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RN7SL1 RNA shown to activate T cells to fight against cancer
A new study found that the RNA RN7SL1 can activate T cells to seek out cancer cells, potentially improving cellular treatments.
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Immune cell changes detected in Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM)
A new study has found mutations originating in blood progenitor cells, possibly leading to Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM) therapies.
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Scientists develop novel strategy for tuberculosis vaccine
A research team have created a new strategy for developing an effective vaccine against a widespread form of tuberculosis.
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Existing drug may improve immune response to leukaemia treatment
Researchers identified the inhibitor JQ1 as a potential drug to improve immune response to CAR T-cell therapies in leukaemia patients.
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Researchers reveal potential cause of COVID-19 aftereffect in children
Scientists have uncovered an important clue to the COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
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Triple drug combination shows promise for pancreatic cancer treatment
MIT researchers have shown that a combination of three drugs can eliminate pancreatic tumours in mice, possibly leading to new therapies.
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Exosome formulation developed for choroidal neovascularisation therapy
An exosome formulation has been created to deliver vascular endothelial-growth factor (VEGF) antibodies for choroidal neovascularisation therapy in models.
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Inhibiting PIP4K enzymes could help immune system fight cancer
Researchers identified a potential therapeutic involving the inhibition of PIP4K enzymes which could enable the immune system to destroy tumour cells.
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Bacterial metabolites could increase tumour therapy efficiency
Bacterial metabolites showed an increase in the cytotoxic activity in immune cells that could potentially influence efficiency of tumour therapies.
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Lentiviral vectors: the key to cancer treatments that CAR T-cell therapy cannot reach?
Professor Christian Brechot explains why lentiviral vectors could serve as an effective tool for treating a wide range of cancers and could be used for vaccines.
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Treg cells could be answer to multiple sclerosis treatments, say scientists
New research has shown that the protein Piezo 1 prevented Treg cells from controlling the effects of inflammation in a multiple sclerosis mouse model.
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Metabolic pathway could potentially enhance vaccine effectiveness
A metabolic control pathway that regulates T follicular helper cells could enhance vaccine effectiveness, including those that protect against COVID-19.
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Stem cells used to enhance immune response to HIV in primates
In non-human primates, researchers have found that mesenchymal stem cells were effective at strengthening the immune response to HIV.
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Common antidepressant drugs fight cancer in mice, study shows
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors can block the function of a protein, helping T cells to effectively fight cancer, a study in mice has shown.
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Newly identified protein could become target for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have found a protein that, when inhibited in mice with cancer, increased the response to immunotherapy.
