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CSHL Stories and Media archive for Tag: immunotherapy

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: The hidden world inside our cells

3/20/2025

What are nuclear speckles and how might these mysterious structures impact your DNA? Get an inside look from CSHL Assistant Professor Kate Alexander. Watch the video »

‘Is cancer immunotherapy right for me?’

1/21/2025

It’s a question that only you and your doctor can answer. Research from CSHL’s Peter Westcott may explain why it does or doesn’t work in some cases. Watch the video »

The curious immune cells caught between worlds

9/24/2024

CSHL’s Hannah Meyer shows innate-like T cells mature differently in humans and mice. Her discovery could improve preclinical immunotherapy studies. Read the story »

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Old chemo drug, new pancreatic cancer therapy?

8/26/2024

CSHL scientists have found that folinic acid makes immunotherapy therapy more effective against pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in mice. Read the story »

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Cocktails & Chromosomes: Why do we age?

7/18/2024

Humans have asked this question since the dawn of civilization. Today, we have the answer. Find out about this and more from CSHL’s Corina Amor Vegas. Watch the video »

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Chronic stress spreads cancer … here’s how

2/22/2024

CSHL researchers have discovered a new link between chronic stress and cancer metastasis, providing a possible path forward for new treatments. Read the story »

The immune system’s moonlighters

2/20/2024

A tiny protein sequence with the potential to unlock new therapies against autoimmune diseases has been hiding in plain sight— until now. Read the story »

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The fountain of youth is … a T cell?

1/24/2024

CSHL's Corina Amor Vegas discovers that CAR T cells can act as a “living” drug, causing young mice to age more slowly and old mice to rejuvenate. Read the story »

Can we crack this cancer’s immune response?

11/29/2023

CSHL research brings scientists closer to understanding how pancreatic cancer interacts with our immune system and why immunotherapy hasn’t worked. Read the story »

In cancer immunotherapy, more isn’t necessarily better

9/14/2023

CSHL Assistant Professor Peter Westcott may have discovered why immunotherapy often fails in certain colon cancer treatments. Read the story »

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How popular steroids could mess up some cancer treatments

6/23/2023

Scientists have long wondered how common steroids work and why cancer immunotherapy fails in certain patients. The answers may be one and the same. Read the story »

Immunologist Peter Westcott joins CSHL faculty

9/12/2022

The Westcott lab explores how the immune system shapes tumor evolution, with the goal of developing new cancer immunotherapies. Read the story »

How the thymus trains T cells to fight infections

8/2/2022

CSHL scientists identified, for the first time, the RNA in humans used to train T cells to attack dangerous or foreign proteins in the body. Read the story »

Mapping out new routes to treat brain disorders

6/10/2022

CSHL scientists explore new angles to improve brain disorder therapies with 3D maps of the NMDA receptor, a key player in Alzheimer's and epilepsy. Read the story »

Picky proteins: A new angle for brain disorder therapeutics

5/20/2022

Researchers have designed an antibody that may help treat brain disorders. See how it prevents neurons from malfunctioning. Watch the video »

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