Adding messenger RNA, or mRNA therapy improves the response to cancer immunotherapy in patients who weren’t responding to the treatment, new research shows. Immunotherapy uses the body’s immune system to prevent, control and eliminate cancer.
Scientists find new details about how immune system builds long-term memory
Experts in Japan have identified a fundamental part of the immune system’s long-term memory, providing a useful new detail in the pursuit to design better vaccines for diseases, ranging from COVID-19 to malaria.
For children, young adults with recurrent AML, immunotherapy shows promise
Researchers have shown, in a small clinical trial, that an immunotherapy harnessing pre-activated natural killer cells can help some children and young adults with recurrent AML and few other treatment options.
Boosting anti-cancer action by driving up immunity at tumor site
Driving up the immune response at the site of a cancer tumor with nanotechnology may help enhance immunotherapy treatments in advanced stages of the disease, new research in mice suggests.
An enemy within: Pathogens hide in tissue
Antibiotics cure many bacterial infections. However, some patients suffer a relapse. A research group has now discovered why some bacteria can survive antibiotic therapy. The team uncovered where the bacteria hide in the body and how the body’s own imm…
Fecal transplant discovery could improve care for dangerous infections
New research sheds light on why a fecal transplant can benefit patients with dangerous recurrent C. difficile infections — and suggests a way to improve patient outcomes.
Infant immune systems are stronger than you think, research shows
Immunologists have found that the infant immune system is stronger than most people think and beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens.
A longer-lasting COVID vaccine? New study points the way
Researchers have identified rare, naturally occurring T cells that are capable of targeting a protein found in SARS-CoV-2 and a range of other coronaviruses. The findings suggest that a component of this protein, called viral polymerase, could potentia…
First structure of human protein complex with ‘license to kill’
A team of researchers has for the first time visualized a human cell death complex linked to autoimmune and inflammatory conditions, such as inflammatory bowel disease, and injuries associated with excessive cell death.
Experimental mRNA HIV vaccine safe, shows promise in animals
An experimental HIV vaccine based on mRNA — the same platform technology used in two highly effective COVID-19 vaccines — shows promise in mice and non-human primates, according to scientists. Their results show that the novel vaccine was safe and pr…