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Empty Decoys Divert Antibodies from Neutralizing Gene Therapy in Cell, Animal Studies
July 17, 2013 — Gene therapy researchers have produced a bioengineered decoy that fools the immune system and prevents it from mistakenly defeating the benefits delivered by a corrective gene. The decoy was ... > full story -
Discovery of a New Class of White Blood Cells Uncovers Target for Better Vaccine Design
July 17, 2013 — Scientists have discovered a new class of white blood cells in human lung and gut tissues that play a critical role as the first line of defense against harmful fungal and bacterial infections. This ... > full story -
Self-Perpetuating Signals May Drive Tumor Cells to Spread
July 16, 2013 — Scientists have identified a self-perpetuating signaling circuit inside connective tissue cells that allows these cells to form a front and a back and propel themselves in a particular direction over ... > full story -
Nanoparticles With Protein 'Passports' Evade Immune System, Deliver More Medication to Tumors
July 16, 2013 — Scientists have found a way to sneak nanoparticles carrying tumor-fighting drugs past cells of the immune system, which would normally engulf the particles, preventing them from reaching their ... > full story -
Surprise Finding Reveals How Adaptive Our Immune Systems Can Be
July 15, 2013 — Studies of patients with immunodeficiencies involving single gene mutations can reveal a great deal about our immune systems, especially when actual symptoms do not accord with clinical expectations. ... > full story -
Kill-Switch Controls Immune-Suppressing Cells, Scientists Discover
July 14, 2013 — Scientists have uncovered the mechanism that controls whether cells that are able to suppress immune responses live or ... > full story -
Interspecies Transplant Works in First Step for New Diabetes Therapy
July 12, 2013 — In the first step toward animal-to-human transplants of insulin-producing cells for people with type 1 diabetes, scientists have successfully transplanted islets, the cells that produce insulin, from ... > full story -
On the Trail of Bacteria: Infrared Light Allows Characterization of Pathogens
July 12, 2013 — Scientists are hot on the trail of the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers have developed a technique for the rapid and reliable distinction between strains that can cause chronic ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Using Lentivirus to Treat Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome Promising
July 11, 2013 — Researchers have developed a new gene therapy approach to treatment of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome, a fatal inherited form of ... > full story -
Kids' Allergies May Correlate With Omega-3, Omega-6 Lipid Levels in Cord Blood
July 10, 2013 — Children with high proportions of poly-unsaturated fatty acids in cord blood at birth are more likely to develop respiratory and skin allergies in their early teens, according to new ... > full story
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