Immune memory cells in ovarian cancer produce tumor-targeting antibodies, opening a vaccine path

While we tend to quickly forget having been ill or having received a vaccine, the immune system remembers remarkably well. It ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

In a world first, Israeli scientists find 'memory' B cells can target ovarian tumors

Immune cells not only remember viruses, but can also secrete tumor-fighting antibodies, say Weizmann Institute researchers; ...
Medical Xpress

Taking a closer look at immune 'memory' could spur progress in the fight against lethal illnesses

The average human has about 1.8 trillion immune cells. These cells patrol the body for bacteria, viruses, cancers, and other threats. Vaccines enhance this security system by teaching our immune cells ...
IFLScience

Cells Outside The Brain Show Signs Of Memory And "Learning" For The First Time

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
News-Medical.Net

Aged immune cells may drive memory decline by releasing a brain-aging protein

A preclinical mouse study in Immunity suggests that aged circulating CD8+ T cells can disrupt hippocampal function and impair ...
The Scientist

Innate Immune Cells Develop Memory with a T Cell Marker

For decades, dogma dictated that the immune system consisted of two separate branches. Cells of the innate system respond rapidly to molecular patterns shared by a broad array of pathogens. Meanwhile, ...