Regular monitoring may be only way to prevent large COVID-19 outbreaks in schools
New simulations suggest that waiting until a student tests positive is too late for preventionCredit: Paul Tupper (CC BY 4.0, ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Discovery shows how tuning the immune system may enhance vaccines and ease disease
A metabolic control pathway that regulates T follicular helper cells offers targets for drugs to stimulate the adaptive immune responseCredit: ...
Children’s Hospital Colorado one of 7 US children’s hospitals driving asthma research
NIH awards $2.3 million to Colorado to support first long-term pediatric asthma study in emergency department patients experiencing asthma symptomsCredit: ...
Study reveals how our immune system reacts to COVID-19 variants
Credit: Australian Red Cross Lifeblood Australian scientists researching how our immune system responds to COVID-19 have revealed that those infected ...
Study shows laboratory developed protein spikes consistent with COVID-19 virus
Credit: University of Southampton A new international study has found that the key properties of the spikes of SARS-CoV-2 virus ...
Modelling COVID-19 cases in Africa
Credit: Lancaster University An international team including Lancaster University researchers has created a strategy for understanding the evolution of the ...
Epsilon variant mutations contribute to COVID immune evasion
Studies reveal unprecedented mechanism behind loss of antibody neutralization against this pandemic coronavirus variant of concernCredit: Young-Jun Park, UW Department ...
For transplant patients, COVID-19 vaccination presents a different uncertainty
A pair of clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and Altman Clinical and Translational Research Institute seek to quantify ...
Employed individuals more likely to contract the flu, study shows
Rate of flu incidence varied by occupation and industry; findings could influence government policy and business decisions related to sick ...
Studying how microbiome affects immunity could improve vaccine effectiveness
AMES, Iowa - So many microbes live in and on your body that it might be helpful to think of ...
Blood clots related to AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine can be mitigated with early detection
New research highlights the need for heightened awareness and early testing for patients with signs of clotting disorder following vaccination ...
Researchers discover unique ‘spider web’ mechanism that traps, kills viruses
Immunologists at McMaster University have discovered a previously unknown mechanism which acts like a spider web, trapping and killing pathogens ...
Edible Cholera vaccine made of powdered rice proves safe in phase 1 human trials
Study points towards role of gut microbiome in vaccine effectiveness A new vaccine to protect against deadly cholera has been ...
Carl F. Ware receives ICIS Honorary Lifetime Membership Award
LA JOLLA, CALIF. - June 29, 2021 - Carl F. Ware, Ph.D., director of the Inflammatory Diseases Center at Sanford ...
Hard-working enzyme keeps immune cells in line
LJI scientists develop new tool for understanding enzymatic activity linked to blood cancers and heart disease LA JOLLA, CA--Researchers at ...
Stopping the onset and progression of intractable immune diseases
The development of therapeutic drugs for inflammatory bowel disease, an intractable immune disease, and multiple sclerosis - an autoimmune disorder ...
Decoding humans’ survival from coronaviruses
An international team of researchers co-led by the University of Adelaide and the University of Arizona has analysed the genomes ...
With age, insufficient tryptophan alters gut microbiota, increases inflammation
With age, a diet lacking in the essential amino acid tryptophan -- which has a key role in our mood, ...
Study uncovers major breakthrough in understanding and treating respiratory inflammation
Common OTC drugs for sore throat causing more harm than good - - Applied Biological Laboratories (Applied Bio), a biopharmaceutical ...
Gene profile in blood predicts risk of poor outcomes, death for patients with COVID-19
A previously validated blood gene profile that predicts idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis mortality was repurposed to assess the likelihood of COVID-19 ...
