$1 Million Bet on a Cure: Reprogramming the Immune System To Stop Type 1 Diabetes

A researcher is planning on investigating potential treatments aimed at the root causes of type 1 diabetes. At the (MUSC), ...
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Reprogramming immunity to protect beta cells in type 1 diabetes

In the battle against type 1 diabetes (T1D), one researcher at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is leading a ...
The Cannigma

Cannabinoids and the Immune System: What the Science Actually Shows

You've probably seen cannabis products marketed as "immune support." But what's actually happening when cannabinoids ...
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Engineered Receptors Help the Immune System Home in on Cancer

High-resolution microscopic images of T cells that have been engineered with TGF-beta SNIPRs (shown in red) as they bind to TGF-beta (shown in green). The SNIPRs activate once the receptors fold into ...

Vitamin A’s Dark Side: How a Common Nutrient Can Help Tumors Evade the Immune System

Scientists have uncovered how a vitamin A metabolite can suppress anti-cancer immunity. Scientists at the Princeton University Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research have uncovered new ...
Nature

Putting immune cells into ‘night mode’ reduces heart-attack damage

Drugs that limit the activity of cells called neutrophils could make heart attacks less severe without compromising the ...
The Robesonian

Roach: Using, strengthening the immune system to prevent cancer

The unleashed immune system can destroy cancer very effectively, but it also can attack healthy organs, with many people ...
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New Study Reveals How Sugar May Trigger Inflammation and Weaken the Bodys Immune Response

Researchers from Austria have discovered that fructose, the sugar found in fruit and sweetened drinks, can heighten ...