Credit: Cell (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.08.044 Research led by the University of Tübingen, Germany, along with partners at Stanford University, Emory University and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, U.S., has…
Tag: Immunology
Making immunotherapy safe for AML
In a clever sleight of hand, researchers used base editing to shield healthy blood stem cells from immunotherapy, avoiding toxicity. Credit: Adobe Stock | Illustration: Sebastian Stankiewicz, Boston Children’s Hospital…
Researcher discusses how lung macrophages evolve during metastatic growth of lung colonies in a mouse model of melanoma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new editorial paper titled “A macrophage is a macrophage is a macrophage—in metastasis” has been published in Oncotarget. In this new editorial, researcher Thomas T.…
5 advances in cancer treatment
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain QUESTION: In the past year, several family members have been diagnosed with various types of cancer, including leukemia, melanoma, breast cancer and colon cancer. In talking…
The human body may possess a secret weapon against SARS-CoV-2
Identification of HLA-E restricted SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8 cells. A, Representative graphs showed the gating strategy to analyze tetramer positive cells. Live CD3+CD4–CD8+ cells were gated and CD56–CD94– cells were selected for…
New method reveals insights into interplay between immune system and tumors
Single cell genomics reveals multiple human immune cell types in tumors and blood of autologous MISTRG6 PDX mice, including innate immune cell types present in the TME. (A) Schematic representation…
How to tell if symptoms are due to allergies, the common cold, the flu, or COVID-19
Early symptoms of viral infections and allergies can be similar, though allergies can cause itchy eyes, which is less common in viral infections. Also, fevers tend to signify infections. Credit:…
What happens in our body when we encounter and fight off a virus like the flu, SARS-CoV-2 or RSV?
Credit: Shutterstock Respiratory viruses like influenza virus (flu), SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can make us sick by infecting our respiratory system, including the nose, upper…
Pitt study points to new opportunities for HIV treatment
HIV infecting a human cell. Credit: NIH Sometimes in science, answers come serendipitously, where researchers aren’t expecting to find them. That’s what happened to Cristian Apetrei, Ivona Pandrea and their…
Study proposes new bioinformatic approach to design better vaccines
Credit: National Cancer Institute A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols, published by Oxford University Press, shows it may be possible to design vaccines that will induce a stronger…
