Immunology

Researchers showed that pancreatic cancer stem cells produce a protein usually made by neutrophils to evade the immune system and keep growing.

Microparticle injections containing an immunomodulator protein inhibited bone loss and promoted repair in a mouse model of periodontal disease.

Elizabeth Laws leads Sanofi’s inflammation and immunology development pipeline to test the first oral TNFR1 inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.

Merck researchers developed an effective vaccine against pneumococcal diseases.

Proteins from intracellular pathogens can help expel drugs delivered by macrophages.

Cowpea mosaic virus stimulated the immune system to treat and prevent metastatic cancers in mice.

Scientists and science journalists alike have a responsibility to communicate new discoveries with the utmost accuracy, sans hype.

A changing dance of transcription factors modulates T regulatory cell gene expression in different immune contexts with implications for cancer and autoimmune diseases.

Biotech Fluidics report how installation of two DEGASi® Plus semi-prep 6-channel degassing systems on a production line, has enabled a diagnostic kit manufacturer to almost eliminate inaccurate reagent dispensing issues.

There is no vaccine against this parasitic worm infection, but rhesus macaques’ unique immune system has brought the prospect of a vaccine closer than ever.

A new mouse study suggests that folinic acid treatment could help the immune system penetrate pancreatic cancer’s protective shell.

Scientists discover an ultra-rare monoclonal antibody directly from patients with autoimmune diseases.

Once symptoms show up, it’s too late to cure many autoimmune diseases. Researchers are investigating ways to prevent the conditions from starting at all.

Nonhuman primates treated with the mRNA vaccine recovered faster and had less severe disease than those given available mpox vaccines. 

An inhibitory receptor binds a checkpoint protein to thwart T cell proliferation and function.

Researchers uncovered the structure of the measles fusion glycoprotein and identified a neutralizing antibody capable of decreasing its virulence.

Fiber found in bananas and garlic suppressed allergic reactions in mice.

Scientists imaged new communication pathways between the skull and the brain and uncovered immune responses exclusive to the skull.

Placental macrophages play a role in the immune response against pathogens.

Researchers discovered an immunological connection between the eye and the brain that could lead to new therapeutics for central nervous system diseases.