A University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute research team reports that combining a type of radiation therapy with immunotherapy not
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Untangling tattoos’ influence on immune response
I lay on the mat of the open-air bungalow in Apia, Samoa, looking up at a gecko. As its tail
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Genomic map implicates broad immune cell involvement in multiple sclerosis
The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Consortium (IMSGC) reports the results of its latest study, “Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates peripheral
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Resistance to immune checkpoint blocker drug linked to metabolic imbalance
A metabolic imbalance in some cancer patients following treatment with a checkpoint inhibitor drug, nivolumab, is associated with resistance to
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Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The way immune cells pick friends from foes can be described by a classic math puzzle known as the “narrow
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Genetic imbalance in immune system linked to biliary tract cancer
Patients with biliary tract cancer have altered genetic architecture in some immune system receptors. This has been shown by researchers
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Fighting staph infections with the body’s immune system
Researchers have gained a greater understanding of the biology of staphylococcus skin infections in mice and how the mouse immune
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Putting the break on our immune system’s response
Researchers have discovered how a tiny molecule known as miR-132 acts as a “handbrake” on our immune system—helping us fight
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Excess immune pruning of synapses in neural cells derived from patients with schizophrenia
A study led by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators finds evidence that the process of synaptic pruning, a normal part
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How the immune system protects us against bowel cancer
Researchers at Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a protective mechanism which is used by the body to protect intestinal stem cells
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