MIT researchers have identified a specialized subset of dendritic cells that help stimulate T cells to attack tumors. In this image, the blue represents a…
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Xu Yu, MD, Physician investigator, Massachusetts General Hospital This second untreated person living with HIV showed no evidence of intact HIV genomes in more than…
The migration of dendritic cells from the skin into lymphatic vessels depends on the time of day. Mouse dendritic cells (green) migrating into the lymphatic…
MIT researchers have discovered a new way to jump-start the immune system to attack tumors, which could allow cancer immunotherapy to be used against more…
Proteins designed to focus immune attack on HIV-infected cells. Armed with a novel strategy they developed for bolstering the body’s immune response, scientists at Albert…
The number of people vaccinated once (yellow) and twice (green) under the prime first and prime boost scenarios. Prime first vaccinates double the number of…
People who had received a first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease…
Strong antibody response to mRNA vaccines declined over an eight-month follow-up period; lower initial response to single-shot Ad26 vaccine remained stable over time, research shows.…
Study is the first to demonstrate cross-protective immunity by vaccines. Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown for the first time that coronavirus vaccines and prior coronavirus…
New research reveals microglia, immune cells in the brain, are critical “support staff,” tending the vessels and even regulating blood flow. University of Virginia School…
The COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).…
Credit: University of Cambridge Scientists discover how T cell assassins reload their weapons to kill and kill again. Cambridge researchers have discovered how T cells…
Cartoon image of antibody and COVID. Credit: Michigan Medicine The antibodies’ ability to neutralize COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)…
Researchers at the University of Southampton and biopharma company UCB have found a way to enhance the natural ability of therapeutic antibodies to attack blood…
Throughout the COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…
A microscopic image of a normal mouse small intestine. Cells stained red express normal amounts of cell-surface tags (MHC-II) needed by immune cells to find…
Nasal microbiota holds clues to who will develop COVID symptoms from novel coronavirus. The microbiota in the nose and upper throat likely contains biomarkers for…
With every new variant of SARS-CoV-2Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the official name of the virus strain that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19).…
In Through The Nose… COVID-19 Nasal Vaccine Candidate Effective at Preventing Disease Transmission. Credit: University of Houston Non-viral vaccine elicits immunity in respiratory tract. Breathe…
No third COVID-19 vaccine dose for now. The key scientific advisory council of the Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny authorization of a…