COVID-19 vaccine candidate, tested at UAB, will start Phase 1 clinical trial
Preclinical tests at UAB last year showed potent systemic and mucosal immune responses in mice after a single intranasal dose. ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
The original antigenic sin: How childhood infections could shape pandemics
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18, 2021 - A child's first influenza infection shapes their immunity to future airborne flu viruses--including ...
Pre-existing immunity protects against airborne spread of flu viruses
Credit: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), MEDIA518719 JAB/AH 1/21 Pre-existing immunity is an important barrier to airborne transmission of ...
Insight about tumor microenvironment could boost cancer immunotherapy
Credit: UPMC, created with BioRender.com PITTSBURGH, Feb. 15, 2021 - A paper published today in Nature shows how chemicals in ...
Sweet coating for sour bones
Credit: Dr. Zhenzhen Wang, University of Macau Osteoporosis is a leading global health challenge. Besides its own adverse effects, it ...
Limited transmission of Covid-19 from open schools but teachers were affected
Credit: Mikael Wallerstedt Most countries introduced school closures during the spring of 2020 despite substantial uncertainty regarding the effectiveness in ...
STING activation reduces graft-versus-host disease in a mouse model
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher finds loss of STING in recipient dendritic cells increases GVHD severityCredit: MUSC Hollings Cancer Center ...
Mathematical modeling suggests kids half as susceptible to COVID-19 as adults
New findings could deepen understanding of spread and inform public health policiesCredit: Nik Anderson, www.vperemen.com A new computational analysis suggests ...
Most people are naturally armed against SARS-CoV-2
Credit: Mor M, et al., 2021, PLOS Pathogens, CCBY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) The majority of the population can produce neutralizing antibodies ...
Ebola is a master of disguise
Faculty of Medicine team from University of Ottawa have discovered a druggable pathway the virus uses to trick its way ...
Get a load of ZIF! Better delivery of cancer immunotherapy
Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Heno Hwang Loading a cancer immunotherapy drug onto a metal organic framework improves both its delivery ...
Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups
Credit: Courtesy Cliffe lab at UVA Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have shed light on what ...
Gene variants increase risk of Addison’s disease
Credit: Karolinska Institutet Variants of nine genes increase the risk of developing Addison's disease, a rare disease in which the ...
Study seeks to better understand how COVID-19 and cancer intersect
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researchers join nationwide study to examine long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19Credit: MUSC Hollings ...
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