Mucormycosis, a fungal infection caused by Mucorales, has high mortality rates in people with weakened immune systems and those suffering from severe trauma like burns, blast injuries or victims of natural disasters. The disease caused serious infection among COVID-19 patients treated with high doses of corticosteroids with mortality rates close to 60 percent. In the … Read more
A research led by Sergio P. Acebrón, Researcher Ikerbasque at the UPV/EHU, develops a key tool to visualize the immune response to abnormal DNA, opening new avenues for the treatment of diseases. The study, published in the prestigious journal EMBO Journal, reveals why some tumors escape the immune system, and offers a method to visualize … Read more
Moffitt Cancer Center researchers have discovered a promising new vaccine strategy for treating a specific type of breast cancer. The innovative approach targets human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive, estrogen receptor-negative (HER2-positive, ER-negative) breast cancer and has shown encouraging results in a recent pilot study. Published in npj Breast Cancer, the study combined the HER2-targeting … Read more
In a recent, cross-institutional study partially funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers report that healthy human airways are at higher risk for dehydration and inflammation when exposed to dry air, an occurrence expected to increase due to global warming. Inflammation in human airways is associated with such conditions as asthma, allergic rhinitis and … Read more
Targeted molecular interventions in the replication cycle and the immune recognition of viruses are intended to prevent viral entry into cells and virus replication. That is the goal of an international research project in which scientists work on new approaches to combating highly dangerous viral diseases such as yellow fever or Lassa fever. Coordinating the … Read more
Dexamethasone and Brain Cancer: Understanding the Dual Effects Brain cancer presents some of the most daunting challenges in oncology, not only due to the malignancy itself but also… The post Impact of Dexamethasone on Immune Response in Brain Cancer: New Study Reveals Long-Lasting Immunosuppression and the Need for Alternative Therapies appeared first on NewsyList. Source … Read more
LMU researchers have shown that a particular type of immune cell acts more flexibly than previously thought – with potential for new therapeutic approaches. As part of the innate immune system, dendritic cells are in the body’s first line of defense against infections. They detect pathogens and coordinate the immune response. An international team led … Read more
Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of mycobacteria with “kill switches” that can be triggered to stop the bacteria after they activate an immune response. Two preclinical studies, published, Jan. 10 in Nature Microbiology, tackle the challenge of engineering bacteria that are safe for use … Read more
A study led by Hiroshi Ohno at the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS) recently showed that certain gut bacteria found in one-month-old infants are associated with food sensitivities and the development of food allergies, particularly to eggs, while other types of bacteria are not. The study also found factors that predicted which type … Read more
Unexpected Immune Regulator Discovered: Virtual Memory T Cells Hold Key to Controlling Inflammation Table of Contents Unexpected Immune Regulator Discovered: Virtual Memory T Cells Hold Key to Controlling Inflammation TVM Cells: A Double-Edged Sword Implications for Human Health Virtual Memory T Cells: A New Frontier in Immune Regulation What are Virtual Memory T Cells? Why … Read more