Engineered killer immune cells target tumours and their immunosuppressive allies

Engineered killer immune cells target tumours and their immunosuppressive allies

Scientists have engineered natural killer immune cells that not only kill head and neck tumor cells ...
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Blocking a ‘jamming signal’ can unleash immune system to fight tumors

Blocking a ‘jamming signal’ can unleash immune system to fight tumors

Yale researchers have discovered a “jamming ...
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Dust mite allergens activate the pulmonary immune system, triggering allergies

Dust mite allergens activate the pulmonary immune system, triggering allergies

A research team at MedUni Vienna, working in coope...
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Missing component of innate immune signaling identified

Missing component of innate immune signaling identified

How cells recognize pathogens and alert the immune...
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What does ‘survival of the fittest’ mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system

What does ‘survival of the fittest’ mean in the coronavirus pandemic? Look to the immune system

Charles Darwin popularized the concept of survival...
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Social control among immune cells improves defense against infections

Social control among immune cells improves defense against infections

A simple mechanism, previously known from bacteria...
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Eavesdropping on intimate ‘crosstalk’: Communication between immune and nervous systems in vaccination

Eavesdropping on intimate ‘crosstalk’: Communication between immune and nervous systems in vaccination

Inhale flu viruses after vaccination, and the body...
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