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Prior vaccinations may help protect against Alzheimer's disease

Prior vaccination against tetanus and diphtheria, with or without pertussis (Tdap/Td); herpes zoster (HZ), better known as shingles; and pneumococcus are all associated with a reduced risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to new research from UTHealth Houston.

16 Aug 2023

Teeth may be able to preserve antibodies for hundreds of years, study reveals

Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has found.

16 Aug 2023

Pig kidney xenotransplantation continues to function well after 32 days

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have transplanted a genetically engineered pig kidney that continues to function well after 32 days in a man declared dead by neurologic criteria and maintained with a beating heart on ventilator support.

16 Aug 2023

Bioengineered nanovesicles could improve cancer treatment

Nanovesicles can be bioengineered to target cancer cells and deliver treatments directly, according to research at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

16 Aug 2023

The gut microbiome of critically ill individuals and its modification by immunonutrition and probiotics

Gut dysbiosis among critically ill individuals

16 Aug 2023

The interplay between immunity, the nervous system, and microbiota

Researchers review the influence of the gut microbiota on neural and immune network

15 Aug 2023

Oncolytic viruses could be used to 'warm up' cold tumors and improve immunotherapy

Equipping cancer-infecting, or oncolytic, viruses with tumor-inhibiting genetic cargo stimulates the immune system and helps immunotherapy to shrink or completely clear aggressive tumors in mice, according to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Medicine led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers.

14 Aug 2023

Scientists identify key proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types

Scientists have completed a deep analysis of the proteins driving cancer across multiple tumor types, information that can't be assessed by genome sequencing alone.

14 Aug 2023

Study yields new knowledge about genes responsible for IgG production and release

A collaboration led by UCLA and the Seattle Children's Research Institute has yielded new knowledge about the genes responsible for the production and release of immunoglobulin G, the most common type of antibody in the human body.

14 Aug 2023

Virginia Tech researchers receive $2.6M NIH grant to study new pancreatic cancer treatment

Only about 10 percent of patients survive as long as five years after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer.

14 Aug 2023

The role of self-extracellular nucleic acids in neuroinflammation

Researchers explore the role of self-extracellular nucleic acids in diseases like stroke, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease.

14 Aug 2023

Significant association found between the rs1205 T-Dom genotype and risk of COVID-19 death or hospitalization among American Indians

Researchers identify an association between the C-reactive protein gene variant rs1205 and COVID-19 severity.

14 Aug 2023

Salk scientists find new immunotherapy treatment for glioblastoma

Glioblastoma, the most common and deadly form of brain cancer, grows rapidly to invade and destroy healthy brain tissue. The tumor sends out cancerous tendrils into the brain that make surgical tumor removal extremely difficult or impossible.

11 Aug 2023

New gene therapy shows promise for treating fusion-driven cancers

A new study presents a promising treatment method for so-called fusion-driven cancers, which are currently often difficult to cure. These fusion-driven cancers are caused by an error in cell division that creates a fusion of different genes.

11 Aug 2023

Gut microbiota could affect the responsiveness and efficacy of cancer treatment

A vast number of microbes colonizes the human body to form an ecological community known as the microbiota. Microbiota are made up of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

11 Aug 2023

Diverse gut microbiome may help children survive stem cell transplant

Researchers in Italy have shown for the first time that among children who have undergone a donor stem cell transplant, the presence of diverse species of micro-organisms in the intestinal tract before the transplant resulted in significantly better overall patient survival and fewer complications.

10 Aug 2023

A drug for heart conditions improves efficacy of melanoma therapies

A collaborative study undertaken by the Navarrabiomed Biomedical Research Center (Pamplona, Navarre), the Institute of Neurosciences CSIC-UMH (Sant Joan d'Alacant, Valencian Community) and IRB Barcelona (Barcelona, Catalonia) shows that the administration of ranolazine, a drug currently used to treat heart conditions, improves the efficacy of current therapies for melanoma, in mouse models of this disease.

10 Aug 2023