Study redefines exi’STING’ dogma of inflammatory mechanism
The protein STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) is a critical component of the body's innate immune defense system, but can ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Lymphoma’s different route revealed
Credit: Photo: Rehm, Höpken, Gerhardt Labs, MDC Creating new blood vessels, a process called angiogenesis, for tumors in lymph nodes ...
Development of new system for combatting COVID-19 that can be used for other viruses
Credit: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston GALVESTON, Texas - A multidisciplinary team at The University of Texas ...
Closing in on a COVID-19 vaccine
Rapid progress in South AustraliaCredit: Flinders University South Australian researchers working with Oracle Cloud technology and vaccine technology developed by ...
Clues to COVID-19 coronavirus’s vulnerability emerge from an antibody against SARS
A Scripps Research study reveals a likely site of vulnerability on the SARS-CoV-2 virus.Credit: Meng Yuan and Nicholas Wu LA ...
First SARS-CoV-2 genomes in Austria openly available
Credit: Bobby Rajesh Malhotra / CeMM The COVID-19 outbreak caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was declared a pandemic by the ...
Rapid infectious disease shifts in Chinese children and adolescents prior to COVID-19
Credit: Marisa Estivill Deaths of children and adolescents in China due to infectious diseases were becoming rare prior to the ...
New molecular mechanism that regulates the sentinel cells of the immune system
CNIC's study suggests that it may be possible to regulate the number and activity of these macrophages with drugs that ...
Advanced liver disease patients and transplant recipients need specific care during COVID-19
EASL and ESCMID have issued a Position Paper, providing recommendations for clinicians caring for patients with liver diseases during the ...
Russian antitumor drugs first time registered in Europe
Credit: BIOCAD Two BIOCAD products, Acellbia (INN: rituximab) and Herticad (INN: trastuzumab), received the first European registration certificate in Bosnia ...
Virus-scanning tool could detect previous COVID-19 infections
Credit: Steve Elledge HHMI scientists are joining many of their colleagues worldwide in working to combat the new coronavirus. They're ...
Children’s book ‘Battle Robots of the Blood’ launches
Sharing a child's view of immune disordersCredit: Dr Sonia Agüera-Gonzalez (Tenmei) Key points: A new children's book 'Battle Robots of ...
Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital mapped the epigenetic controls on T cells, which could aid Type 1 diabetes ...
UAB will test a COVID-19 vaccine candidate created by Altimmune Inc.
The testing at UAB will investigate immune responses to the vaccine in mice -- an important step before any Phase ...
Medical University of South Carolina team releases plans for 3D-printed masks
The team has been in contact with the US Food and Drug Administration to obtain emergency approval of the device ...
How to boost immune response to vaccines in older people
Apply immune expertise and some genital wart cream!Credit: Babraham Institute Research just published by the Linterman lab shows that the ...
Lipid helps heal the eye’s frontline protection
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A species of a lipid that naturally helps skin injuries heal appears to ...
CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors may advance cancer treatments
The project is aimed at 'teaching' immune cells to react to a tumorCredit: Kazan Federal University The full title of ...
$12M awarded for new COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing at USask’s VIDO-InterVac
Credit: David Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan. As the COVID-19 outbreak continues to rapidly evolve, the federal government is ...
Study finds molecule in lymphatic system implicated in autoimmune diseases
Credit: Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City. March 20, 2020.) A study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery ...
