Immune system

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News • A closer look at the GI microbiome

“Gut-on-a-chip” predicts immunotherapy efficacy against melanoma

The gastrointestinal microbiome holds valuable information that can help predict whether immunotherapy will be successful against melanoma. A new “gut-on-a-chip” is designed to do exactly that.

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News • Potentiator of AMR emergence and expansion

Diabetes as a driver of antibiotic resistance

Microbiologists have just shown that people with diabetes are more likely to develop antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus, a leading cause of AMR-associated infections and deaths.

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News • Alteration of immune response

Multiple myeloma: dangerous diversity

When multiple myeloma cancer cells break out and multiply outside the bone marrow, a wide variety of tumor cells arise, accompanied by a significantly altered immune response, new research shows.

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News • Potential for new cardiac treatments

Born to heal: Why babies recover after heart damage, but adults do not

Newborns with heart complications can rely on their immune systems to regenerate, but adults aren’t so lucky. A new study explores this mechanism, paving the way for treatments after a heart attack.

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News • Micro Immune Response On chip (MIRO)

Replicating tumours to assess cancer immunotherapy efficacy

Researchers have developed a new kind of tumour-on-a-chip, which gives insight into the tumour environment and immunotherapy response. The device has been successfully tested on breast cancer samples.

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News • Researcher reveals vulnerability

New approach to crack persister tumour cells

Persister cells arise as a result of cancer treatment and are often responsible for tumour relapse. Researchers identified a distinctive feature of persister cells, paving the way for new treatments.

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