Triple Sugar Molecule Protects Against the Pneumococcal Strain ST8
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute show that a molecule consisting of three adjoined sugars induces an immune response against Streptococcus pneumoniae. It may not…
Immunobiology News
Inhibiting the AIM2 Pathway Could Potentially Limit Radiation Damage to Cells
New research from Yale University shows that a drug that blocks or inhibits the AIM2 pathway could potentially limit the deleterious side effect of chemotherapy…
A Promising New Form of Immunotherapy for Cancer
New research suggests a way to increase the staying power of CAR T cells, a promising form of immunotherapy for cancer. In people with chronic…
Two-Pronged Immune Response Destroys Tumors
Using a combination of four different therapies, researchers from MIT reveal a new treatment that destroys tumors in mice. Harnessing the body’s own immune system…
Yale Study Shows Surprising Link Between Constipation and Herpes Infection
New research from Yale University shows a surprising link between constipation and herpes infection. The new research, published June 8 in Cell Host & Microbe,…
Yale Researchers Reveal How Antibodies Access Neurons to Fight Infection
New research from Yale University reveals how antibodies enter the nervous system to control viral infections. The findings may have implications for the prevention and…
New Findings Provide a Design for an HIV Vaccine Germline-Targeting Immunogen
A team of researchers has found HIV-1 broadly neutralizing antibody precursor B cells that are present in most people, and has described the design of…
Yale Scientists Reveal Underlying Cause of Myeloma
Scientists from the Yale Cancer Center have identified what causes a third of all myelomas, a type of cancer affecting plasma cells. The findings, published…
Life-Extending Hormone FGF21 Also Protects Against the Loss of Immune Function
New research from Yale University shows that the hormone FGF21, which extends lifespan in mice by 40%, protects against the loss of immune function that…
Yale Examines How Bacteria Might Trigger and Treat Autoimmune Disease
New research from Yale University is exploring how beneficial bacteria that live in the gut might trick the body into an autoimmune reaction known as…
New Study Shows Neanderthals Boosted Our Immune System
A new study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that the mixing of archaic human forms played an important role in shaping the immune system…
Immune Therapy Drug Prolongs Survival in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients
A newly published study involving patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer resistant to chemotherapy has found a promising weapon in an immune therapy drug…
New Strategy to Better Protect Cancer Patients from the Flu
Scientists from Yale University have developed a new vaccine strategy that reduces the risk of flu infections in cancer patients at highest risk for influenza….
Yale Study Shows Protein IL-18 Contributes to Colitis
New research from Yale University identifies that the protein IL-18 plays a key part in the development of the colitis. The cause of Ulcerative Colitis,…
Nanoparticulate Carbon Black Found in the Lungs of Smokers
Two new studies identify the black material found in the lungs of smokers who died of emphysema as mostly insoluble nanoparticulate carbon black. Physicians could…
Biologists Identify a New Approach to Cancer Immunotherapy
Scientists from Yale University have identified a new way to boost immune response by metabolically “rewiring” immune cells. Inside a tumor, immune cells and cancer…
TH17 Cells Convert From Pro-Inflammatory to Anti-Inflammatory
New research shows that TH17 cells can convert from pro-inflammatory to anti-inflammatory, revealing a possible therapeutic strategy for inflammation-mediated diseases. A type of immune cell…
New Approach Halts the Growth of a Very Aggressive Form of Melanoma
By stimulating both major branches of the immune system, researchers from MIT were able to halt the growth of a very aggressive form of melanoma…
