Virus-scanning tool could detect previous COVID-19 infections
Credit: Steve Elledge HHMI scientists are joining many of their colleagues worldwide in working to combat the new coronavirus. They're ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Children’s book ‘Battle Robots of the Blood’ launches
Sharing a child's view of immune disordersCredit: Dr Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez (Tenmei) Key points: A new children's book 'Battle Robots of ...
Millions for cancer research
Credit: Blankenstein Lab, MDC The European Research Council (ERC) has announced it will support Professor Thomas Blankenstein to the tune ...
Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital mapped the epigenetic controls on T cells, which could aid Type 1 diabetes ...
UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice -- an important step before any Phase ...
Medical University of South Carolina team releases plans for 3D-printed masks
The team has been in contact with the US Food and Drug Administration to obtain emergency approval of the device ...
How to boost immune response to vaccines in older people
Apply immune expertise and some genital wart cream!Credit: Babraham Institute Research just published by the Linterman lab shows that the ...
Lipid helps heal the eye’s frontline protection
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to ...
CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors may advance cancer treatments
The project is aimed at 'teaching' immune cells to react to a tumorCredit: Kazan Federal University The full title of ...
$12M awarded for new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at USask’s VIDO-InterVac
Credit: David Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly evolve, the federal government is ...
Study finds molecule in lymphatic system implicated in autoimmune diseases
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City. March 20, 2020.) A study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery ...
Public health leadership paramount to emerging coronavirus pandemic
Credit: Florida Atlantic University For decades, public health officials have directed the containment of emerging pandemics - perhaps most notably ...
AFAR Webinar: COVID-19: Can the Science of Aging Move Us Forward?
Leading Experts to Discuss How Geroscience Insights and Promising Therapeutics Could Lessen the Severity of Pandemics, Age-Related DiseasesCredit: AFAR March ...
JNCCN: How to manage cancer care during COVID-19 pandemic
Experts from Seattle Cancer Care Alliance share lessons learned from early experiences treating people with cancer during COVID-19 outbreak via ...