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Immune cells explode themselves to inform about the danger of invading bacteria

Our immune systems are working overtime this time of year. Knowing that a bunch of dedicated immune cells are willing to explode themselves to inform other cells about the danger may offer a bit of consolation.

17 Dec 2018

Researchers reveal how key transcription factor keeps the immune system in check

Our immune systems defend our bodies against dangerous invaders and help clean up when damage is done. But if our bold protectors are left unsupervised, they sometimes do their jobs too well and end up harming healthy tissues.

17 Dec 2018

Experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates, research shows

For more than 20 years, scientists at Scripps Research have chipped away at the challenges of designing an HIV vaccine. Now new research, published in Immunity, shows that their experimental vaccine strategy works in non-human primates.

14 Dec 2018

Recurrence of urinary tract infection may depend on bacterial strain, study shows

Genetically diverse bacterial strains that cause urinary tract infections differ in their ability to trigger protective immune responses in mice, potentially explaining why these infections frequently recur in many patients, according to a study published December 13 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Thomas Hannan and Scott Hultgren of Washington University School of Medicine, and colleagues.

14 Dec 2018

Weakened metabolism of immune T cells may account for serious complications in elderly

The elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population.

14 Dec 2018

New findings could help develop new immunotherapies against cancer

NK cells, or natural killer cells, play an important role in the body's defences against cancer and various infections.

14 Dec 2018

Adolescents who use cognitive reappraisal had better metabolic measures, shows study

Most teens get stressed out by their families from time to time, but whether they bottle those emotions up or put a positive spin on things may affect certain processes in the body, including blood pressure and how immune cells respond to bacterial invaders, according to Penn State researchers.

14 Dec 2018

Study shows septin proteins detect and kill gut pathogen, Shigella

Using state-of-the art technologies to image human cells and study infection at the level of a single bacterial cell, the research team, led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, has uncovered the strongest evidence yet that septins take Shigella prisoner.

13 Dec 2018

Study finds drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses

No drugs are currently available to treat Ebola, Dengue, or Zika viruses, which infect millions of people every year and result in severe illness, birth defects, and even death. New research from the Gladstone Institutes and UC San Francisco may finally change that. Scientists identified key ways the three viruses hijack the body's cells, and they found at least one potential drug that can disrupt this process in human cells.

13 Dec 2018

New discovery will improve the safety and predictability of CRISPR

Scientists have discovered a simple set of rules that can be used to precisely predict how DNA will be modified by the CRISPR gene editing technique.

13 Dec 2018

Salk professor receives $1.8 million from NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Associate Professor Janelle Ayres has been awarded $1.8 million over two years by the NOMIS Foundation to study health as an active process in which microbes--including the trillions of microorganisms that call the human body home--initiate interactions that promote the health of the host.

13 Dec 2018

Allen Institute for Immunology: A new division focused on human immune system

The Allen Institute today announced the launch of the Allen Institute for Immunology, a new division of the Institute that is dedicated to studying the human immune system.

13 Dec 2018

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and colleagues, used a blood test and microarray technology to identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis.

12 Dec 2018

Butantan Institute signs collaboration agreement with MSD to develop dengue vaccines

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, Brazil's Butantan Institute signed a collaboration agreement with Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) to develop dengue vaccines.

12 Dec 2018

Microbiological analysis of bacteria that cause food poisoning could save lives

Researchers have made an important discovery that could help save patients with bacterial infections, particularly those suffering from food poisoning.

12 Dec 2018

Nobel Laureates lecture about immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment

The Nobel Lectures held by the laureates of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine saw Aula Medica at Karolinska Institutet filled to the brink. In addition to 1,000 audience members in the auditorium, people around the world were able to watch the live broadcast when James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo talked about their research, the results of which have led to the ground-breaking immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment.

12 Dec 2018

SLU researchers explore how fetal exposure to inflammation can alter immunity in newborns

Saint Louis University researchers are studying how fetal exposure to inflammation can alter immune responses after birth.

12 Dec 2018

Macrophage cells could help repair the heart following a heart attack, study finds

Scientists at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre have identified the type of cell key to helping the heart repair and potentially regenerate following a heart attack.

11 Dec 2018

ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress showcases novel technologies set to benefit many cancer patients

Innovation in immuno-oncology is exploding and new technologies that are set to benefit many patients with cancer are being showcased in the highly diverse array of topics to be discussed at the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress, to be held 13-16 December in Geneva, Switzerland.

11 Dec 2018

Sacrificial immune cells alert body to infection

Scientists have discovered a new mechanism by which immune cells burst to alert the body to infection with Yersinia pestis.

11 Dec 2018

Immune System News and Research

Immune cells explode themselves to inform about the danger of invading bacteria

Researchers reveal how key transcription factor keeps the immune system in check

Experimental HIV vaccine strategy works in non-human primates, research shows

Recurrence of urinary tract infection may depend on bacterial strain, study shows

Weakened metabolism of immune T cells may account for serious complications in elderly

New findings could help develop new immunotherapies against cancer

Adolescents who use cognitive reappraisal had better metabolic measures, shows study

Study shows septin proteins detect and kill gut pathogen, Shigella

Study finds drug targets for Ebola, Dengue, and Zika viruses

New discovery will improve the safety and predictability of CRISPR

Salk professor receives $1.8 million from NOMIS Foundation for research on mechanisms to promote health

Allen Institute for Immunology: A new division focused on human immune system

Blood test helps identify distinct molecular signatures in children with cystic fibrosis

Butantan Institute signs collaboration agreement with MSD to develop dengue vaccines

Microbiological analysis of bacteria that cause food poisoning could save lives

Nobel Laureates lecture about immune checkpoint therapy for cancer treatment

SLU researchers explore how fetal exposure to inflammation can alter immunity in newborns

Macrophage cells could help repair the heart following a heart attack, study finds

ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress showcases novel technologies set to benefit many cancer patients

Sacrificial immune cells alert body to infection

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