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Study reveals protein that dials immune responses up and down

AuthorJessica Moore
Date

May 25, 2016

Research led by scientists at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) has identified a new regulator of immune responses. The study, published recently in Immunity, sheds new light on why T cells fail to clear chronic infections and eliminate tumors. The findings open the door for a new approach to modulating T cell responses in many clinical settings, including infections, autoimmune diseases, and tumors that are unresponsive to currently available therapies. Continue reading “Study reveals protein that dials immune responses up and down”

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A new way to generate insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes

Authorsgammon
Date

July 31, 2014

A new study by researchers at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham) has found that a peptide called caerulein can convert existing cells in the pancreas into those cells destroyed in type 1 diabetesinsulin-producing beta cells. The study, published online July 31 in Cell Death and Disease, suggests a new approach to treating the estimated 3 million people in the U.S., and over 300 million worldwide, living with type 1 diabetes. Continue reading “A new way to generate insulin-producing cells in type 1 diabetes”