Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life increases risk of childhood asthma
Credit: Simon Fraser University New research from the CHILD Cohort Study shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Scientists may have a way to let preemies breath easier
Study finds biological process that helps underdeveloped lungs fight infectionsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - The continuing epidemic of pre-term births ...
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Influenza NS1 can bind with the cell's RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune responseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Influenza is ...
Double success for University drug resistance research
Experts involved in two international papersCredit: Swansea University Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has ...
New Brazilian study describes neural inflammatory processes in lab-developed human cells
Astrogliosis, an inflammation that occurs in the brain tissue, is common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Pablo Trindade Astrocytes are ...
Research pinpoints rogue cells at root of autoimmune disease
Credit: Dr Ofir Shein-Lumbroso There are more than 100 different autoimmune diseases. But what unites them all is that they ...
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Study shows that cells congregate, coordinate with neighbors to decide whether to activateCredit: Northwestern University Immune system must strike a ...
Social control among immune cells improves defense against infections
Immune cells activated by pathogens perceive each other and thus mutually control their proliferation; this mechanism could improve immune therapies ...
Stroke: Macrophages migrate from the blood
Molecular switch in bone marrow stem cells helps research into inflammatory processes in the brainCredit: (c) AG Stumm/UKJ Macrophages are ...
New technique allows scientists to study parasitic infections one cell at a time
A novel technique that isolates individual gut cells from mice with intestinal parasites may yield new insights on the immune ...
How the brain’s immune system could be harnessed to improve memory
Unexpected results expand our understanding of memory formation and the role of neuroinflammation in memory lossCredit: Alita Soch When it ...
Blue Water Vaccines to develop strep pneumo vaccine from St. Jude Children’s research
Blue Water Vaccines licenses patent rights to streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine developed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; fully attenuated vaccine ...
Tumor vs. immune system: A battle to decide the host’s fate
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba show how tumors can disable the immune system to survive and growCredit: University of ...
Human gut-in-a-dish model helps define ‘leaky gut,’ and outline a pathway to treatment
3D human gut organoids reveal molecular system that keeps intestinal linings sealed, demonstrate how the system breaks down and how ...