Immunology News and Research

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ADAR1 mutation sets off biochemical pathways that produce an organ-damaging autoimmune response

A new study shows how mutation of the ADAR1 gene sets off biochemical pathways that produce an autoimmune response that harms the developing brain and other areas of the body.

2 Aug 2022

LJI acquires Carterra LSA instrument to enhance antibody screening and characterization efforts

Carterra, Inc., the world leader in innovative technologies enabling high-throughput biology, and La Jolla Institute for Immunology, a globally recognized non-profit research organization dedicated to understanding the power of the immune system to promote human health, announced today that LJI has acquired a Carterra LSA instrument to enhance its antibody screening and characterization work.

2 Aug 2022

Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading global cause of death in children under age 5 and lacks an effective vaccine. In a study from the Precision Vaccines Program at Boston Children's Hospital, a new vaccine formulation protected newborn mice against infection and evoked strong responses in immune cells from human newborns in the laboratory. Results were reported August 2 in Nature Communications.

2 Aug 2022

MD Anderson and Advanced Biology collaborate to host the virtual Cancer Neuroscience Symposium

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will host the virtual Cancer Neuroscience Symposium Sept. 22-23, 2022, in collaboration with the journal Advanced Biology.

1 Aug 2022

Improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients in bladder cancer

In this interview, Dr. Ignacio Duran and Alex Filicevas focus on improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients, outlining ways in which we can encourage open discussion to improve the overall patient experience.

From Janssen Pharmaceuticals 1 Aug 2022

What is the immunopathogenesis of pediatric COVID-19?

Researchers assessed the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19 infection in children.

1 Aug 2022

Study reveals how barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to patrolling T cells

Cells in the gut send secret messages to the immune system. Thanks to new research from La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) scientists, we can finally get a look at what they're saying.

29 Jul 2022

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine researchers are using a tumor organoid system to examine the effects of metabolites secreted by bacteria on a specialized immunotherapy – immune checkpoint blockage, a promising cancer treatment development – to determine why some patients don't respond or develop a resistance to the treatment over time.

29 Jul 2022

Study finds asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection induced comparable memory B cell responses to mild symptomatic infection in young adults

Researchers identified that among healthy young adults, the development of SARS-CoV-2 triggered memory B cell and antibody reactions were equivalent following mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic infections.

29 Jul 2022

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

With this approval, RINVOQ® is the first and only Janus Kinase inhibitor approved to treat patients across the spectrum of axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA and ankylosing spondylitis) in the EU.

From AbbVie 29 Jul 2022

Antibiotic exposure in early childhood linked to later development of asthma and allergies

Early exposure to antibiotics kills healthy bacteria in the digestive tract and can cause asthma and allergies, a new study demonstrates.

28 Jul 2022

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

New research has advanced COVID-19 vaccine work in several ways: using a modified live attenuated mumps virus for delivery, showing that a more stable coronavirus spike protein stimulates a stronger immune response, and suggesting a dose up the nose has an advantage over a shot.

27 Jul 2022

The nose key to winning the war against COVID-19

researchers assess the respiratory mucosal immunity elicited by COVID-19 vaccination.

27 Jul 2022

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have shown that a specific area of the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein is a promising target for a pan-coronavirus vaccine that could offer some protection against new virus variants, common colds, and help prepare for future pandemics.

27 Jul 2022

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

In a presentation today at AIDS 2022, the 24th International AIDS Conference in Montreal, scientists with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC) and their collaborators described how their use of cutting-edge technology revealed new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV and what those observations could mean for the next steps in HIV cure research. NIAID is part of the National Institutes of Health.

27 Jul 2022

New 'decoy receptor' molecules inhibit growth of multiple myeloma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma in mice

Researchers at Stanford University have developed "decoy receptor" molecules that inhibit the growth of both multiple myeloma (MM) and diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in mice.

26 Jul 2022

A pair of analyses reveals early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19-causing coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, likely first spread to humans from animals in two separate transmission events in a Wuhan market in late November 2019, according to a pair of analyses by international teams co-led by Scripps Research scientists.

26 Jul 2022

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

ADAR1 mutation sets off biochemical pathways that produce an organ-damaging autoimmune response

LJI acquires Carterra LSA instrument to enhance antibody screening and characterization efforts

Pediatric adjuvant formulation offers protection against RSV in newborns

MD Anderson and Advanced Biology collaborate to host the virtual Cancer Neuroscience Symposium

Improving dialogue between healthcare professionals and patients in bladder cancer

What is the immunopathogenesis of pediatric COVID-19?

Study reveals how barrier cells that line the intestines send messages to patrolling T cells

Researchers use a tumor organoid system to examine bacterial effects on immunotherapy

Study finds asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection induced comparable memory B cell responses to mild symptomatic infection in young adults

RINVOQ® (upadacitinib) Approved by European Commission as an Oral Treatment for Adults with Active Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Antibiotic exposure in early childhood linked to later development of asthma and allergies

Incorporating a coronavirus antigen into MMR vaccine to produce COVID-19 immunity in kids

The nose key to winning the war against COVID-19

Specific area of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein found to be a promising target for pan-coronavirus vaccine

Innovative technology reveals new insights into cellular reservoirs of HIV

New 'decoy receptor' molecules inhibit growth of multiple myeloma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma in mice

A pair of analyses reveals early epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic

Study clarifies the role of intestinal white blood cells in colorectal cancer

Study examines the maintenance of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 after natural infection or post-vaccination

LJI study about common cold coronaviruses may offer clues to how immunity can build up against SARS-CoV-2

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