Interferons are proteins that are part of your natural defenses. They tell your immune system that germs or cancer cells are in your body. And they trigger killer immune cells to fight those invaders.

Interferons (IFNs) are a group of cytokines that were first identified in 1957, where they were found to interfere with a viral infection. IFNs possess several important properties, including ...

Over the past 35 years, interferons have been explored in various formulations for the management of Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), such as essential ...

Despite potential benefits, the therapy remains in limited use for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Pegylated interferons are a meaningful therapeutic option for the treatment of ...

Adjuvant intraperitoneal chemotherapy with carbon-adsorbed mitomycin in patients with gastric cancer: results of a randomized multicenter trial of the Austrian Working Group for Surgical Oncology. A ...

Researchers have examined five SARS-CoV-2 variants to determine how each strain interacts with the innate arm of the immune system -- the first line of defense in the immune system versus the antibody ...

Two separate studies in mice suggest that a class of interferons being evaluated in clinical trials as a therapy for COVID-19 may increase susceptibility to bacterial infections, depending on how long ...