How Regulatory T Cells Halt Aberrant, Self-Reactive T Cells
Jan. 24, 2023 New research findings show in detail how self-reactive T cells — white blood cells dubbed Teffs that mistakenly attack healthy instead of infected cells, thereby causing an autoimmune or an …
How the Body’s B Cell Academy Ensures a Diverse Immune Response
Jan. 17, 2023 A diverse immune response hinges on naive B cells mingling with high affinity ones in the late-stage germinal center. Whether that helps or hinders, however, depends on the …
Study Identifies Potential New Approach for Treating Lupus
Jan. 13, 2023 Targeting iron metabolism in immune system cells may offer a new approach for treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) — the most common form of the chronic autoimmune disease lupus. A …
CAR T Cell Therapy May Eliminate Tumor Cells Missed by Surgery
Jan. 11, 2023 CAR T cell therapy may enhance the effectiveness surgery for of solid tumors, according to a preclinical …
Inflammation Levels Tied to Severity of Blood Cancer
Jan. 11, 2023 Severe inflammation weakens the body’s ability to kill cancerous blood cells in people with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a new study …
Newly Discovered Anatomy Shields and Monitors Brain
Jan. 5, 2023 Researchers describe a previously unknown component of brain anatomy that acts as both a protective barrier and platform from which immune cells surveil the brain for infection and …
Scientists Develop a Cancer Vaccine to Simultaneously Kill and Prevent Brain Cancer
Jan. 4, 2023 Investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumors and induce long-term immunity, training the immune system so that it can prevent cancer from recurring. …
Does COVID Change the Body’s Response to Other Threats? Depends on Your Sex, Study Finds
Jan. 4, 2023 Researchers have found that immune systems of men who had recovered from mild cases of COVID-19 responded more robustly to flu vaccines than women who had had mild cases or men and women who had …
New Method Precisely Locates Gene Activity and Proteins Across Tissues
Jan. 2, 2023 A new method can illuminate the identities and activities of cells throughout an organ or a tumor at unprecedented resolution, according to a new …
Study Discovers Triple Immunotherapy Combination as Possible Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
Dec. 30, 2022 Researchers have discovered a novel immunotherapy combination, targeting checkpoints in both T cells and myeloid suppressor cells, that successfully reprogrammed the tumor immune microenvironment …
Tissue-Specific Immunity May Be the Future, If We Can First Learn Its Rules
Dec. 28, 2022 A new study reveals critical insights into the complex biology of tissue-specific T cells, paving the way for a new branch of precision therapeutics in immunity, autoimmunity, and …
Alveolar Macrophages Help CD8+ T Cells Go (Anti-)viral
Dec. 28, 2022 Researchers have found that antigen-specific killer T cells (CD8+ T cells) rapidly expand in the lungs when primed by antigen-presenting lung-resident alveolar macrophages (AMs). This interaction …
Cellular Messengers Improve Cancer Therapy
Dec. 22, 2022 Nano-sized membrane bubbles known as extracellular vesicles activate the immune system in mice and seem to render their tumors sensitive to a type of immunotherapy drug called a checkpoint …
COVID-19 Vaccination Protects People With Blood Cancer
Dec. 22, 2022 Researchers have demonstrated that people suffering from blood cancer have a good immune response to COVID-19 vaccinations. Vaccination protects patients with B-cell lymphoma and multiple myeloma …
Infant Gene Therapy Is a Breakthrough for Artemis-SCID Patients
Dec. 21, 2022 Ten young children born without functioning immune systems and lacking the ability to fight infections are on track for healthier lives thanks to a new gene therapy …
Researchers Are Combining New Technologies to Examine Blood Proteins in COVID-19 Patients
Dec. 21, 2022 Researchers have discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in critically ill patients that may help develop a more personalized approach to treating severe …
Scientists Find Key Reason Why Loss of Smell Occurs in Long COVID-19
Dec. 21, 2022 The reason some people fail to recover their sense of smell after COVID-19 is linked to an ongoing immune assault on olfactory nerve cells and an associated decline in the number of those cells, …
How Fat Takes Over the Lymph Nodes as We Age
Dec. 21, 2022 A new study presents novel findings on why human lymph nodes lose their function with age and the consequences for the effectiveness of our immune …
Spatial Lung Cell Atlas Offers Insights Into Disease and Immune Function
Dec. 21, 2022 Researchers have genetically profiled nearly 200,000 cells from lungs, mapping their precise locations in tissue to discover an unexpected new immune niche in our …
Artificial DNA Kills Cancer
Dec. 21, 2022 Researchers have used artificial DNA to target and kill cancer cells in a completely new way. The method was effective in lab tests against human cervical cancer- and breast cancer-derived cells, and …
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Source link Immune systems are essential in protecting the body from illness and disease. Recent scientific advancements in the field of immunity have revealed new insights into how our bodies fight off dangerous pathogens.
Recently, ScienceDaily reported on a new study that investigated how the body’s immune system responds to pathogens. The study revealed that the immune system will recognize a threat by producing special proteins called antibodies. These antibodies target and attack specific cells within the body that are associated with the pathogens.
In addition, ScienceDaily reported on a new breakthrough in immune therapy. Researchers found that special cells, called T Cells, can be harvested from healthy tissue, then grown in a laboratory setting. These cells can then be used select specifically fight against cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells alone. This breakthrough could revolutionize chemotherapy treatments and help people with various forms of cancer.
The study on the immune system also revealed a new way to improve the body’s ability to fight off foreign invaders. Researchers found that simply increasing the amount of certain beneficial bacteria, such as probiotics, in the gut can lead to an increase in the body’s level of natural immunity.
Overall, these recent findings illustrate just how complicated and intricate the body’s immune system truly is. With continued research and advancements, these new discoveries may lead to more effective treatments for a number of debilitating illnesses.
