Immunology/Allergies/Asthma

The finding suggests immune cells could be targeted using existing therapiesCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. -- For many women who thought they had beaten breast cancer, the news that it has roared back years later comes as an…
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Meeting to take place April 26-27 in Vancouver, Canada Scientists and patients from all over the world are gathering in Vancouver, Canada, on Friday and Saturday to discuss new discoveries and future direction in the treatment of…
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Covalently closed circular RNAs (circRNAs) are produced by precursor mRNA back-splicing the exons of thousands of genes in eukaryotes. They are generally expressed at low levels and often exhibit cell-type-specific and tissue-specific…
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Credit: Kanazawa University Ulaanbaatar is often called the world's coldest capital city because the temperature can reach ?40 °C on winter nights. The harsh climate causes each household in a ger (a traditional Mongolian house) to…
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New research from the University of Sydney has found the severity of febrile seizures following vaccination is no different to febrile seizures from another cause, such as from a virus, and that the majority of seizures are short-lived,…
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The ICIS recognizes two world leaders in deciphering the fundamental mechanisms of innate immunity in directing cytokine driven responsesCredit: © International Cytokine & Interferon Society The International Cytokine & Interferon…
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Chen Dong, PhD, Professor and Director of the Institute for Immunology and Dean of the School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, ChinaCredit: © International Cytokine & Interferon Society The ICIS Awards Committee…
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NIH-funded research illuminates relationship between eczema and food allergy Scratching the skin triggers a series of immune responses culminating in an increased number of activated mast cells--immune cells involved in allergic…
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An international study led from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides new insights into the regulatory T cells' role in protecting against autoimmune disease. By mapping the targets of the immune system in patients with the rare…
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Credit: Pixabay Folk medicines and herbal products have been used for millennia to combat a whole range of ailments, at times to the chagrin of modern scientists who have struggled to explain their medicinal benefits. However a recent…
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Credit: The Biodesign Institute at ASU The advance of science is something like the wandering of an explorer through an uncharted jungle. Often, the dense undergrowth can seem impenetrable, but at certain privileged moments, a clearing…
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Tissue-resident B cells likely have important differences that affect autoimmunity and transplant rejectionCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers will receive $17.8 million in federal funding to…
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New research identifies that microglia play a vital role in regulating neuroinflammation in autoimmune disease, which may one day lead to treatment targets for the retina disease, uveitisCredit: Connor Laboratory - Dong Ho Park, M.D. A…
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Researchers cause lupus-like disease in mice by amplifying the amount of a single 'master regulator' factor -- suggesting both a root cause for known gender differences and a target for new treatmentsCredit: University of Michigan ANN…
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