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Released: 27-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Cellular postal service delivers messages from non-human cells, too
University of Connecticut

Messenger bubbles produced by human cells can pick up bacterial products and deliver them to other cells, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Nov. 16 issue of Nature Cell Biology.

   
Newswise: No IKAROS, no antibodies
Released: 27-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
No IKAROS, no antibodies
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

In a new Cell study, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) and Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, show how a protein called IKAROS helps "weave" the genome.

Newswise: American Association of Immunologists Wins IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Campaign Award
Released: 27-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
American Association of Immunologists Wins IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Campaign Award
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

AAI announces it has been awarded the IUIS 2023 Day of Immunology Award for Best Theme

Released: 24-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Nutrient found in beef and dairy improves immune response to cancer
University of Chicago Medical Center

Scientists at UChicago discover that trans-vaccenic acid (TVA), a fatty acid found in beef, lamb, and dairy products, improves the ability of immune cells to fight tumors.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
Fighting AIDS: Why the goal is to diagnose HIV before symptoms appear
Mayo Clinic

HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome), can hide in the body for many years before symptoms appear.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
A luta contra a AIDS: por que é importante detectar o HIV antes que os sintomas apareçam
Mayo Clinic

O HIV (vírus da imunodeficiência humana) que causa a AIDS (síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida) pode ficar oculto no corpo por muitos anos antes da manifestação dos sintomas.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
La lucha contra el SIDA: por qué el objetivo es detectar el VIH antes de que aparezcan los síntomas
Mayo Clinic

El VIH (virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana), el virus que causa el SIDA (síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida), se puede esconder en el organismo durante muchos años antes de que aparezcan los síntomas.

Released: 22-Nov-2023 1:05 AM EST
مكافحة مرض نقص المناعة البشري المكتسب (الإيدز): لماذا يكمن هدفنا في اكتشاف فيروس نقص المناعة البشري قبل ظهور الأعراض
Mayo Clinic

روتشستر، مينيسوتا – إن فيروس نقص المناعة البشري، الذي يسبب الإيدز (مرض نقص المناعة البشري المكتسب) بإمكانه أن يختفي في الجسم عدة سنوات قبلما تظهر الأعراض. وخلال هذا الوقت، فإنه يقضي على جزء من الجهاز المناعي دون أن نشعر. لذا فإن هدفنا هو اكتشاف فيروس نقص المناعة البشري قبلما تظهر الأعراض، مما يجعل الاختبارات الروتينية ضروريةً كي يعرف المرضى أنهم مصابون وكي يتسنى علاجهم، وهذا ما أوضحته الدكتورة ستيسي ريزا خبيرة الأمراض المُعدية والباحثة في فيروس نقص المناعة البشري لدى مايو كلينك.

Released: 21-Nov-2023 3:45 PM EST
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Newswise: Cleveland Clinic Research Finds Sex Differences in  Immune Response and Metabolism Drive Alzheimer’s Disease
Released: 21-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Cleveland Clinic Research Finds Sex Differences in Immune Response and Metabolism Drive Alzheimer’s Disease
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland Clinic researchers analyzed genes and brain tissue of patients with Alzheimer’s and found that differences in brain immunometabolism – the interactions between the immune system and the ways cells create energy – may contribute to women’s increased risk for the disease and its severity.

Newswise: Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system
Released: 21-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Immunotherapy using modified chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells has greatly improved survival rates for relapsed and recurrent pediatric leukemia and lymphomas, but not brain and solid tumors.

Newswise: Why natural allergen-specific antibodies cannot always protect against allergies
Released: 21-Nov-2023 8:05 AM EST
Why natural allergen-specific antibodies cannot always protect against allergies
Scientific Project Lomonosov

Immunologists found the difference between antibodies that react to birch pollen allergens in healthy people and patients with allergies. The authors also found out why not all classes of antibodies can protect against allergies. The results were published in Allergy.

Newswise: Seven LJI scientists rank among
Released: 17-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
Seven LJI scientists rank among "Highly Cited Researchers"
La Jolla Institute for Immunology

Clarivate calls these scientists "pioneers," noting that ranking on the Highly Cited Researchers list is a sign that a scientist has published significant findings and influenced their field of study.

Newswise: St. Jude scientists identify T-cell differentiation nodes to improve cancer-killing
Released: 15-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
St. Jude scientists identify T-cell differentiation nodes to improve cancer-killing
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude scientists mapped the gene regulatory networks responsible for progressive differentiation states of tumor-infiltrating T cells, using a technology known as single-cell CRISPR screening to knock out or genetically perturb multiple genes potentially involved.

