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Immune cells discovered in lungs improve flu defence, study shows
A team has found immune cells in the lungs after infection from the flu, which protected mice against reinfection from a different strain.
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Study shows how to improve cancer treatment with anti-OX40 antibodies
New insights into the mechanisms of anti-OX40 antibodies could enable their therapeutic activity to be manipulated to treat different tumours.
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A single approach to creating effective cancer and autoimmune disease therapeutics
Dr H. Michael Shepard, CEO and CSO of Enosi Life Sciences, discusses the similarities between cancer and autoimmune diseases, highlighting how this knowledge could be used to enhance treatments.
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Analysis finds COVID-19 infection may provide protective immunity
A new analysis suggests SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies remain relatively stable for eight months and Spike protein-specific memory B cells increase in number over time.
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Blood vessel damage likely causes neurological symptoms of COVID-19, finds study
A new study suggests that inflammation and blood vessel damage may be the primary causes of neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients, instead of the virus infecting the brain.
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RNA sequencing provides insights into why every SARS-CoV-2 infection is different
Associate Professor Pandurangan Vijayanand from La Jolla Institute for Immunology discusses his study into the body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2 and why this can vary.
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One-step method developed to generate mice for vaccine research
Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists have developed a new method for generating mouse lines for vaccine research in just a few weeks.
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Protein identified as potential target for leishmaniasis vaccines
New research has demonstrated in mouse models that the SHP-1 protein limits the capacity of dendritic cells, making it a target for a leishmaniasis vaccine.
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Studies in mice reveal link between obesity and tumour growth
New research has provided a metabolic atlas for insights into obesity and tumours' ability to hide from the immune system.
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Investigating cellular pathways driving severe COVID-19 with proteomics
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital have studied several thousand circulating proteins within the plasma proteome of symptomatic COVID-19 patients and acutely ill non-COVID-19 controls. Nikki Withers discussed their findings and implications of the study with one of the lead authors, Dr Mike Filbin.
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Team identifies T-cell epitopes to inform COVID-19 vaccine development
Researchers studied 180 convalescent COVID-19 patients to reveal T-cell epitopes that they say can be targeted by a vaccine.
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Study shows MAIT cells highly engaged in the immunological response to COVID-19
New research has shown that MAIT cells are strongly activated in people with moderate to severe COVID-19 disease.
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Treg cells could be used in immunotherapy to treat multiple sclerosis, study shows
Researchers have discovered how Tregs can reduce spinal cord injury caused by diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Advancing cell therapies with engineered Tregs
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a key role in regulating our immune system and inflammatory processes. Sangamo Therapeutics is evaluating the potential of CAR-Tregs (Tregs genetically modified with a chimeric antigen receptor, or CAR) for the development of therapies for immunological diseases, such as Crohn’s disease and multiple sclerosis, as…
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Expert view: ddPCR whole cell DNA workflow efficiently measures success of CAR T-cell production
Not every step of CAR T-cell manufacturing can be tightly regulated, introducing some significant quality control challenges for companies developing CAR T cancer therapies
