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Innate immunity and metabolic stress drive a unique form of cell death
Innate immunity and metabolic stress drive a unique form of cell death

In several disease conditions, including infections and cancers, innate immune activation and nutrient scarcity occur together. Read more

Medical News - Dec 02
Comprehensive antibody map reveals how SARS-CoV-2 mutations evade immunity
Comprehensive antibody map reveals how SARS-CoV-2 mutations evade immunity

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and collaborators have created the most comprehensive map to date showing how antibodies attach to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, and how viral mutations weaken that attachment. Read more

Medical News - Nov 22
Scientists reawaken exhausted T cells to supercharge cancer immunity
Scientists reawaken exhausted T cells to supercharge cancer immunity

Researchers discovered a way to keep T cells from wearing out during the fight against cancer, and the approach could make immune-based treatments far more powerful. They found that tumors use a particular molecular signal to weaken T cells, and that interrupting this signal helps the cells stay ... Read more

Science Daily - Nov 20
How science is tackling immunity’s dark side
How science is tackling immunity’s dark side

It's one of medicine's biggest mysteries — why sometimes our immune system attacks our own bodies. Autoimmune diseases affect as many as 50 million Americans and millions more worldwide. They're hard to diagnose and treat, and they're on the rise.... Read more

Yoursun.com - Nov 15
Single-Dose Lassa Fever Vaccine Shows Strong Immunity, Advances To Phase 2 Trials In West Africa
Single-Dose Lassa Fever Vaccine Shows Strong Immunity, Advances To Phase 2 Trials In West Africa

IAVI reports its single-dose Lassa fever vaccine is safe and effective, paving way for advanced trials across West Africa. Read more

Arise News - Nov 09
Hamas demands temporary immunity for terrorists in tunnels beyond Yellow Line
Hamas demands temporary immunity for terrorists in tunnels beyond Yellow Line

Additionally, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday that Hamas and Israel are engaged in direct talks. Hamas demanded temporary immunity on Sunday for terrorists... Read more

Yahoo! News - Nov 02
Readers respond: Community needs herd immunity
Readers respond: Community needs herd immunity

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence. Read more

Oregon Local News - Oct 07
Herd immunity from HPV vaccine provides protection even for unvaccinated women
Herd immunity from HPV vaccine provides protection even for unvaccinated women

A large, long-term study led by an Albert Einstein College of Medicine researcher has found that the introduction of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in community settings is highly effective in protecting young women from infections caused by the cervical-cancer-causing virus-including wom... Read more

Medical News - Sep 30
How not to get sick this winter: 12 ways to boost your immunity
How not to get sick this winter: 12 ways to boost your immunity

Hospitals are war gaming for the annual onslaught of flu, Covid and norovirus outbreaks. But you can also protect yourself, the experts tell Antonia Hoyle Read more

The Times - Sep 28
Waning Japanese encephalitis immunity linked to more severe dengue illness
Waning Japanese encephalitis immunity linked to more severe dengue illness

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with researchers in Nepal, have found that waning immunity to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) may increase the risk of more severe dengue disease in humans. Read more

Medical News - Sep 13