Rapid test for Covid-19 shows improved sensitivity
A CRISPR-based test developed at MIT and the Broad Institute can detect nearly as many cases as the standard Covid-19 ...
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Biomarker predicts who will have severe COVID-19
- Airway cell analyses showing an activated immune axis could pinpoint the COVID-19 patients who will most benefit from targeted ...
Discoveries made in how immune system detects hidden intruders
Research from the Texas A&M College of Engineering could lead to new approaches to treating viruses and cancersCredit: Dr. Wonmuk ...
T cells take the lead in controlling SARS-CoV-2 and reducing COVID-19 disease severity
Finding may help explain why people 65 and above face a higher risk of falling critically ill with COVID-19Credit: Crotty ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys receives $3M NIH award for drugs that restore immune response to COVID-19
Scientists will study how SARS-CoV-19 hijacks the immune system and creates a 'cytokine storm'Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. ...
Study connects hormones we’re born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases
Credit: Michigan State University Differences in biological sex can dictate lifelong disease patterns, says a new study by Michigan State ...
Researchers identify key role of immune cells in brain infection
Credit: Michael BD, et al. Cell Rep 2020 A new study has detailed the damaging role played by the immune ...
The Josep Carreras Institute identifies a marker of poor evolution in Hodgkin’s lymphoma
The marker that allows predicting which patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma will present an aggressive clinical course, and will therefore be ...
Immune system affects mind and body, study indicates
Immune cells produce molecule that influences vigilance, alertness in miceCredit: Kalil Alves de Lima and Mackenzie Lemieux New research at ...
UofL receives $11.5 million to advance cancer immunotherapies
Center for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy to develop and improve cancer treatments that harness the immune systemCredit: University of Louisville ...
DNA webs may drive lung pathology in severe COVID-19
Credit: © 2020 Radermecker et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20201012 Sticky webs of DNA released from ...
Antibody test developed for COVID-19 that is sensitive, specific and scalable
Credit: University of Texas at Austin An antibody test for the virus that causes COVID-19, developed by researchers at The ...
Antibody responses in COVID-19 patients could guide vaccine design
Credit: NIAID, 2020 A comprehensive analysis of antibody responses in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients could inform the development of ...
A primer on viruses, vaccines, and therapies
New book for the general public explains how novel viruses such as SARS-Cov-2 emerge and how we can fight themCredit: ...