Study takes us a step closer to a universal antibody test for COVID-19
Team led by Houston Methodist addresses need for quick, easy tests to screen plasma donorsCredit: Houston Methodist HOUSTON - A ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Pro-inflammatory lipids precede Type 1 diabetes onset in mouse model and children
These lipids may act as a biomarker for Type 1 diabetes and offer a therapeutic target to prevent the diseaseCredit: ...
The neurons that connect stress, insomnia, and the immune system
Credit: Jeremy Boringer Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Stanford University have pinpointed the circuit in the brain ...
Ticked off: Researchers target Lyme disease vaccine with aid of $1.9 million federal grant
Credit: Timothy Driscoll/West Virginia University Pesky, yet dangerous ticks are no longer latching exclusively onto hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. Milder ...
Cell-autonomous immunity shaped human evolution
Credit: Photo by Fred Zwicky CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Every human cell harbors its own defenses against microbial invaders, relying on ...
3M awards philanthropic grant to Tel Aviv University for COVID-19 vaccine research
Supports study by Prof. Jonathan Gershoni that targets the virus's most vulnerable soft spotCredit: American Friends of Tel Aviv University ...
MIT press first reads series continues with ‘Viruses, pandemics, and immunity’
From MIT's Arup K. Chakraborty and immunologist Andrey ShawCredit: The MIT PRESS, 2020. Throughout history, humans have contended with pandemics. ...
Improving European healthcare through cell-based interceptive medicine
Credit: Felix Petermann, MDC Hundreds of innovators, research pioneers, clinicians, industry leaders and policy makers from all around Europe are ...
Unconventional T cells in severe COVID-19 patients could predict disease outcome
Credit: © 2020 Jouan et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1084/jem.20200872 Researchers in France have discovered that ...
Researchers identify nanobody that may prevent COVID-19 infection
Credit: Siwen Long Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have identified a small neutralizing antibody, a so-called nanobody, that has ...
Editing the immune response could make gene therapy more effective
Credit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3, 2020 - Gene therapy generally relies on viruses, such as adeno-associated virus (AAV), ...
Two ERC Starting Grants for MDC scientists
ERC funding for pioneering researchCredit: David Ausserhofer/ MDC Dr. Kathrin de la Rosa and Dr. Ilaria Piazza, who are both ...
New connections reveal how cancer evades the immune system
A new study shows tumor cells eat up a key amino acid, depriving immune cells of it, which prevents them ...
Gene therapy research for HIV awarded $14.6 million NIH grant
Collaboration co-led by Keck School of Medicine of USC aims for safe, effective treatment inspired by rare cases of HIV ...
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