Posts Tagged ‘immune cells’
Potential combination therapy for breast cancer brain metastases
Scientists have identified and preclinically validated combination treatments for breast cancer brain metastases, a common and typically lethal manifestation of the malignancy. …
Read Full ArticleA decade after gene therapy, children born with deadly immune disorder remain healthy
Ninety percent of children who received gene therapy eight to 11 years ago for a deadly immune disorder (ADA-SCID) are still disease-free. …
Read Full ArticleDiscovery of new role for the brain’s immune cells could have implications for Alzheimer’s
New findings reveal that brain immune cells, known as microglia, help regulate blood flow and maintain critical blood vessels. …
Read Full ArticleNatural infection versus vaccination: Differences in COVID-19 antibody responses emerge
New research sheds light on differences in antibody responses between natural infection and COVID-19 vaccination. …
Read Full ArticleHow a high-fat diet allows cancer cells to go unnoticed
In mice, a high-fat diet makes it harder for immune cells to recognize emerging intestinal tumors. …
Read Full ArticleAntidepressants inhibit cancer growth in mice
Classic antidepressants slowed the growth of pancreatic and colon cancers in mice, and when combined with immunotherapy, they even stopped cancer growth long-term. …
Read Full ArticleImmunotherapy using dual immune cells effectively controls neuroblastoma
A newly developed dual-targeted immunotherapy was highly effective in mice implanted with human neuroblastoma tissue. …
Read Full ArticleRight gene expression program could turn immune cells into cancer killers
Cancer-fighting T cells from patients whose cancers responded to immunotherapy showed marked differences in gene activity compared to T cells from nonresponders. …
Read Full ArticleA new way to reverse immune suppression in tumors
Malignant tumors can suppress antitumor immune cells in their vicinity, but a new study has uncovered a new way to counter this immunosuppressive effect. …
Read Full ArticleStudy links severe COVID-19 to increase in autoantibodies
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are substantially more likely to harbor autoantibodies —antibodies directed at their own tissues or at substances their immune cells secrete into the blood …
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