Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine now better understand the role of a protein, interleukin-21 (IL-21), in the immune
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Immune cell-related genetic variants that may impact autoimmune conditions isolated
A team of researchers from Italy, the U.K. and the U.S. has isolated a number of immune cell-related genetic variants
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Childhood syndrome linked to COVID-19 causes profound immune changes
Researchers have uncovered how the immune system is altered in a rare COVID-19 related illness in children referred to as
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The wrong track: How papillomaviruses trick the immune system
Specific antibodies protect us against viral infections—or do they? Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) studied the immune
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Tumors disrupt the immune system throughout the body
Cancer treatment has advanced with the advent of immunotherapies that, in some cancers, can overcome tumors’ ability to evade the
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Syphilis eludes immune attack by altering a single gene
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, research from UW
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Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Immunologists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a database that identifies gene-regulatory mechanisms in immune cells that facilitate
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Structural framework for tumors also provides immune protection
Aggressive colorectal cancers set up an interactive network of checkpoints to keep the immune system at bay, scientists report. Immune
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Novel approach to immune system could lead to personalized therapy against sepsis
The human immune system uses two pre-programmed strategies to tackle infection. One is fever, a resistance mechanism that tries to
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Immune outposts inside kidney tumors predict post-surgery outcomes
The immune system establishes “forward operating bases”, or lymph node-like structures, inside the tumors of some patients with kidney and
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