Posts Tagged ‘immune cells’
Bacterial ‘sleeper cells’ evade antibiotics and weaken defense against infection
New research, from scientists at Imperial College London, unravels how so-called bacterial persister cells manipulate our immune cells, …
Read Full ArticleA code for reprogramming immune sentinels
For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells into immune cells called dendritic cells. The process is quick and effective, …
Read Full ArticleClassifying brain microglia: Which are good and which are bad?
Microglia are known to be important to brain function. The immune cells have been found to protect the brain from injury and infection and are critical during brain development, helping circuits wire properly. …
Read Full ArticleGlobal trial shows CAR T-cell therapy can lead to durable remissions in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
In an update to a global clinical trial stretching from Philadelphia to four continents, the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy Kymriah® …
Read Full ArticleImmunotherapy better than chemotherapy for subtype of head and neck cancer
A randomized clinical trial involving 97 medical centers in 20 countries, including Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, found that treating patients who have chemotherapy-resistant head and neck cancer …
Read Full ArticleMultiple sclerosis: Accumulation of B cells triggers nervous system damage
B cells are important in helping the immune system fight pathogens. However, in the case of the neurological autoimmune disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS) they can …
Read Full ArticleImmune cells could hold key to therapies for spinal cord injuries
Fresh insights into how zebrafish repair their damaged nerve connections could aid the development of therapies for people with spinal cord injuries. …
Read Full ArticleAggressive breast cancer cells hijack natural stress protector to thrive
A member of a protein family known for protecting our cells also protects cancer cells in aggressive, metastatic breast cancer, scientists report. …
Read Full ArticleDNA vaccine leads to immune responses in HPV-related head and neck cancer
A therapeutic vaccine can boost antibodies and T cells, helping them infiltrate tumors and fight off human papillomavirus (HPV)-related head and neck cancer. Researchers from the Abramson Cancer Center …
Read Full ArticleCancer immunotherapy might benefit from previously overlooked immune players
Cancer immunotherapy — efforts to boost a patient’s own immune system, allowing it to better fight cancer cells on its own — has shown great promise for some previously intractable cancers. Yet immunotherapy …
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