Scripps Research professor wins $3.2 million grant to unravel the mysteries of type 1 diabetes
Luc Teyton, professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research, has received a five-year, $3.2…
New genetic marker may improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to gout medication
A newly identified genetic marker may significantly improve the ability to predict life-threatening reactions to the gout medication…
Mitochondria and lysosomes work together to control regulatory T cell activation
Metabolism guides the activation states of regulatory T cells, the immune cells that prevent inappropriate activation of the…
Epigenetic editing enables safer and more effective T cell therapies
Arc Institute, Gladstone Institutes, and University of California, San Francisco, scientists have developed an epigenetic editing platform that…
Researchers develop a novel approach to monitor CD8⁺ T cell activity over time
The ability of immune cells-particularly CD8+ T cells-to launch a rapid burst of proliferation inside tumors is key…
How The Shutdown Impacts Healthcare
In this week’s edition of InnovationRx, we look at the shutdown’s impact on healthcare, the Nobel Prize winners…
Common food additives may trigger childhood asthma
A recent study published in Frontiers in Immunology utilized metabolomics to investigate the mechanisms underlying the association between food…
Vaccinated but Still Got COVID? A New Study Helps Explains Why
Researchers uncovered four unique immune response patterns to COVID-19 vaccines, including a “rapid-decliner” group that lost protection faster…
Boosting the immune system to prevent cancer recurrence and improve survival
In experiments with mouse models of breast, pancreatic, and muscle cancers, researchers at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital…
Scientists show for the first time how fibroblasts go ‘rogue’ in different diseases
Scientists have mapped underappreciated scaffolding cells in skin, known as fibroblasts. They show for the first time how…
Understanding how lipids activate LC3-associated phagocytosis
LC3-associated phagocytosis (LAP) is a specialized process for degrading dead cells, microbes or other particles. It plays a…
New findings show lymph nodes educate T cells to combat disease
A team of researchers, led by the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute), explored the…