Immunology News and Research

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Beneficial bacteria may be key to reverse gut inflammation seen in inflammatory bowel diseases

Beneficial bacteria may be the key to helping to reverse a cycle of gut inflammation seen in certain inflammatory bowel diseases, University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have found.

13 Mar 2017

Evolution of immuno-oncology

Immuno-oncology did not exist four years ago, it's a term coined by Dr. Axel Hoos, Head of the newly defined immuno-oncology department at GSK. He is also Senior Vice President Therapeutic Area (TA) and Head for Oncology R&D. Previously, it was referred to as cancer immunotherapy, but now it is called immuno-oncology (IO).

13 Mar 2017

Study: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis more likely to miss days of work or school

Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis are more likely to miss days of work or school than those without depression symptoms, according to the results of a new study led by the Sinus Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

10 Mar 2017

GW researchers develop way to test potency of recombinant hookworm vaccines

Researchers at the George Washington University have developed a way to test recombinant vaccines for their ability to stay effective after years of storage.

10 Mar 2017

Flu can cause worse symptoms in people with asthma, research shows

People with asthma are likely to have worse symptoms when they get the flu because they have weaker immune systems, new Southampton research has shown.

9 Mar 2017

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt.

9 Mar 2017

CSU chemists create simple, cheap testing systems to detect water or food-borne pathogens

Food poisoning: Many of us have had it, and we won't soon forget it. Colorado State University chemists are trying to make it so we can.

8 Mar 2017

UCLA researchers find ways to soften or stiffen up T cells for controlling immune response

T cells, the managers of our immune systems, spend their days shaking hands with another type of cell that presents small pieces of protein from pathogens or cancerous cells to the T cell.

8 Mar 2017

Researchers identify protein biomarker linked to prognosis in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Ovarian cancer researchers have identified a protein biomarker expressed on the surface of tumour cells in high-grade serous ovarian cancer, the most common and lethal subtype of the disease.

7 Mar 2017

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

Researchers in China have discovered that a metabolic enzyme called AKR1B1 drives an aggressive type of breast cancer.

7 Mar 2017

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital investigators have developed two approaches to increasing the use of penicillins and cephalosporins - highly effective antibiotics that are not as problematic as many alternatives - in hospitalized patients previously believed to be allergic to penicillin.

7 Mar 2017

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

A multidisciplinary team led by Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences at Columbia Engineering, and Matt Bacchetta, associate professor of surgery at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian has--for the first time--maintained a fully functional lung outside the body for several days.

6 Mar 2017

CYSTINET-Africa project aims to find new strategies against pork tapeworm infection

Infections of the human nervous system with larval stages of the pork tapeworm are the most common cause of epileptic seizures in Africa.

6 Mar 2017

Researchers uncover mechanism that contributes to joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, suggest that synovial CD4+ T cells that produce IL-21 contribute to joint inflammation by activating synovial fibroblasts in rheumatoid arthritis patients.

2 Mar 2017

High-dose flu vaccine appears to be effective at preventing post-influenza deaths among older adults

The high-dose flu vaccine appeared to be more effective at preventing post-influenza deaths among older adults than the standard-dose vaccine, at least during a more severe flu season, according to a large new study of Medicare beneficiaries published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

2 Mar 2017

New role for unconventional T cell could lead to novel treatment approaches for infection and cancer

A new study has identified a previously undescribed role for a type of unconventional T cell with the potential to be used in the development of new therapies for infection and cancer.

1 Mar 2017

Study offers hope of improved treatment for people with severe asthma

Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a 'step closer' after a research team led by the University of Leicester identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.

1 Mar 2017

UNC Lineberger achieves major milestone with launch of cellular immunotherapy program

University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers have achieved a major milestone with the launch of two clinical trials testing an experimental therapy in which patients' own immune cells are genetically engineered to fight their cancer.

1 Mar 2017

Researchers justify alternative theory about cause of type 1 diabetes

An international team of researchers led by City of Hope's Bart Roep, Ph.D., the Chan Soon-Shiong Shapiro Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and professor/founding chair of the Department of Diabetes Immunology, has been able to justify an alternative theory about the cause of type 1 diabetes (T1D) through experimental work.

28 Feb 2017

Fred Hutch scientists make important step in identifying specific T cells to fight against cancer

A new discovery by researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle makes an important step in identifying which specific T cells within the diverse army of a person's immune system are best suited to fight cancer.

25 Feb 2017

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Beneficial bacteria may be key to reverse gut inflammation seen in inflammatory bowel diseases

Evolution of immuno-oncology

Study: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis more likely to miss days of work or school

GW researchers develop way to test potency of recombinant hookworm vaccines

Flu can cause worse symptoms in people with asthma, research shows

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

CSU chemists create simple, cheap testing systems to detect water or food-borne pathogens

UCLA researchers find ways to soften or stiffen up T cells for controlling immune response

Researchers identify protein biomarker linked to prognosis in high-grade serous ovarian cancer

Diabetes medication could be effective therapy for aggressive type of breast cancer

Researchers develop skin tests, decision support tool to increase antibiotic use in hospitalized patients

New technology provides extracorporeal support and enables recovery of damaged donor lungs

CYSTINET-Africa project aims to find new strategies against pork tapeworm infection

Researchers uncover mechanism that contributes to joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

High-dose flu vaccine appears to be effective at preventing post-influenza deaths among older adults

New role for unconventional T cell could lead to novel treatment approaches for infection and cancer

Study offers hope of improved treatment for people with severe asthma

UNC Lineberger achieves major milestone with launch of cellular immunotherapy program

Researchers justify alternative theory about cause of type 1 diabetes

Fred Hutch scientists make important step in identifying specific T cells to fight against cancer

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