Newswise: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Secures $5 Million NIH Grant for Cutting-Edge Cancer Target Discovery and Development Center
Released: 15-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Secures $5 Million NIH Grant for Cutting-Edge Cancer Target Discovery and Development Center
Mount Sinai Health System

The Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy and the Icahn Genomics Institute (IGI) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been awarded a $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health to establish a state-of-the-art center dedicated to the discovery and development of cutting-edge targets for cancer therapy.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 3:05 AM EST
Another step toward the HIV-1 vaccine: Dynamics of neutralizing antibodies
University of Cologne

An international team has for the first time researched the longevity of neutralizing antibodies in HIV-1-infected people. Currently, it is assumed that an HIV-1 vaccine can only be effective if it produces these antibodies in vaccinated humans.

Newswise: Novel Immunotherapy Approach at Roswell Park Shows Promise in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Released: 14-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
Novel Immunotherapy Approach at Roswell Park Shows Promise in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

A phase 1 clinical trial conducted exclusively at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that a novel treatment regimen can make immunotherapy more effective in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).

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Released: 14-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Allison Institute hosts inaugural scientific symposium
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The James P. Allison Institute at MD Anderson hosted its inaugural scientific symposium on Nov. 10, bringing together more than 400 leading scientists in immunotherapy and immunobiology.

   
Newswise: Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Released: 14-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
Researchers Explore Origins of Lupus, Find Reason for Condition’s Prevalence Among Women
Johns Hopkins Medicine

For years, researchers and clinicians have known that lupus, an autoimmune condition, occurs in women at a rate nine times higher than in men.

Newswise: Cancer stem cells trigger macrophage aging
7-Nov-2023 7:00 PM EST
Cancer stem cells trigger macrophage aging
Hokkaido University

Cancer stem cells cause the aging of macrophages in mice with healthy immune systems, creating conditions for the formation of tumors.

13-Nov-2023 5:05 PM EST
New Antiphospholipid Syndrome Research Findings Presented at ACR Convergence 2023
Hospital for Special Surgery

Investigators from the Antiphospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking (APS ACTION) presented new research findings in antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) at the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Convergence 2023, the ACR’s annual meeting.

Released: 10-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Gwen Fortune-Blakely Named Chief Membership and Engagement Officer of The American Association of Immunologists
American Association of Immunologists (AAI)

The American Association of Immunologists (AAI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gwen Fortune-Blakely, M.B.A, CAE, as its new chief membership and engagement officer.

Newswise: New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
Released: 9-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
New Knowledge Commons to improve understanding of immune system
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center will lead a multi-institution effort to gather and assimilate information on the billions of sequences employed by immune receptors of the adaptive immune system. The project, funded by the National Institutes of Health, aims to improve the understanding of immunity and help facilitate the development of improved vaccines and treatments for many diseases.

Newswise: What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System
Released: 9-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
What Human Diseases Can Teach Us About the Immune System
Harvard Medical School

Jennifer Oyler-Yaniv is studying human diseases to learn about the immune system. She hopes that diseases such as cancer will reveal fundamental principles of how immune cells communicate

8-Nov-2023 4:05 PM EST
Sylvester research shows how interactions between tumor genes and microenvironment influence treatment response in multiple myeloma
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center

A multicenter study led by researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center shows how interactions between tumor cells and immune components of the microenvironment can impact treatment responses and outcomes in patients newly diagnosed with multiple myeloma who undergo combination treatments that include targeted immunotherapy.

Newswise: Nuevo estudio: hacer gárgaras con agua salada podría ayudar a prevenir la hospitalización por COVID
3-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Nuevo estudio: hacer gárgaras con agua salada podría ayudar a prevenir la hospitalización por COVID
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Un nuevo estudio que se presentará en la Reunión Científica Anual del ACAAI de este año en Anaheim (California) determinó que tanto un régimen de solución salina de dosis baja como de dosis alta parecían estar asociadas a menores tasas de hospitalización en comparación con los controles en las infecciones por SARS-CoV-2.

Newswise: Una encuesta revela que el 42 % de los médicos de atención primaria no están familiarizados con los productos biológicos para tratar el asma
3-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Una encuesta revela que el 42 % de los médicos de atención primaria no están familiarizados con los productos biológicos para tratar el asma
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

Un nuevo estudio que se presentará en la Reunión Científica Anual del ACAAI de este año en Anaheim (California) muestra que el 42% de los médicos de atención primaria (PCP) encuestados no estaban familiarizados con los productos biológicos para tratar el asma.

Newswise: Survey Reveals 42% of Primary Care Physicians Are Unfamiliar with Biologics to Treat Asthma
3-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Survey Reveals 42% of Primary Care Physicians Are Unfamiliar with Biologics to Treat Asthma
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

A new study being presented at this year’s ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. shows that 42% of the primary care physicians (PCPs) surveyed were unfamiliar with asthma biologics.

Newswise: Special Toothpaste May Lower Risk of Allergic Reactions for Adults with Peanut Allergy
3-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EDT
Special Toothpaste May Lower Risk of Allergic Reactions for Adults with Peanut Allergy
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI)

A new late breaking abstract being presented at this year’s ACAAI Annual Scientific Meeting in Anaheim, Calif. demonstrates that a specially formulated toothpaste can be successfully used for Oral Mucosal Immunotherapy (OMIT).

