A combination of two immunotherapy drugs used against highly advanced melanoma caused tumors to dramatically shrink or disappear, a new study shows. The research is part of an advance in harnessing the body's immune system to kill cancer cells. Full story
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A Swedish study published in the journal Pediatrics found children exposed to their parents’ saliva were less likely to develop allergies than those who weren’t. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.
For the first time, a brain region has been found that may control aging throughout the whole body, a new study reports. Full story
(Reuters) - An experimental drug that spurs the immune system to fight cancer appeared to be safe and demonstrated anti-tumor activity against a variety of cancers in a small early stage study, researchers said on Tuesday. Full story
NYT: In what may be an important step toward a long-elusive AIDS vaccine, American researchers have minutely tracked one individual’s powerful immune response to the virus to see how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many H.I.V. strains. Full story
The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology recently released specific guidelines for parents regarding how and when to introduce new foods to safely test their babies for allergies. Pediatrician Alanna Levine discusses the new rules.
TODAY style editor Bobbie Thomas shows off essential oil patches that will help fight colds and flu, and coconut oil that has been proven to boost your immune system, great for when you’re around people fighting off an illness.
The very tools we use to battle bacteria and viruses may actually end up ‘training’ our immune systems to attack allergens. NBC’s Dr. Nancy Snyderman reports.
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A large nationwide clinical trial is getting underway with the hope that thousands more melanoma patients have a brighter prognosis. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.
This microscopy image provided by Dr. Carl June on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2011 shows immune system T-cells, center, binding to beads which cause the cells to divide. The beads, depicted in yellow, are later removed, leaving pure T-cells which are then ready for infusion to the cancer patients. Scientis
