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20 hours ago · Tasuku Honjo PD-1 is an immunoinhibitory receptor expressed by activated T cells, B cells, and myeloid cells. Mice deficient in PD-1 exhibit a breakdown of peripheral tolerance and demonstrate ...
4 days ago · For this, scientists create an antidote- proteins that cover those weapons, protecting the T cell agents and letting them do their work. This antidote has the name of immune checkpoints inhibitors (ICI), created by James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo, which were awarded the Nobel Prize of Medicine 2018.
20 hours ago · Of course, we also know now that immune checkpoint antibodies have caused an explosion in the success of immunotherapy; consequently, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to Drs. James Allison and Tasuku Honjo for these discoveries and the resulting therapies. Below is a summary of new developments reported at ASCO in 2024.
5 days ago · Japanese scientist Akira Yoshino, 71, received the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, together with two cowinners, at an award ceremony in Stockholm on Tuesday, for their contributions in the development of lithium-ion batteries.
5 days ago · A Japanese research team including Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo says it has developed a new blood test to judge whether a major cancer immunotherapy treatment works for specific lung...
2 days ago · This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates by country. Listings for Economics refer to the related Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.The Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded 567 times to 889 recipients, of which 26 awards (all Peace Prizes) were to organizations.
3 days ago · Melanoma, a spreading and frequently recurring cancer of specialized skin cells (melanocytes) that produce the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin. Melanoma is a deadly disease; it is responsible for the majority of all skin cancer deaths. Unlike other skin growths, melanoma is always malignant.
