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Scientists jump hurdle in HIV vaccine design
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made another important advance in HIV vaccine design.
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Faulty immune cells may play role in alopecia and baldness
The new study suggests that defects in Tregs could be responsible for alopecia areata, a common autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss, and could potentially play a role in other forms of baldness, including male pattern baldness
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Immune cells found to be derived from specialised progenitors
Dendritic cells are gatekeepers of immunity and crucial for the detection and initiation of immunity against pathogens and foreign substances. Up to now, dendritic cell subtypes were thought to develop from one common progenitor. New findings from a team of researchers show with single cell resolution that this important component…
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Scientists uncover mechanism allowing bacteria to survive the human immune system
Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.
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Specialised blood vessels enhance tumour-fighting immunotherapy
The successful combination of two therapies results in the growth of specialised vessels that deliver cancer-fighting immune cells to a tumour, potentially leading to more effective treatments and longer survival periods.
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Nimbus Therapeutics enters into strategic partnership with Charles River Laboratories to advance new therapeutic programs
Nimbus Therapeutics and Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) launched a multi-year strategic partnership to advance new programs spanning the disease areas of immunology, metabolic disorders and oncology from the discovery phase through to Investigational New Drug (IND) submission.
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Drug Target Review – Issue #1 2017
Included in this issue: Importance of building patient trust; Vaccines & Immunology; Oncology; Assays; Biomarkers; and Antibodies...
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£100 million for Cancer Research’s ‘grand challenge’ competition winners
Cancer Research UK announced that four international teams are the first recipients of its global £100m Grand Challenge competition, which aims to overcome the biggest challenges facing cancer researchers in a global effort to beat cancer sooner.
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Chugai and IFReC provide top level Japanese collaboration to benefit immunology
20 May 2016 | By Mandy Parrett, Editorial Assistant
Osaka University and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announce details of their collaborative agreement for advanced research into immunology.
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Flow cytometry: Not just a box in the lab
Undoubtedly, you will have noticed the increase in the number of publications utilising flow cytometry, heard it mentioned more in meetings and probably even been targeted by several companies trying to sell you their latest cytometer. The rapidly advancing technology behind the cytometer and an increase in applications that use…
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Researchers uncover the signals that govern the fate of TFH cells
31 July 2015 | By Victoria White
Researchers identify a pair of master regulators that control the fate of follicular helper T (TFH) cells - a finding that could improve vaccine design...
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True screening for immunology: transforming science with a practical tool for large-scale discovery
10 June 2015 | By IntelliCyt Corporation
The immune system plays a vital role in keeping us alive but also participates in many diseases adversely affecting quality of life across the globe. It can be over activated, leading to a variety of inflammation and autoimmune diseases, or suppressed, leading to a vast array of diseases from AIDS…
