Holidays bring severe spike in nut allergies for children
Education and awareness may help reduce anaphylaxis riskCredit: Canadian Medical Association Journal A new study examining the link between peanut ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Efficient pollen identification
Interdisciplinary team of researchers combines image-based particle analysis with artificial intelligenceCredit: Susanne Dunker From pollen forecasting, honey analysis and climate-related ...
Biomedical sciences researchers find new way to prevent and cure rotavirus, other viral infections
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--A combination of two substances secreted by the immune system can cure and prevent rotavirus infection, ...
Veterinary college receives $3.5 million NIH grant to develop Lyme disease vaccine
Credit: Virginia Tech Renowned tick immunobiologist Utpal Pal wants to ad apt the rabies vaccination platform to produce antibodies that ...
Scientists map genes controlling immune system ‘brakes’
The findings help point toward drug targets for new immune therapies to treat cancer and autoimmune diseaseCredit: Gladstone Institutes SAN ...
HPV vaccine effective against cervical cancer
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman Women vaccinated against HPV have a significantly lower risk of developing cervical cancer, and the positive effect ...
Study links low immunity to poor outcomes in patients with HIV who contract COVID-19
Age and underlying health conditions also associated with decreased survivalCredit: Justin Kelley Clinical trials are testing whether medications that treat ...
In a field where smaller is better, researchers discover the world’s tiniest antibodies
Researchers at the University of Bath in the UK and biopharma company UCB have found a way to produce miniaturised antibodies, opening ...
Computer model shows how COVID-19 could lead to runaway inflammation
Credit: Serkan Eldeleklio?lu PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 - A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai ...
Cincinnati Children’s research helps pave way for newly approved use of drug
Treatment option for hypereosinophilic syndrome, a group of rare blood disorders, OK'd by FDACredit: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology ...
Painting a clearer picture of COVID-19
MU researchers team up with 8th grader, MU undergrad to identify mutations in virus that may be causing its high ...
Strong activation of anti-bacterial T cells linked to severe COVID-19
Credit: Stefan Zimmerman A type of anti-bacterial T cells, so-called MAIT cells, are strongly activated in people with moderate to ...
Memory training for the immune system
Credit: Graphics: Dr. Marco Ataide After an infection of the human body with a pathogen, a cascade of reactions will ...
Researchers discover a new method to regulate cell plasticity
Credit: Cian J. Lynch, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) Spain Cell plasticity is a property by which a ...
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