Released: 9-Nov-2023 8:00 AM EST
Vigorous Exercise, Rigorous Science: What Scientists Learned from Firefighters in Training
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL scientists took thousands of measurements of firefighters in training to learn more about how the body responds to vigorous exercise.

Newswise: Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death
9-Nov-2023 4:05 AM EST
Antibodies to Cow’s Milk Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Death
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Analyses led by Corinne Keet, MD, PhD, at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, of two longitudinal studies reveal how an increased level of an antibody called immunoglobin (IgE) to cow’s milk is associated to cardiovascular-related death.

Newswise: Gender-neutral HPV vaccination best at preventing cervical cancer
Released: 8-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Gender-neutral HPV vaccination best at preventing cervical cancer
Karolinska Institute

The most effective way to prevent cervical cancer is to give HPV vaccines to both boys and girls, reports a collaborative study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in Cell, Host and Microbe. Beside personal immunity, such use of the vaccine also induces a herd immunity that will help to eradicate the carcinogenic virus types more quickly.

Released: 8-Nov-2023 9:50 AM EST
Forward Therapeutics Announces $50 Million Series A Financing to Advance Next-Generation Small Molecule Immune Therapies
Forward Therapeutics

Forward Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing next-generation small molecule therapies for chronic immunological and inflammatory disorders, today announced a $50 million Series A financing.

   
5-Nov-2023 6:00 AM EST
Scientists engineer potent immune cells for ‘off-the-shelf’ cancer immunotherapy
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA scientists have developed a new method to engineer more powerful immune cells that can potentially be used for “off-the-shelf” cell therapy to treat challenging cancers.

Released: 7-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
MSU working to help promote success of Type 1 diabetes treatments with support from JDRF
Michigan State University

JDRF, the world’s largest nonprofit supporter of Type 1 diabetes research, has awarded a $750,000 grant to a team of Michigan State University researchers.

Newswise: Immunotherapy effective on young children’s peanut allergies
Released: 7-Nov-2023 10:05 AM EST
Immunotherapy effective on young children’s peanut allergies
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Low doses of an immunotherapy taken under the tongue safely achieved desensitization to peanut allergies in children ages 1 to 4 years, according to results of a clinical trial conducted by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Children’s Medical Center Dallas, and the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Improving the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy with modified CAR-T cells
University of Freiburg

CAR-T cell therapy is a last hope for many patients with blood, bone marrow or lymph gland cancer when other treatments such as chemotherapy are unsuccessful. A limiting factor of this otherwise very effective and safe therapy is that the cells used in the process quickly reach a state of exhaustion.

Released: 6-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EST
Rakuten Medical Presents AI-based Study in Two Posters on Immune Characteristics in Responders and Cellular Level Drug Quantification of Alluminox Treatment (Photoimmunotherapy) at SITC 2023
Rakuten Medical, Inc.

Rakuten Medical, Inc., a global biotechnology company developing and commercializing precision, cell-targeted therapies based on its proprietary Alluminox™ platform today announced the presentation of two posters of AI-based analyses at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC), held November 3-5, 2023, in San Diego, CA (SITC 2023).

Released: 6-Nov-2023 10:00 AM EST
MD Anderson Research Highlights: SITC 2023 Special Edition
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s Research Highlights provides a glimpse into recent basic, translational, and clinical cancer research from MD Anderson experts. irectly into the liver for patients with metastatic uveal melanoma.

   
Newswise: Pathologic Scoring Shows Promise for Assessing Lung Tumor Therapy Response
2-Nov-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Pathologic Scoring Shows Promise for Assessing Lung Tumor Therapy Response
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A new pathologic scoring system that accurately assesses how much lung tumor is left after a patient receives presurgical cancer treatments can be used to predict survival, according to new research led by investigators at the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Mark Foundation Center for Advanced Genomics and Imaging at the Johns Hopkins University.

Released: 3-Nov-2023 6:05 PM EDT
Novel approach promises significant advance in treating autoimmune brain inflammation
DZNE -- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases

Researchers at DZNE and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have pioneered a novel treatment for the most common autoimmune encephalitis.

Newswise: Some Benefits of Exercise Stem from the Immune System
1-Nov-2023 8:00 PM EDT
Some Benefits of Exercise Stem from the Immune System
Harvard Medical School

Research in mice shows that the anti-inflammatory properties of exercise may arise from immune cells mobilized to counter exercise-induced inflammation. Immune cells prevent muscle damage by lowering levels of interferon, a key driver of chronic inflammation, inflammatory diseases, and aging.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 10:50 AM EDT
New COVID-19 vaccine a good value for U.S., U-M team finds
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A cost-effectiveness analysis for the updated COVID-19 vaccine prepared for the CDC's vaccine panel shows cost savings from vaccinating people over age 65, and good value from vaccinating adults of all ages.



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