People who consume a diet high in fructose could risk damaging their immune systems, a new study suggests.
Neurologists identify consistent neuroinflammatory response in ICH patients
Understanding how the immune system responds to acute brain hemorrhage could open doors to identifying treatments for this devastating disease. However, up until now, there has been limited information on inflammation in the brain from human patients, …
New insights on how inflammatory molecule contributes to skin and pancreatic cancers
An immune molecule called interleukin-33 can act within a cell’s nucleus to stimulate abnormal growth and division, ultimately resulting in cancer. Targeting interleukin-33 in the nucleus may help prevent certain cancers.
Antibody response may drive COVID-19 outcomes
Researchers show that levels of specific antibodies developed in the immune response may influence COVID-19 outcomes in both children and adults.
The original antigenic sin: How childhood infections could shape pandemics
A child’s first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses – including emerging pandemic strains. But not all flu strains spur the same initial immune defense, according to new findings published today. The results are rel…
Genetics may play role in determining immunity to COVID-19
Researchers report that individual immune response to SARS-CoV-2 may be limited by a set of variable genes that code for cell surface proteins essential for the adaptive immune system. The finding may help explain why COVID-19 immunity varies by indivi…
A new piece of the HIV infection puzzle explored
Researchers combine high-resolution imaging to observe the infection process in cell nuclei, opening the door for new therapeutics.
Cosmetic laser may boost effectiveness of certain anti-cancer therapies
In mice treated with cancer immunotherapy, shining a cosmetic laser on a tumor boosted the therapy’s effectiveness. The strategy stimulated the immune system to attack nonmutated proteins on the tumor. The findings may help investigators make cancer im…
Mimicking a chronic immune response changes the brain
Researchers show that simulating an overactive autoimmune response in mice leads to changes in the hippocampal region of the brain.
New link between personality and risk of early death
Ground-breaking research has revealed for the first time that the immune system directly links personality to long-term risk of early death.