Over 80 percent of 200 COVID-19 patients in a hospital in Spain have vitamin D deficiency, according to a new study.
New insights into a potential target for autoimmune disease
With insights into a molecular pathway that regulates the activity of Tregs, a type of T cell involved in immunosuppression, new research opens up possibly new avenues for treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.
New map of the immune landscape in pancreatic cancer could guide immunotherapy
A new analysis highlights the diversity of immune response in pancreatic cancer, and points toward the need for treatments tailored to individual patients.
Can scientists take the STING out of common respiratory viruses?
Scientists have made a curious discovery about a well-known human protein that helps the immune system fight viral infections. Researchers found that one class of viruses actually requires this protein to infect cells and replicate.
How exercise stalls cancer growth through the immune system
People with cancer who exercise generally have a better prognosis than inactive patients. Now, researchers have found a likely explanation of why exercise helps slow down cancer growth in mice: Physical activity changes the metabolism of the immune sys…
T-cells from recovered COVID-19 patients show promise to protect vulnerable patients from infection
T-cells taken from the blood of people who recovered from a COVID-19 infection can be successfully multiplied in the lab and maintain the ability to effectively target proteins that are key to the virus’s function, according to a new study.
PTSD and alcohol abuse go hand-in-hand, but males and females exhibit symptoms differently
Through intricate experiments designed to account for sex-specific differences, scientists have zeroed-in on certain changes in the brain that may be responsible for driving alcohol abuse among people with PTSD. In studies with rodents, researchers fou…
Discoveries reshape understanding of gut microbiome
New findings could lead to new therapies for IBD and people who’ve had portions of their bowels removed due to conditions like colon cancer and ulcerative colitis.
Details about broadly neutralizing antibodies provide insights for universal flu vaccine
New research from an immunology team may shed light on the challenges of developing a universal flu vaccine that would provide long-lasting and broad protection against influenza viruses.
Immune response the probable underlying cause of neural damage in COVID-19
A new study shows that it is probably the immune response to, rather than the virus in itself, that causes sudden confusion and other symptoms from the nervous system in some patients with COVID-19.