Extra COVID boosters could benefit some cancer patients

Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters could benefit people with cancer, depending on the treatment they're receiving, researchers report.

Michael Greenwood-Yale • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min

Discovery may treat disease that keeps kids from eating

EOE, a disease triggered by food allergies or airborne allergens, prevents kids from eating. Researchers may have found a way to treat it.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~4 min


Engineered ‘tails’ tame killer T cells for immunotherapy

Fusing a molecular tail onto the engineered T cells used in immunotherapy can inhibit their proclivity to attack each other, say researchers.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~3 min

Did the COVID vax really alter people’s periods?

COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~6 min

Breast milk has unique antibodies

Each person's breast milk contains unique antibodies and these remain stable through lactation and multiple pregnancies, a new study shows.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
July 20, 2023 ~6 min

‘Mask’ lets hepatitis C virus evade immune system

Researchers have solved the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus evades the immune system and spreads through the body: it puts on a "mask."

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
July 6, 2023 ~5 min

Common blood condition may protect against Alzheimer’s

There's a link between a blood condition called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and protection against Alzheimer’s.

Christopher Vaughn - Stanford • futurity
June 28, 2023 ~8 min

Losing a parent early affects immune systems later on

New research finds that if the parents or caregivers of a child under 16 die, the child's immune function is negatively affected later.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
June 28, 2023 ~7 min


Blooming gut bacterium overlaps with lupus flare-ups

Bacterial blooms of a certain gut bacterium overlapped with flare-ups of systemic lupus erythematosus in a recent study.

David March-NYU • futurity
June 27, 2023 ~7 min

Tumor model clarifies how bone cancer defies chemo

An upgraded model shows how the body's immune response can make tumor cells more resistant to chemotherapy.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
March 28, 2023 ~6 min

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