Common Diabetes Drug May Hold the Key to Stopping HIV From Coming Back
Scientists are investigating why a small number of people with HIV can keep the virus suppressed long after…
Can a groundbreaking cancer therapy help people with multiple sclerosis?
Grace Miller at a follow-up visit at the Cleveland Clinic nine months after she underwent an experimental CAR-T…
Human stem cells age more rapidly in space, study finds
While scientists are still working to understand the effects an extended trip to space can have on the…
Chronic Stress Sends Immune Cells to Brain, Driving Depression
Summary: A new study shows that chronic stress causes immune cells called neutrophils to leave bone marrow in…
Gut Immune Cells Found Migrating to Alzheimer’s Brain
Summary: Researchers have uncovered a surprising link between gut immune cells and the brain in Alzheimer’s disease. In…
Gene therapy can be less effective in women – and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why
Gene therapies hold immense promise for treating sight loss. These therapies use a modified, harmless virus to deliver…