Cancer
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Immunotherapies have been a game-changer for cancer.
These powerful treatments work by bolstering the immune system’s ability to detect and kill cancer cells, but they…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 8, 2025) — When it comes to their survival, cancer cells have a host of backup plans.
This is especially true of…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 5, 2025) — For cancer- and infection-fighting T cells, glucose offers far more than a simple sugar rush.
A new discovery by…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 22, 2025) — Targeting a common inflammatory protein linked to arthritis and allergies may lead to better treatments for gastrointestinal (GI) cancers and…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (June 27, 2025) — Van Andel Institute scientists and collaborators have discovered a potential treatment target that may re-energize dysfunctional or “exhausted” immune…
How exactly does metabolism power immune cells? And can we find ways to optimize this process to combat disease?
In a recent public lecture, a…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 19, 2024) — Van Andel Institute scientists Russell Jones, Ph.D., and Peter W. Laird, Ph.D., are included in this year’s Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (July 28, 2023) — A metabolic by-product that is more prevalent during fasting may supercharge immune cells as they fight infection and…