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Getting under the skin of an autoimmune disorder

Written by | 3 Oct 2022

Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that… read more.

How hepatitis E tricks the immune system

Written by | 22 Aug 2022

Over three million people are infected with the hepatitis E virus every year. So far, no effective treatment is available. An international team has investigated which factors are… read more.

New guideline introduces recommendations for vaccinations in patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases

Written by | 9 Aug 2022

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) released a summary of its new treatment guideline for Vaccinations in Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs). The effectiveness and safety of vaccines… read more.

Hormone replacement appears to reduce mortality in COVID-19

Written by | 23 Jun 2022

Researchers report that hormone replacement therapy is associated with a reduction in COVID-19 mortality. Their findings appeared on May 22, 2022 in Family Practice. “This study supports the… read more.

Peanut allergy treatment safest when started for infants under 12 months, researchers find

Written by | 22 Jun 2022

UBC researchers demonstrated in 2019 that pre-schoolers can safely overcome peanut allergies with a treatment called oral immunotherapy. Now they have evidence that the earlier pre-schoolers start this… read more.

Immunity boosting treatment enhances CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers

Written by | 15 Jun 2022

Advances in cellular immunotherapy that spur genetically modified T cells to attack cancer cells have revolutionized the treatment of certain blood cancers. Six such CAR-T cell therapies are… read more.

How ovarian cancer defies immunotherapy

Written by | 12 Apr 2022

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, with collaborators at La Jolla Institute for Immunology and… read more.

How to make the TB vaccine more effective

Written by | 16 Mar 2022

Briefly blocking a key molecule when administering the only approved vaccine for tuberculosis vastly improves long-term protection against the devastating disease in mice, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research… read more.

National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) (UK) recommends Palforzia for treating peanut allergy in children – Aimmune/Nestle

Written by | 7 Feb 2022

NICE (UK)-Palforzia from Aimmune/Nestle is recommended, within its marketing authorisation, as an option for treating peanut allergy in children aged 4 to 17. It can be continued in… read more.

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists design CAR T cells to activate cancer pro-drugs at the disease site

Written by | 8 Jan 2022

Immunotherapies called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells use genetically engineered versions of a patient’s own immune cells to fight cancer. These treatments have energized cancer care, especially for people… read more.

No more annual flu shot? New target for universal influenza vaccine

Written by | 6 Jan 2022

Scientists at Scripps Research, University of Chicago and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a new Achilles’ heel of influenza virus, making progress in the… read more.

New study associates mask laws to reduction of COVID-19 deaths

Written by | 28 Dec 2021

Countries without face mask mandates experienced significantly higher COVID-19 deaths per million than countries that enacted mask mandates, investigators report in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. A… read more.

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