Discovery of Tumor Cells' Ability To Evade the Immune System Could Improve Cancer Immunotherapies

The study in the journal "Nature" provides rationales for new ... of the immune response "We have discovered a mechanism that influences the body's immune response in a crucial phase," says Jan ... Read More

Tumor cells evade the immune system early on: Newly discovered mechanism could significantly improve cancer immunotherapies

Tumors actively prevent the formation of immune responses by so-called cytotoxic T cells, which are essential in combating cancer. Researchers have now uncovered for the first time how this exactly ... Read More

Study rethinks immune system strategies to boost vaccine effectiveness

Study: Exploring new perspectives ... and immune response. However, the diversity of these receptors, while beneficial, limits their ability to discern antigen origins, a challenge partially mitigated ... Read More

Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer

Anchors cytokines to these new microparticles, limiting the harm of cytokines to healthy cells Allows the newly particle-anchored cytokines to jump-start immune systems and recruit immune cells to ... Read More

Researchers develop new method to boost immune cells for fighting cancer

“The whole class of drugs that are employed to jump-start the immune system to fight cancer cells has largely not yet succeeded. Our goal is to create novel solutions that allow researchers to test ... Read More

Immune cells play a bigger role in high blood pressure than previously thought, opening doors for new treatments

A review in Nature Reviews Nephrology presents the association between immune cells and the development of hypertension, suggesting potential new therapeutic targets to mitigate the disease by ... Read More

Cancer Breakthrough Found to Boost Immune Cells Without Harmful Side-Effects By Directing Protein Cytokines

A new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer—avoiding harmful side-effects such as hair loss—has been developed. Read More

Study Finds Antibiotics Helps Immune Cells Identify Cancer Cells

However, cancer cells that don’t ... news straight to your inbox every day. Subscribe for FREE In a study published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, researchers from Osaka University have ... Read More

Study: Daily Aspirin May Help Boost the Immune System and Prevent Spread of Colorectal Cancer

Aspirin may help prevent the spread of colorectal cancer to the lymph nodes, a new ... didn’t take the drug. Aspirin also seemed to help the body’s immune system track down cancer cells. Read More

Researchers develop a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer

Last year alone, more than 600,000 people in the United States died from cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The relentless pursuit of understanding this complex disease has shaped ... Read More