A New Hope for Sepsis Treatments: Anticancer Drugs
Research conducted by the IGC shows that these drugs can control inflammation, making them potential treatments for sepsis. Sepsis, the body’s extreme reaction to an…
Immune System News
Faster and Safer: A New Treatment for Bone Marrow Transplant Side Effects
The new drug has been shown to be faster and has fewer negative side effects compared to the current standard treatment. A team of researchers…
Broad Implications: Researchers Unearth a Secret to Viral Resistance
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery that could explain why some people are able to resist viral infections. They did this by…
New Study of Immune Cells Could Improve Vaccine Design
The immune system’s ability to remember defeated disease-causing germs and avoid repeat infections is still poorly understood, but new research published in the journal Science…
Scientists Unravel the Molecular Structure of One of the Most Important Immune Receptors
Freiburg and Harvard University researchers have revealed the three-dimensional structure of the B cell antigen receptor, providing new insight into its composition. B cells have…
New Medication Highly Effective in Treating Eczema
More than half of the children treated saw a greater than 75% reduction in symptoms. Researchers involved in a new multi-site international phase III study…
“Unexpected” – Scientists Discover an Anti-Aging Mechanism
The mechanism extends the life of the immune system. A multinational team headed by University College London scientists has discovered a new mechanism that slows…
Tiny Sea Creature Reveals Secrets of Immune Evolution
The tiny marine invertebrate’s genes shed new light on the immune system. According to a recent study done by experts at the University of Pittsburgh…
Groundbreaking Research Exposes Immune System’s “Off Button”
Scientists have found what turns off the molecular alarm system, which is crucial in our immune response. Scientists have discovered what turns off the molecular alarm system…
How Breastfeeding Strengthens Your Child’s Immune System
Breastfeeding provides an immune boost to infants A recent study by Katherine Wander, an associate professor of anthropology at Binghamton University, suggests that breastfeeding strengthens…
Researchers Have Found a Way To “Turn Off” Peanut Allergies
Immune changes can cause peanut allergy remission The potential of new, more focused allergy treatments is now possible thanks to the identification of the key…
Harvard Scientists Have Developed a Revolutionary New Treatment for Diabetes
University of Missouri scientists are partnering with Harvard and Georgia Tech to create a new diabetes treatment that involves transplanting insulin-producing pancreatic cells Type 1…
Unique Weapon in Immune System Arsenal Could Unlock Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset…
Too Much Salt in Your Diet Weakens Your Immune System
Study by the University Hospital of Bonn shows: A diet rich in salt weakens the antibacterial immune defense. A high-salt diet is not only bad…
COVID-19 Recovery: Researchers Find the Immune System Can Fight Back
Melbourne researchers have mapped immune responses from one of Australia’s first novel coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, showing the body’s ability to fight the virus and recover…
Human ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ Immune Cell Discovered by Scientists
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the immune system with “Jekyll and Hyde properties.” These cells play a key…
Why Are Bat Viruses So Deadly? Answers to the Question Raised by Coronavirus Outbreak
Bats’ fierce immune systems drive viruses to higher virulence, making them deadlier in humans. It’s no coincidence that some of the worst viral disease outbreaks…
New Use Discovered for Already Known Anti-Cancer Drugs
Researchers from Nizhny Novgorod and Ghent have proposed new approaches to enhancing the efficacy of cancer therapy and preventing the development of new tumors in…
