. Scientific Frontline: Immunology
Showing posts with label Immunology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immunology. Show all posts
Friday, March 6, 2026

Immune protein found to play a key role in maintaining bone health

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Photo Credit:  Pavel Danilyuk Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Collectin-11 and Bone Health The Core Concept...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Solving cancer immunotherapy’s fuel shortage

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary : Cancer Immunotherapy Metabolic Engineering Main D...

Tiny bubbles, big breakthrough: cracking cancer’s “fortress”

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Ultrasound-Activated Nanobubbles in Onco...
Friday, February 20, 2026

What Is: Macrophage

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A realistic scientific visualization of a macrophage, a crucial immune cell, actively engulfing bacteria with its extended pseudopods. The i...

New Oral Vaccine Strategy Could Help Combat Colorectal Cancer

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By modifying the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, researchers are developing a promising vaccine against colorectal cancer. Image Credit:  ...

Research identifies a distinct immune signature in treatment-resistant Myasthenia Gravis

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Photo Credit:  Julia Koblitz Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary : Treatment-Resistant Myasthenia Gravis Immune S...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Emotional memory region of aged brain is sensitive to processed foods

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In old animals, three days on a highly processed diet lacking fiber – nutritionally similar to a hotdog on a white-flour bun – was linked to...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Macrophage immune cells need constant reminders to retain memories of prior infections

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Image Credit: © 2026 Gorin et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Sum...
Sunday, February 15, 2026

Immunotherapy used earlier in several cancer types

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline / stock image Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Concept : A shift i...
Saturday, February 14, 2026

Cancer treatment: optimization of CAR T-cell therapy

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LMU physician Sebastian Kobold Photo Credit: © LMU / Stephan Höck Scientific Frontline: Extended "At a Glance" Summary The Core Co...
Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Tiny marine animal reveals bacterial origin of animal defence mechanisms

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Glass plates to catch the model organism Trichoplax in its natural habitat, warm coastal waters. Scientists at Kiel University use the tiny ...

Established cancer drug reactivates immunotherapy

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Professor Florian Bassermann and his team are researching the role of the ubiquitin system in cancer. Insights from their basic research are...

Shining New Light on How Cytokines Manage Immune Response

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Green fluorescent tags delivered by the new CyCLoPs tool reveal cells that responded to a specific cytokine (IL-17A) in a mouse model. Image...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Building Immunity Against Avian Flu Risks

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Plate test used to quantify infectious viral particles or neutralizing antibodies. Each hole corresponds to one viral particle. Photo Credit...
Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Blueprints for Designing T Cells that Kill

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This image shows killer T cells surrounding and attacking a cancer cell. A new atlas developed by researchers at UC San Diego could make it ...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Immunotherapy reduces plaque in arteries of mice

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An immunotherapy reduces plaque in the arteries of mice, offering a potential new strategy to treat cardiovascular disease, according to a s...
Friday, January 30, 2026

A broken DNA repair tool accelerates aging

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Fatal error: The failure of the repair enzyme SPRTN in these cultured cells leads to fatal errors in cell division, e.g. by distributing the...
Thursday, January 29, 2026

Immunotherapy before surgery helps shrink tumors in patients with desmoplastic melanoma

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Dr. Antoni Ribas (far right) with members of his research team at UCLA, who helped lead the clinical trial showing that immunotherapy before...
Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Foundations for type 1 diabetes may already be laid during pregnancy

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Image Credit: Scientific Frontline Scientific Frontline: "At a Glance" Summary Main Discovery : Patterns of inflammation and alter...
Monday, January 26, 2026

More Than Just Gut Cohabitants: How Gut Bacteria Control Immune Responses

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The gut-brain axis is a bidirectional communication network linking the central nervous system with the enteric nervous system (the "se...