Researchers develop a new way to create a spectrum of natural-looking hair colors
Dye uses synthetic melanin to mimic natural hair pigmentationCredit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. --- We've long been warned of the ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Collecting sperm from Covid-19 patients
How does Covid-19 affect sperm and thus the next generation´s immune system? Norwegian researchers are collecting sperm to find the ...
Autoantibody order, timing predict genetically at-risk children most likely to get T1D
USF Health-led TEDDY analysis focuses on development of multiple distinct autoantibodies targeting insulin-producing cells, from initial autoimmunity to symptomatic type ...
How the immune system deals with the gut’s plethora of microbes
Credit: Laboratory of Lymphocyte Dynamics of The Rockefeller University The gut is an unusually noisy place, where hundreds of species ...
Unravelling the origins of autoimmune psychosis
A first step towards potential treatmentsCredit: UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Anti-NMDAR encephalitis is an autoimmune brain illness that is often mistaken ...
Yearlong study of coronavirus in frontline workers underway
Credit: Kim Ratliff, Production Coordinator, Augusta University Fifteen hundred frontline workers are being recruited for a yearlong study to find ...
Most people mount a strong antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 that does not decline rapidly
Credit: Mount Sinai Health System (New York, NY - October 28, 2020) - The vast majority of individuals infected with ...
Why are some COVID-19 infected people asymptomatic?
Credit: Lisbeth Heilesen, Aarhus University Researchers worldwide have been surprised to see that individuals can be infected with the SARS-CoV-2 ...
Neutrons chart atomic map of COVID-19’s viral replication mechanism
Credit: Jill Hemman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy To better understand how the novel coronavirus behaves and how it can be ...
CRISPR screen identifies genes, drug targets to protect against SARS-CoV-2 infection
Credit: Sanjana Lab of New York Genome Center/New York University NEW YORK, NY (October 26, 2020) - To identify new ...
New imaging method reveals HIV’s sugary shield in unprecedented detail
The technique should help in the design of vaccines against HIV, SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses that cloak their outer proteins ...
Type 1 diabetes: Tannic acid encapsulation protects transplanted islets from rejection
Layers of tannic acid and another biopolymer delay allograft and autoimmune-mediated rejection in mouse models of Type 1 diabetes.Credit: UAB ...
COVID-19: Dexamethasone discovery carries treatment implications
Credit: Courtesy Marcin Minor A new discovery about how the body transports dexamethasone, a drug that can increase the survival ...
NIH award to fuse immunology and neuroscience research
Credit: Virginia Tech Gabriela Carrillo didn't always aspire to be a neuroscientist. It wasn't until she was providing in-home behavioral ...
Enzyme biofactories to enhance cord blood transplants
Credit: © 2020 KAUST; Heno Hwang A new way of producing an enzyme called fucosyltransferase VI (FTVI) in the lab ...
A promising discovery could lead to better treatment for Hepatitis C
Canadian researchers at INRS have identified a critical role played by a cellular protein in the progression of Hepatitis C ...
New anti-AB vaccine could help halt Alzheimer’s progression, preclinical study finds
University of South Florida Health neuroscientist suggests the therapeutic immunomodulatory vaccine may be safer for those with age-associated decline in ...
Study identifies key enzyme for development of autoimmune diseases
An enzyme associated with energy production in cells also participates in the differentiation of immune cells involved in exacerbated inflammation. ...
Immune activation in the liver illuminated with new glycan-tagging strategy
A new chemistry technique expands known targets of signaling protein galectin-3, with implications for liver disease and the immune systemCredit: ...
CNIO team finds how melanoma ‘deceives’ the immune system, increasing resistance to immunotherapy
Credit: A. Garrido, CNIO The sophisticated human immune system has evolved to become an effective protection system against a great ...
