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Moffitt Researchers Identify a Mechanism Controlling Tumor Cell Recognition by Immune Cells

November 1, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments immune cells, Immune System, Immunology, Immunotherapy, Moffitt, Moffitt Cancer Center

Immunotherapy has become a standard treatment approach for several types of cancer, including melanoma. However, tumors can escape immune cell detection even with the use of immunotherapies. In a new study published in Cancer Immunology Research, Moffitt Cancer Center researchers, in collaboration with the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, describe a cellular mechanism that controls tumor cell recognition by immune cells.

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Study fingers new player in cancer immunity

October 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Cancer, cancer immunotherapy, Immune System

Study in mice reveals new immune regulatory mechanism involved in cancer, viral infections
Silencing immune-regulating gene in immune cells eradicated colon cancer in mice
Approach also helped some animals clear an aggressive form of melanoma
Findings offer pathway for design of new class of immune-based cancer therapies

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When studying immune cells, environment matters

October 14, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Immune System, Metabolism

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2019) — For years, scientists have used cells grown in petri dishes to study the metabolic processes that fuel the immune system. But a new report in Immunity suggests looking outside the dish and into living organisms gives a drastically different view of the way immune cells process and use energy.

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IU School of Medicine awarded $36 million NIH grant for Alzheimer’s disease drug discovery center

October 1, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Aging, Alzheimer, alzheimer disease, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, Biomedical Engineering, Dementia, Drug Development, Drug Discovery, Immune System, Immunology, Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Personalized Medicine, Pharmaceutical Science, Precision Medicine

The IU-led center is one of only two multi-institution teams in the nation selected as part of a new federal program intended to improve, diversify and reinvigorate the Alzheimer’s disease drug development pipeline.

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Engineered killer T cells could provide long-lasting immunity against cancer

September 23, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Cancer, Immune System, Stem Cells, T cell

In experiments with mice, UCLA researchers have shown they can harness the power of iNKT cells to attack tumor cells and treat cancer. The new method, described in the journal Cell Stem Cell, suppressed the growth of multiple types of human tumors that had been transplanted into the animals.

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Moderate to Heavy Drinking During Pregnancy Alters Genes in Newborns, Mothers

August 15, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Alcohol, Behavioral, Binge Drinking, Biological Clock, biomarkers, Blood, booze, Child Development, Children, Collaborative Initiative on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Cortisol, Disabilities, DNA, drinking, Early Intervention, FASD, Fetal, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Fetuses, genes, Genetics, Health, heavy drinking, Immune System, Indicators, Infants, intellectual disabilities, kids, Learning, Medicine, Mothers, New Jersey, Newborns, NJ, PER2, POMC, Pregnancy, Pregnant Women, Prenatal alcohol exposure, Prevention, proteins, Research, Rutgers, Rutgers University-New Brunswick, Science, Stress Hormones, stress-response system, Treatment, U.S. Centers For Disease Control And Prevention, Umbilical Cord, womb, Women

Mothers who drink moderate to high levels of alcohol during pregnancy may be changing their babies’ DNA, according to a Rutgers-led study.