Newswise Feature Channel: Immunology

UCSF-led Study Aims to Improve Treatment of Painful Skin Disease

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:45:42 EST

HS PROGRESS is designed to facilitate hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) research through collaboration between investigators, clinicians, patients and industry in order accelerate the development of therapies to improve the lives of people living with this skin painful condition.

How much do we need to worry about bird flu?

University of Maryland School of Medicine — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 20:30:48 EST

Microbiome Seed Grants Kickstart Collaborative Science

University of Utah Health — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 20:20:01 EST

The microbiome is a vast community that changes how we digest food, how we respond to disease threats, and even how we think. But scientists are just scratching the surface of how our microscopic roommates affect our health.

Top Cancer Research Advances at MSK in 2024

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 12:00:16 EST

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) continued to make strides against cancer in 2024. Laboratory research teams across the institution worked to advance the global understanding of cancer and to develop new therapies, while also making fundamental insights into human biology and disease.

Fewer Kids are Getting Flu Shots, According to CDC

George Washington University — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 19:30:25 EST

Staphylococcus Aureus Thwarts Vaccines by Turning on a Protein That Halts Immune Response

University of California San Diego — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 12:00:00 EST

After dozens of clinical trials, there are still no effective vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus. In two new studies, scientists report that the pathogen turns on the protein interleukin 10, shutting down the protective vaccine response. But blocking the protein restores vaccine efficacy in an animal model.

UdeM Receives $8M to Study the Link Between the Immune System and Parkinson's Disease

Universite de Montreal — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 17:00:34 EST

A team led by Michel Desjardins, a professor in the Faculty of Medicine, has secured $8M from ASAP to study the connection between the immune system and Parkinson's disease.

Can Bacteria Handle Stress? Study Reveals How Combined Stressors Overwhelm Harmful Bacteria

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 20:15:01 EST

Bacteria face multiple stressors in the human body, including fluid flow. A new University of Illinois study found that combining the stress of fluid flow with the chemical stress of the hydrogen peroxide naturally present in the body synergizes to block bacterial migration and growth of the human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

New Years Resolutions? No Thanks! Tips on Controlling Allergies and Asthma? Yes, Please

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 09:00:19 EST

If you have allergies or asthma, keeping yourself healthy and free of symptoms needs to be a priority, doesn't have to be complicated.

A New Class of Antivirals Could Help Prevent Future Pandemics

Rockefeller University — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:35:56 EST

Researchers discovered a vulnerability in viral enzymes that could lead to novel treatments for diseases as diverse as COVID and Ebola, while also minimizing side effects and reducing the odds of drug resistance.

Mpox Vaccination Rates Highest Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Men

Rutgers University-New Brunswick — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:15:46 EST

As a second wave of the viral disease looms, Rutgers Health researchers call for more studies on long-term immunity.

HPV Genotype-Specific Prevalence and Infection Risks: A 10-Year Population-Based Study From the United States

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 14:20:12 EST

Ralph Weichselbaum, MD, Appointed University of Chicago Health System Leader for Radiation and Cellular Oncology

University of Chicago Medical Center — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:40:43 EST

In his expanded health system role, Ralph Weichselbaum leads efforts to bring radiation therapy to patients at the University of Chicago Medicine, including in Chicago's suburbs and in Northwest Indiana.

Tufts University Professor Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Tufts University — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:10:26 EST

Charles "Chuck" Shoemaker, a professor in the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election as an academy fellow is the highest professional distinction awarded solely to inventors.

Toxoplasma Gondii Parasite Uses Unconventional Method to Make Proteins for Evasion of Drug Treatment

Indiana University — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 18:05:46 EST

A study sheds new light on how Toxoplasma gondii parasites make the proteins they need to enter a dormant stage that allows them to escape drug treatment.

Controlling Infectious Disease Between Wildlife and Livestock on Shared Rangeland

Texas A&M AgriLife — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:50:03 EST

Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Ph.D., assistant professor in microbial ecology and microbiome interactions, Department of Animal Science, is studying the ongoing threat of emerging pathogens that can necessitate prompt deployment of medical countermeasures for life-saving interventions.

Illinois Researchers Investigate Weaponizing Bacterial Viruses to Combat Superbugs

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:15:30 EST

Researchers from the University of Illinois have reported complementary discoveries that improve scientists' understanding of immune systems in bacteria and will equip clinicians with more effective options for treating antibiotic-resistant infections.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers Find Rotavirus Vaccine is Safe for Use in NICU Babies

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:05:00 EST

Researchers found that transmission of rotavirus vaccine strains in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is rare and without clinical consequences, strongly suggesting that giving the rotavirus vaccine to eligible infants during their hospitalization provides immune benefits that outweigh any risks. The findings could serve as the basis for a change in clinical practice.

Preclinical Study Shows Targeted Drug Strengthens the Power of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Two Pediatric Leukemias

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 19:00:24 EST

A preclinical study led by a faculty member at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center shows that gilteritinib (brand name Xospata), a targeted cancer treatment, can strengthen chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy in two high-risk pediatric leukemias that have poor survival rates -- FLT3-mutated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and KMT2A-rearranged acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Lisa Niswander, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncology in the Department of Pediatric Oncology, will deliver the results this afternoon in an oral abstract session at the 66th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Diego, California.

Roswell Park Study Reveals How Venetoclax Boosts Immune Response to CAR T for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:30:00 EST

Research out of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has shed light on how the drug venetoclax (brand name Venclexta) works synergistically with CAR T-cell immunotherapy to combat chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the most common type of leukemia in the U.S. Matthew Cortese, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Oncology in Roswell Park's departments of Medicine and Cancer Genetics & Genomics, is first author of the study, which he will present during an oral abstract session today at the 66th annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) in San Diego, California.