High blood sugar linked to weakened immunity in type 2 diabetes
Credit: Cellular metabolism (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2024.10.004 A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine, University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) ...
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Researchers show how nutrients and organelle signaling shape tissue immunity
Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.09.013 The ability to therapeutically manipulate the immune system presents a host of potential opportunities to ...
Sensory immunity study reveals how parasitic worms found a way to escape mammals’ need to scratch their itch
MrgprA3 neurons selectively control IL-33 expression in cutaneous myeloid APCs. Credit: Natural immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01982-y Have you ever had ...
Attempt to overturn 2020 election: Trump cannot benefit from presidential immunity, prosecutor says
The special prosecutor investigating the case against Donald Trump for attempts to illegally overturn the results of the 2020 election ...
A new way to reprogram immune cells and direct them towards anti-tumor immunity
In a new study by MIT scientists, virus-like particles (dark gray) coated with glycans (green) were administered via vaccination, triggering ...
Polyvalent vaccine shows promise in presence of pre-existing immunity
Graphic summary. Credit: Cell (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2024.07.052 Researchers estimate that nearly all Americans have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus ...
Needle-free intranasal COVID-19 vaccine offers broad immunity, study finds
Intranasal COVID-19 vaccine. Credit: Griffith University A next-generation mucosal COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be a game-changer, not only in ...
Study reveals how cancer thwarts immunity and how to potentially turn the tables
Cellular mapping by scRNA-seq of early and late tumors in a breast cancer GEMM. Credit: Natural immunology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41590-024-01932-8 ...
Study identifies metabolic switch critical to memory T cell generation and antitumor immunity
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a metabolic switch in immune system T cells that ...
Rare diseases highlight links between metabolism and immunity
Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., left, and Andrew Patterson, Ph.D., have discovered a new set of metabolic genes that are important for ...
