Changes in the gut microbiome have long been linked with Crohn’s disease and other forms of inflammatory bowel disease, but
Category: Immune response
New study reveals gut segments organized by function, and opportunities for better drug design
As food enters the intestine, it embarks on windy, lengthy journey. For most of the route, its surroundings don’t appear
NIH announces two awards for multi-year studies of influenza immunity in children
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has announced two awards
Flu’s “hidden target” may lead to universal vaccine: study
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, have discovered a “hidden target”
New research identifies microbes that may reduce allergy-like reactions to some ripened cheeses
Some aged cheeses cause allergy-like reactions in many people, but an Iowa State University scientist is working to identify bacteria
NIH begins first-in-human trial of a universal influenza vaccine candidate
The first clinical trial of an innovative universal influenza vaccine candidate is examining the vaccine’s safety and tolerability as well
FDA-approved drug effectively treats rare chronic immune disorder
A drug approved to treat a severe form of asthma dramatically improved the health of people with rare chronic immune
Scientists narrow in on cells that drive immune response to cancer
Immunotherapy, using the body’s own immune system to target and destroy cancer cells, is one of the most promising frontiers
Cancer-killing virus alerts immune system
A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing (“oncolytic”) virus currently in clinical trials may function as
Molecular magnet could improve cancer immunotherapy
According to new research in cell, chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better
