Elastic-free face masks can help some with allergies stay safe during COVID-19
University of Cincinnati fellow presents case related to COVID-19 during national meetingCredit: Colleen Kelley/University of Cincinnati A University of Cincinnati ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Scientists discover secret to superbug’s virulence in diabetic infections
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2020 - The bodies of people with uncontrolled diabetes appear to be the perfect environment ...
Study: Respiratory failure in COVID-19 usually not driven by cytokine storm
Findings indicate anti-inflammatory drugs likely to benefit only a fraction of people with severe diseaseCredit: Matt Miller The turning point ...
Antidepressant may prevent severe COVID-19, trial suggests
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications The antidepressant fluvoxamine appears to prevent COVID-19 infections from worsening and may help keep ...
Dissecting the immune characteristics of severe COVID-19 responses
Initial study flags IL-10 as potential severity markerCredit: Carlos Roca (Babraham Institute) and Julika Neumann (VIB Center for Brain and ...
With or without allergies, outcomes similar for hospitalized patients with COVID-19
Study shows similar rates of ICU admission and severity of diseaseCredit: ACAAI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill (November 13, 2020) - During ...
Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses
Rice, MD Anderson team models complex that immune system uses to recognize virusesCredit: Kavraki Lab/Rice University HOUSTON - (Nov. 12, ...
Mimicking SARS-CoV-2 nasal infection in monkeys
Credit: Pixabay user RobbieRoss A new rhesus macaque animal model recapitulates the clinical and pathological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 ...
Study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits reveals asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 transmission
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System A study of nearly 2,000 Marine recruits who went through supervised quarantine before starting basic ...
MTU, UMass researchers preserve viral vaccines without refrigeration
Credit: Sarah Atkinson/Michigan Tech Ever receive a vaccination that seemed to burn a lot while it was injected? The vaccine ...
Could SARS-CoV-2 evolve resistance to COVID-19 vaccines?
Credit: Kennedy et al, 2020 (PLOS Biology, CC BY 4.0) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Similar to bacteria evolving resistance to ...
$1 million to support manufacturing of COVID-19 treatments, vaccines at uOttawa, Ottawa Hospital
Credit: University of Ottawa Researchers from the University of Ottawa and The Ottawa Hospital have been awarded $1,050,000 million from ...
Vaccine shows promise against herpes virus
New study demonstrates candidate's potential to generate antibodies, limit viral sheddingCredit: Craig Chandler, University of Nebraska-Lincoln A genetically edited form ...
Researchers identify key marker to help speed development of CMV vaccines
The finding provides a surrogate for testing the effectiveness of vaccine candidatesCredit: Jennifer Jenks, Duke University School of Medicine DURHAM, ...
Fighting Zika? Call in the T cells
Stopping emerging viruses could depend on getting T cells and antibodies to work togetherCredit: NIAID LA JOLLA--Where Aedes mosquitoes fly, ...
Unraveling the genetic determinants of small vessel vasculitis
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown that TERT and DSP gene variants, which increase risk for idiopathic pulmonary ...
Exploring the role of gut microbiota in pediatric celiac disease
Mathers Foundation grant will support work of Boston College biologist Emrah AltindisCredit: Peter Julian, Boston College Chestnut Hill, Mass. (11/3/2020) ...
New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified
Credit: Stephanie King/ Michigan Medicine Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new ...
Ultrapotent COVID-19 vaccine candidate designed via computer
Preclinical data published in Cell show the nanoparticle vaccine spurs extremely high levels of protective antibodies in animal modelsCredit: Ian ...
Novel adoptive cell transfer method shortens timeline for T-cell manufacture
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers demonstrated that polarized Th17 cells can effectively eradicate tumors after only four days of ex ...
