An influenza vaccine administered through the nose and constructed with nanoparticles that enhance immune response offers strong protection against different influenza virus strains, according to researchers.
Intranasal flu vaccine with nanoparticles offers robust protection
An influenza vaccine administered through the nose and constructed with nanoparticles that enhance immune response offers strong protection against different influenza virus strains, according to researchers.
Researchers discover how lactic acid weakens anti-tumor defenses
It has long been known that lactic acid is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defense against tumors. However, scientists did not know exactly how this happens. Now researchers report they have found the…
Researchers discover how lactic acid weakens anti-tumor defenses
It has long been known that lactic acid is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defense against tumors. However, scientists did not know exactly how this happens. Now researchers report they have found the…
New genetic clues on multiple sclerosis risk
An international team of researchers has discovered that a cell type in the central nervous system known as oligodendrocytes might have a different role in the development of multiple sclerosis (MS) than previously thought. The findings could open for …
‘Cell atlas’ of brain vasculature connects stroke with novel immune cells
In work that will enhance the study of such disparate diseases as stroke and dementia, researchers have catalogued all the cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain, along with their locations and the genes transcribed in each.
Tumors dramatically shrink with new approach to cell therapy
Scientists have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumors to fight cancer rapidly and effectively.
Meat, MS and the microbiome
Eating more meat, having less of certain bacteria in the gut, and more of certain immune cells in the blood, all link with multiple sclerosis, reports a team of researchers. The work teased out subtle connections that could lead to a better understandi…
Researchers create test to quickly identify COVID-19 infection and disease severity
Researchers have developed a blood test that quickly detects if someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely the immune system will react to the infection, according to a new study. The findings could one day lead to a powerful tool to help doctors d…
New study suggests two paths toward ‘super immunity’ to COVID-19
New laboratory research reveals more than one path toward robust immunity from COVID-19. A new study finds that two forms of immunity — breakthrough infections following vaccination or natural infection followed by vaccination — provide roughly equal…