Mom’s immune status changes with how she feeds baby

Certain inflammatory proteins peak at different times of day, correlating with whether mothers breastfeed, pump, or formula-feed their babies.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
May 7, 2024 ~8 min

New approach could lead to universal flu vaccine

A new experimental vaccine that targets portions of the flu virus that don't change could lead to a universal, long-lasting shot.

Karl Bates-Duke • futurity
May 3, 2024 ~7 min


Drug appears to reverse type 1 diabetes in mice

A new type 1 diabetes drug hides insulin-making beta cells from the immune system and shields them from attack, a study with mice shows.

Vanessa Wasta-Johns Hopkins • futurity
April 30, 2024 ~7 min

New method safely recruits immune cells to fight cancer

Researchers have developed a new way to safely boost immune cells to fight cancer without harming healthy cells.

Hailey Wade-Virginia Tech • futurity
April 23, 2024 ~9 min

DNA discovery may help fight deadly sepsis

Discovery of a DNA shift in the innate immune memory of cells may aid in the fight against sepsis. "Sepsis is a really horrible burden ..."

Felicia Spencer-Virginia Tech • futurity
March 18, 2024 ~5 min

Immune cells can adapt to invading pathogens, deciding whether to fight now or prepare for the next battle

When faced with a threat, T cells have the decision-making flexibility to both clear out the pathogen now and ready themselves for a future encounter.

Hao Yuan Kueh, Associate Professor of Bioengineering, University of Washington • conversation
March 8, 2024 ~6 min

Team fills in gap in how plants fight pathogen attacks

New research uncovers what causes an initial spike in immune system response when pathogens attack plants.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Feb. 28, 2024 ~6 min

Do bat ‘nightclubs’ hold the secret to stopping the next pandemic?

The way some bats protect themselves from the viruses they carry could lead to ways to prevent the next pandemic, researchers say.

Jennifer Gauntt - Texas A&M • futurity
Feb. 21, 2024 ~6 min


New MRI method brings multiple sclerosis into sharper view

A new method of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may mean earlier detection and better monitoring of multiple sclerosis.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Feb. 12, 2024 ~7 min

‘Complement system’ is to blame for long COVID symptoms

New research "opens up new avenues for the development of more targeted therapies for patients with long COVID."

U. Zurich • futurity
Jan. 18, 2024 ~5 min

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