Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

An international research team led by Wolfgang Weninger, who has been Head of MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology since 1 September, has discovered a previously unknown virus that acts as a "driver" for certain kidney diseases (interstitial nephropathy).

14 Sep 2018

Dietary fiber may delay memory loss, brain inflammation during old age

As mammals age, immune cells in the brain known as microglia become chronically inflamed. In this state, they produce chemicals known to impair cognitive and motor function.

14 Sep 2018

Pear-shaped body is healthier than apple shape

Whether we like it or not, everyone accumulates fat. For women, it usually accumulates around the hips, resulting in a pear-shaped look. In men, fat tends to build up around the abdomen, creating an apple shape.

13 Sep 2018

Highly personalized approach may help immune cells to eliminate melanoma

With new immunotherapy treatments for melanoma, recovery rates have risen dramatically, in some cases to around 50%.

12 Sep 2018

Alivio Therapeutics receives DoD grant to advance development of new therapy for IC/BPS

Alivio Therapeutics, an affiliate of PureTech Health plc developing therapies to treat inflammatory disorders through targeted disease immunomodulation, today announced a $3.3 million U.S. Department of Defense Technology/Therapeutic Development Award to advance Alivio's product candidate, ALV-107, for the treatment of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome with Hunner's lesions.

12 Sep 2018

Survey: Psoriasis patients expect treatment to go beyond just clear skin and safety

Novartis, a leader in immuno-dermatology, announced today new data from a patient preference survey showing psoriasis patients want their treatment to go beyond just clear skin and safety.

12 Sep 2018

Researchers unravel how Zika virus manipulates the human immune system

Macrophages are immune cells that are supposed to protect the body from infection by viruses and bacteria. Yet Zika virus preferentially infects these cells. Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have now unraveled how the virus shuts down the genes that make macrophages function as immune cells.

11 Sep 2018

CRI to bestow top honors on three scientists for contributions to cancer immunology and immunotherapy

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the discovery and development of immunotherapies for all forms of cancer, will bestow its highest honors on three scientists who have made fundamental contributions to the fields of immunology and cancer immunotherapy.

11 Sep 2018

Children born by cesarean more likely to develop food allergies, shows study

Children born by cesarean, or C-section, more often develop food allergies. The opposite applies to very preterm children.

10 Sep 2018

Researchers begin trial to reduce risks of major cause of childhood disabilities

Researchers are beginning recruitment in a trial to see if changing pregnant women's hygiene habits could reduce the risks of a major cause of childhood disabilities.

7 Sep 2018

Immune checkpoint inhibition may be effective in treating HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma

Among a small cohort of patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, more than 65 percent had partial or complete remission.

7 Sep 2018

New article shines light on shared decision-making between allergists and patients

If you and your doctor chat for a few minutes about treatment options for your allergy symptoms, is that considered shared decision-making (SDM)? It is not, according to a new article published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

7 Sep 2018

Lymph node structural cells exert control over T cell responses

Until now, the study of the immune system has focused almost exclusively on white blood cells, and T cells in particular, as the body’s major infection fighters.

6 Sep 2018

GW researcher receives grant to examine link between liver fluke infection and bile duct cancer

Liver fluke infection is a major public health problem affecting more than 10 million people in Southeast Asia, particularly in Thailand and Laos. Infection has been strongly linked to cholangiocarcinoma, or bile duct cancer, an uncommon but aggressive form of cancer.

5 Sep 2018

Hypertension drugs may be used to preserve memory of lupus patients

Researchers from The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have discovered that the activation of brain cells called microglia likely contributes to the memory loss and other cognitive impairments suffered by many patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

5 Sep 2018

Stanford researchers show how to prevent immune response to gene therapy in mouse model

Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have demonstrated that gene therapy can be effective without causing a dangerous side effect common to all gene therapy: an autoimmune reaction to the normal protein, which the patient's immune system is encountering for the first time.

4 Sep 2018

Chigger bites may trigger allergic reaction to red meat

Chiggers, redbugs, harvest mites - whatever you call them, they are pesky little bugs whose bites cause really itchy rashes, usually around the ankles and waistline.

31 Aug 2018

Restricting food to 10-hour window can lead to better health

Scientists at the Salk Institute found that mice lacking the biological clocks thought to be necessary for a healthy metabolism could still be protected against obesity and metabolic diseases by having their daily access to food restricted to a 10-hour window.

31 Aug 2018

Neurons play active role in triggering a defense mechanism that leads to their own damage

Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease that primarily affects children and can lead to seizures.

31 Aug 2018

Shionogi launches Mulpleta in the U.S for safe, effective treatment of thrombocytopenia

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. announced today that Mulpleta (lusutrombopag), a once-daily, orally administered, small molecule thrombopoietin (TPO) receptor agonist for the treatment of thrombocytopenia in adult patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) who are scheduled to undergo a procedure, is now available throughout the United States.

30 Aug 2018

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Previously unknown virus acts as 'driver' for interstitial nephropathy

Dietary fiber may delay memory loss, brain inflammation during old age

Pear-shaped body is healthier than apple shape

Highly personalized approach may help immune cells to eliminate melanoma

Alivio Therapeutics receives DoD grant to advance development of new therapy for IC/BPS

Survey: Psoriasis patients expect treatment to go beyond just clear skin and safety

Researchers unravel how Zika virus manipulates the human immune system

CRI to bestow top honors on three scientists for contributions to cancer immunology and immunotherapy

Children born by cesarean more likely to develop food allergies, shows study

Researchers begin trial to reduce risks of major cause of childhood disabilities

Immune checkpoint inhibition may be effective in treating HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma

New article shines light on shared decision-making between allergists and patients

Lymph node structural cells exert control over T cell responses

GW researcher receives grant to examine link between liver fluke infection and bile duct cancer

Hypertension drugs may be used to preserve memory of lupus patients

Stanford researchers show how to prevent immune response to gene therapy in mouse model

Chigger bites may trigger allergic reaction to red meat

Restricting food to 10-hour window can lead to better health

Neurons play active role in triggering a defense mechanism that leads to their own damage

Shionogi launches Mulpleta in the U.S for safe, effective treatment of thrombocytopenia

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