immune systems

  • Two shelled peanuts and two peanuts in their shells sit on a white background.
    immune systems

    New clues may shed light on food allergies

    New research may ultimately clarify the root causes and mechanisms of food allergies and intestinal diseases.
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    immune systems

    Fake immune systems shed light on cancer patient infections

    Immune system models could speed up vaccine development, cancer treatment research, and improved health outcomes across a range of diseases.
  • A young woman has her eyes closed and mouth open as she is about to sneeze into a tissue.
    immune systems

    Why are some people more prone to infection?

    Why are some people more likely to face infection? An expert explains what influences immune response and how to boost your immunity.
  • A man sits on a couch under a blanket while holding a tissue in one hand.
    COVID-19

    COVID could protect you from severe flu

    New research in mice finds that having recovered from COVID had a protective effect against the worst effects of the flu.
  • A person with a hoodie cinched tightly over their face letting only one eye peek out.
    cancer

    How does cancer hide from the immune system?

    New research shows that one particular lipid type is critical for cancer immune evasion.
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    cancer

    Immune cells can turn into pro-cancer traitors

    New research digs into the underlying factors that cause the harmful transformation of immune cells from good to bad.
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    breast cancer

    Discovery points to potential new breast cancer therapy target

    New research identifies a potential new immune system target to head off the spread of breast cancer cells.
  • A chest x-ray shows the lungs, with one colored in with red to indicate tuberculosis.
    immune systems

    TB discovery may upend ideas about the immune system

    New findings on tuberculosis could change how we treat inflammatory disorders, researchers say.
  • A man looks tired with his eyes closed and his hand up to his face.
    COVID-19

    New evidence sheds light on one of long COVID’s drivers

    "We believe this is a big step forward in trying to understand and provide treatment to patients with this subset of Long COVID."
  • Natural killer cells attack cancer in this illustration.
    cancer

    Tweak makes ‘natural killer cells’ more effective against cancer

    Natural killer cells hold promise for treating cancer. Now, researchers have found a way to overcome their main limitation.
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    cancer

    Artificial lymph node teaches T cells to kill cancer

    Researchers have tested an artificial lymph node that teaches the immune system to recognize and kill cancer cells in mice.
  • Many black and yellow road signs with arrows pointing in different directions lean against a wooden wall.
    vaccines

    HIV vaccine approach works like GPS

    A new vaccine approach guides the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.