Your brain parasite isn’t making you sick — here’s why
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications More than 30 million Americans are infected with a brain parasite spread by cats ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Re-engineering antibodies for COVID-19
Catholic University of America researcher uses 'in silico' analysis to fast-track passive immunityCredit: Victor Padilla-Sanchez, The Catholic University of America ...
Immune functions traded in for reproductive success
Deep-sea anglerfishes have evolved a new type of immune systemCredit: Edith A. Widder Deep-sea anglerfishes employ an incredible reproductive strategy. ...
Single-shot COVID-19 vaccine protects non-human primates
Findings lay groundwork for clinical development programCredit: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, Mass. - The development of a safe ...
Rapid test for the determination of antibodies against Sars-Cov-2
A Swiss-German team presents a test that determines the amount of neutralising antibodies within a short period of timeCredit: FSVO/Renate ...
Slowing down a ‘helper’ cell may someday make vaccines more effective for seniors
A surprising new concept for boosting the power of flu vaccines might also boost future COVID-19 vaccinesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Many ...
Benefits of running first-in-human and vaccine studies in Australia – Novotech webinar
The leading Asia-Pacific biotech specialist CRO Novotech is collaborating with biotech and pharma news platform Endpoints News for a webinar about ...
Gene variations at birth reveal origins of inflammation and immune disease
Credit: Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute A study published in the journal Nature Communications has pinpointed a number of areas ...
Novel label-free imaging technique brings out the inner light within T cells
Credit: Image courtesy of Alexandra Walsh. MADISON -- T cells are the immune soldiers at the frontlines of the battle ...
Studying COVID-19’s envelope protein
Credit: © KAUST; Xavier Pita Understanding any similarities between SARS and COVID-19 inflammation could help in a clinical setting. A ...
In cell studies, seaweed extract outperforms remdesivir in blocking COVID-19 virus
Heparin, a common anitcoagulent, could also form basis of a viral trap for SARS-CoV-2Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute TROY, N.Y. -- ...
T cells can shift from helping to harming in atherosclerosis
LJI study brings scientists closer to designing a safe anti-atherosclerosis vaccineCredit: Ley Laboratory, La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA--High ...
COVID-19 vaccine innovation could dramatically speed up worldwide production
Credit: University of Texas at Austin. Responding to a need to quickly develop billions of doses of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines, ...
Dual role discovered for molecule involved in autoimmune eye disease
IL-17, known for driving inflammation, also puts on the brakes, NIH scientists reportCredit: Rachel Caspi, Ph.D. (NEI) The inflammatory molecule ...
Kidney transplantation between people with HIV is safe, NIH study finds
Multicenter HOPE Act study expands pool of available kidneysCredit: NIAID WHAT: Kidney transplantation from deceased donors with HIV to people ...
Discovery of novel autoantibody that is a major risk factor for recurrent pregnancy loss
Credit: Kobe University A research group centered around Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine's Professor YAMADA Hideto and Associate Professor ...
Neutralizing antibodies isolated from COVID-19 patients may suppress virus
Credit: David Ho / Columbia University Irving Medical Center Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center have isolated antibodies from ...
Scientists publish findings from 1st statewide COVID-19 random sample study in US
Credit: Photos by Liz Kaye, Indiana University INDIANAPOLIS -- The results of the first statewide random sample study in the ...
Researchers develop new tools to rapidly test activity of anti-coronavirus antibodies
Credit: Schmidt et al., 2020 Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York have developed new tools to rapidly test ...
Sanford Burnham Prebys receives CIRM award for COVID-19 research
Researchers will use 'mini lungs in a dish' to test promising drug candidatesCredit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Sanford ...
