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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Changing the paradigm on hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Connective tissues don't tell the whole story

Recent research from the Medical University of South Carolina laboratory of Russell Norris, Ph.D., challenges the notion that hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) is an isolated connective tissue disorder, revealing ...

Immunology

AI that predicts sequences within antibodies could lead to new therapeutic treatments

A new artificial intelligence model could help design antibodies that better protect the body against viruses and disease. The AI model, known as ImmunoMatch, can predict and identify correct protein pairings within antibodies, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

How the immune system keeps mucosal fungi in check

The microbiome not only consists of bacteria, but also of fungi. Most of them support human and animal health. However, some fungi also have pathogenic potential. For instance, the yeast Candida albicans can grow in an uncontrolled ...

Oncology & Cancer

Targeting B-cells may boost immunotherapy in liver cancer treatment

Scientists have identified a promising strategy to improve liver cancer immunotherapy: targeting B-cells. While immunotherapy has transformed cancer treatment by activating T-cells—a type of immune cell that fights cancerous ...

Oncology & Cancer

First patient in Arizona treated with new immune cell therapy

A patient with synovial sarcoma, a soft-tissue cancer that usually occurs in the large joints of the arms and legs, is the first in Arizona treated with a new immune cell therapy known as TECELRA at the HonorHealth Research ...

Immunology

CAR T-cell therapy accelerates intestinal healing in aging mice

Ever notice that as you get older, some foods no longer sit with you the same? This could be due to a breakdown of the intestinal epithelium, a single layer of cells that forms the organ's lining. The intestine plays a crucial ...