In a recent study, researchers found that outcomes of patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma may be predicted by the spatial arrangement of immune cells in the tumour microenvironment...
April 2023
Chronic transplant rejection – new insights
In a recent study, scientists discovered pathways that may be therapeutically targeted to enhance patient outcomes and have described a kind of immune cell that causes chronic organ transplant failure in a mouse model of kidney transplantation...
Possible new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
In a recent study, scientists created a biodegradable polymer system that works with the strength of the human immune system to treat the autoimmune and inflammatory illness rheumatoid arthritis...
Using lab grown organs to test vaccines
In a recent study, scientists created a brand-new testing platform comprising B cells into tiny organoids with the aim to speed up vaccination screening and significantly lower the requirement for animals...
Immunity in centenarians – keys to life?
According to a recent study, centenarians have immune systems that are highly functioning, have effectively adapted to a history of illness, and have unique immune cell types with diverse compositions and activities...
Improving pancreatic cancer therapy – insights
In a recent review, scientists presented numerous key themes in the biology of pancreatic cancer that can act as identifiers for pancreatic cancer therapy, offering substantial insight into the field of pancreatic cancer research...
The early stages of HIV infection – new insights
A group of researchers recently published a paper outlining the processes underpinning the capture of HIV-1 viruses in dendritic cells as well as the function that Siglec-1 serves in the trafficking and capture of the viral particles...
Phosphatidylserine-positive extracellular vesicles – boosting effector CD8+ T cell responses
A new study has shown that extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a crucial role in boosting T cell effector functions during viral infections...
Regulatory T cells – new insights
Recently, researchers have described a regulatory class of human T cells which are derived from two distinct origins, one connected to autoimmunity and the other to protective immunity...
How neutrophils can be used to fight cancer
Researchers have highlighted the significance of white blood cells known as neutrophils in eliminating solid tumours...