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New approach to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of liver cancer immunotherapy

In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has emerged as a highly promising and much-touted oncological approach.

7 Dec 2021

Combination of prior infection and vaccination produces a more potent defense against SARS-CoV-2

Antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein produced by the immune system can help identify and fend off future infections, but not all antibodies are the same.

7 Dec 2021

Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 lineage with novel mutations in Florida

A new study describes the introduction and spread of a SARS-CoV-2 lineage, A.2.5 in Florida using samples from the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) Bureau of Public Health Laboratories (BPHL).

7 Dec 2021

Study finds mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective in cancer patients

The mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing infection in most cancer patients, according to a nationwide study of veterans diagnosed with cancer in the past decade.

6 Dec 2021

Simple quantitative framework to understand the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19

Researchers from Los Alamos National Laboratory in the United States developed a model to explain why severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections induce high inflammatory levels.

6 Dec 2021

Omicron variant increases risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection

New surveillance data from South Africa published in the medRxiv* preprint server suggests that the new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Omnicron variant has the potential to escape naturally-acquired immunity. The research indicates people who previously recovered from a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk for reinfection with the Omicron variant. The results show that the risk of reinfection is greater with the Omicron variant versus Delta and Beta.

6 Dec 2021

Study reveals the effects of cannabis use on oral microbiome and brain health

More and more states are legalizing marijuana, but little is known about how long-term cannabis use affects the microbes in the oral cavity, known as the oral microbiome.

6 Dec 2021

Scientists find infection of sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium of COVID-19 patients

It is now widely known that COVID-19 is associated with the transient or long-term loss of olfaction (the sense of smell) but the mechanisms remain obscure.

6 Dec 2021

New marker could lead to better diagnoses of Covid-19

Biomedical scientists at LMU have found a new marker in the blood of Covid-19 patients. It furnishes insights into the course and development of the disease and could lead to better diagnoses.

6 Dec 2021

The link between cytokine storms and cardiovascular problems in COVID-19 patients

New findings may help doctors choose effective COVID-19 treatment regimens for patients with heart complications.

6 Dec 2021

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined with intimate partner violence boosted the activity of genes that regulate the body's inflammatory and antiviral functions

6 Dec 2021

Equipment-free handheld microfluidic injection provides visible readout of SARS-CoV-2 detection

In this paper, a group of researchers from Harvard Medical School, McGill University, and Tianjin University describes an on-chip diagnostic technology for the direct detection of SARS-CoV-2 N protein in nasal samples that combines the advantages of hydrodynamic microfluidic filtration and sandwich immunoassay.

5 Dec 2021

Immune System News and Research

New approach to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of liver cancer immunotherapy

Combination of prior infection and vaccination produces a more potent defense against SARS-CoV-2

Community transmission of SARS-CoV-2 lineage with novel mutations in Florida

Study finds mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines are effective in cancer patients

Simple quantitative framework to understand the pathogenesis of severe COVID-19

Omicron variant increases risk of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection

Study reveals the effects of cannabis use on oral microbiome and brain health

Scientists find infection of sustentacular cells in the olfactory epithelium of COVID-19 patients

New marker could lead to better diagnoses of Covid-19

The link between cytokine storms and cardiovascular problems in COVID-19 patients

Meth use and intimate partner violence drive exhaustion of immune cells in HIV patients

Equipment-free handheld microfluidic injection provides visible readout of SARS-CoV-2 detection

Exposure to Chikungunya may offer partial cross-protection against Mayaro virus

'Combination' adjuvant may boost the protective power of vaccines

New nanoparticle adjuvant could help make vaccines more powerful

Modulating the composition of bacterial populations in the colon could enhance anti-tumor immunity

Study shows difference in outcomes for women treated with checkpoint inhibitors for melanoma

Link between tobacco product use and alcohol consumption with anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody titers after BNT162b2 vaccine

Immune cells play a much larger role in the onset of allergies than previously thought

NEI researchers identify unique population of B cells that tamps down the immune system

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