All Immunology articles – Page 11
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NewsNovel vaccine concept generates immune responses that could produce multiple types of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies
Using a combination of cutting-edge immunologic technologies, researchers have successfully stimulated animals’ immune systems to induce rare precursor B cells of a class of HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs). The findings, published in Nature Immunology, are an encouraging, incremental step in developing a preventive HIV vaccine. ...
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NewsUrban gardening may improve human health - thanks to immune-boosting microbial exposure
A one-month indoor gardening period increased the bacterial diversity of the skin and was associated with higher levels of anti-inflammatory molecules in the blood, demonstrated a new study.
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NewsNew viral strain induces immunogenic cell death in tumour cells
A study has developed a new strain of vaccinia virus, which can replicate in tumour cells while maintaining increased immunogenicity. Specifically, it can to induce so-called immunogenic cell death in tumour cells.
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News'Failed drug' could offer new approach to Epstein-Barr virus and resulting diseases
Researchers have found that the Epstein-Barr virus triggers infected cells to ramp up the production of an enzyme known as IDO1, a discovery that offers a promising starting point for putting the brakes on EBV.
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NewsMimicking infection in pregnant mice provokes persistent changes in juvenile brains
No parent wants to risk their child having a serious infection, least of all while still in the womb, but did you know that the immune response to a viral infection during pregnancy could also affect the development of the unborn offspring? Scientists from Harvard University in ...
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NewsHope for a cure for visceral leishmaniasis, an often fatal infectious disease
Scientists have observed a surprising immune mechanism linked to chronic visceral leishmaniasis.
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NewsGut bacteria boost immune response to fight tumors
Roughly one in five cancer patients benefits from immunotherapy – a treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer. Such an approach to beating cancer has seen significant success in lung cancer and melanoma, among others. Optimistic about its potential, researchers are exploring strategies to improve ...
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FeaturesUnlocking the therapeutic potential of herbal teas
Delve into the diverse array of bioactive compounds and uncover a mosaic of health-enhancing properties.
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NewsA trial HIV vaccine triggered elusive and essential antibodies in humans
An HIV vaccine candidate triggered low levels of an elusive type of broadly neutralizing HIV antibodies among a small group of people enrolled in a 2019 clinical trial.
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NewsAdvances in priming B cell immunity against HIV pave the way to future HIV vaccines, new studies show
Scientists have made several advances in the design of a class of HIV vaccines that could offer broad protection against the virus, according to four new research papers published this week.
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NewsStudy provides new insights into phage therapy design
Results from a new study are providing new insights into the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage (phage) therapy for treating diseases like cystic fibrosis (CF).
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NewsGPS-like system shows promise as HIV vaccine strategy to elicit critical antibodies
Researchers have developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.
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NewsSARS-CoV-2 and type 1 diabetes in children: new study aims to explore the relationship
A new study will investigate whether vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in the first year of life can protect children who have an increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes from developing the condition.
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NewsA third Covid vaccine dose improves defence for some clinically extremely vulnerable patients
A major clinical trial has found that an additional COVID 19 vaccine dose led to the majority of clinically extremely vulnerable people mounting defensive antibodies against Covid-19.
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NewsKey role found for gut epithelial cells in the defense against deadly diarrheal infections
A newly identified subset of intestinal epithelial cells act as both the major target and a key responder in a mouse model of gut infection by the bacteria Citrobacter rodentium.
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NewsResearchers discover link between breast changes and UTIs
Scientists have found that UTIs in mice can provoke a bodily response that results in structural changes in breast tissue. Remarkably, these changes are reversible once the infections are resolved.
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NewsStudy identifies immunity threshold for protection against COVID-19 in children
Researchers have found rather than antibodies, other arms of the immune system – T cells and memory B cells – provide durable protection against symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection in children.
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NewsNew strategy could lead to universal, long-lasting flu shot
Researchers have opened a new avenue in the attack against influenza viruses by creating a vaccine that encourages the immune system to target a portion of the virus surface that is less variable.
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NewsNew study on immune cells interaction unlocks novel treatment targets for Chikungunya virus
Insights from this study open doors for the development of new drugs targeting immune cells to combat CHIKV and similar viruses.
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NewsStaying current with COVID-19 vaccinations helps combat emerging variants
The study is among the first to test in a biosafety level 3 laboratory whether vaccine-elicited antibodies block infection of a live virus.