Galit Alter, Ph.D., Group Leader at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard and Professor of Medicine at Harvard
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TLK protein inhibition activates the innate immune system
Tousled-like kinases (TLKs) are a potential therapeutic target for cancer treatment due to their central role in DNA repair and
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Oxford vaccine prompts immune response, shows promise in early results
One of the leading coronavirus vaccine candidates shows promise in early trials, triggering participants to build up immune cells against
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UK’s vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is safe and induces an immune reaction
Promising early stage results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of the UK’s vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that
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Breast cancer cells turn killer immune cells into allies
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered that breast cancer cells can alter the function of immune
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Hyperactive immune cells accelerate heart valve disease: study
A new study using organ-on-a-chip technology reveals how overactive immune cells aggravate heart valve disease and how this damaging hyperactivity
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How rod-shaped particles might distract an out-of-control COVID immune response
A long-ignored white blood cell may be central to the immune system overreaction that is the most common cause of
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Research highlights immune molecule’s complex role in Huntington’s disease
More than a decade before people with Huntington’s disease show symptoms, they can exhibit abnormally high levels of an immune-system
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Scientists discover ‘immune scars’ on patients with lung infections
Patients recovering from severe lung infections develop “immunological scars” that stifle their body’s immune response and heighten their risk of
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6 Ways to Boost Your Immune System When You Keep Getting Sick
No one likes to get sick. It’s especially frustrating when it seems like you’re constantly catching colds or other illnesses,
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