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Newswise: T Cells Can Activate Themselves to Fight Tumors
Released: 8-May-2023 11:30 AM EDT
T Cells Can Activate Themselves to Fight Tumors
University of California San Diego

UC San Diego scientists find an auto-signaling mechanism driving the T cell anti-tumor response; findings may inspire new cancer therapeutics and biomarkers.

Newswise: A Key Biological Pathway for Multiple Sclerosis Is Uncovered by Mount Sinai Researchers
3-May-2023 11:30 PM EDT
A Key Biological Pathway for Multiple Sclerosis Is Uncovered by Mount Sinai Researchers
Mount Sinai Health System

Findings reveal a previously unknown way in which the brain and immune system talk to each other and may identify a new therapeutic target for MS and other brain disorders.

Released: 5-May-2023 5:15 PM EDT
Study reveals insights into post-vaccine heart inflammation cases
Yale University

When new COVID-19 vaccines were first administered two years ago, public health officials found an increase in cases of myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle, particularly among young males who had been vaccinated with mRNA vaccines. It was unclear, however, what exactly was causing this reaction.

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Released: 5-May-2023 10:25 AM EDT
Video and transcript: Study of fecal microbiota on patients with C. diff infection
Newswise

The researcher discusses the findings in a new study on the efficacy and safety of fecal microbiota (REBYOTA™), the first microbiota-based live biotherapeutic approved by the US FDA used to prevent recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection in adults.

3-May-2023 4:25 PM EDT
Study Identifies Messages about Vaccinating Children Against COVID-19 That Resonate Best with Vaccine-Hesitant Parents
Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

A study from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago found that parents with children who were not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 were most likely to vaccinate their child after reading the following hypothetical scenario.

Newswise: Gamma delta T cells can fight aggressive breast cancer
Released: 4-May-2023 7:20 PM EDT
Gamma delta T cells can fight aggressive breast cancer
University of Freiburg

Researchers from the University of Frieburg discovered that coordinated differentiation and changes in the metabolism of breast cancer stem cells make them invisible for the immune system.



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