Two sides of a coin: Our own immune cells damage the integrity of the blood-brain barrier
Credit: Hiroaki Wake The blood-brain barrier is a layer of cells that covers the blood vessels in the brain and ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Celiac disease might be cured by restoring immune tolerance to gliadin
Credit: Tobias Freitag, University of Helsinki Celiac disease affects 0.3-2.4% of people in most countries world-wide, and approx. 2% in ...
Revving up immune system may help treat eczema
Boosting natural killer cells in mice improves skin rashCredit: Huy Mach The aggravating skin condition eczema is most commonly treated ...
Cellular metabolism regulates the fate decision between pathogenic and regulatory T cells
Manipulating cellular metabolism may provide a promising therapeutic intervention in autoimmune diseasesCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Patients with autoimmune diseases ...
Structural framework for tumors also provides immune protection
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University Aggressive colorectal cancers set up an interactive network of checkpoints to keep the ...
New pieces added to the molecular puzzle of rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have revealed new details about how joint ...
Antibodies: the body’s own antidepressants
Antibodies can be a blessing or a curse to the brain -- it all depends on their concentrationCredit: MPG/ Massih ...
Research identifies how new cancer treatments can activate tuberculosis infection
Credit: University of Southampton Researchers at the University of Southampton have identified how new checkpoint inhibitor treatments for cancer can ...
Electron microscopy allows scientists to understand the molecular trigger of allergic reactions
A research team has been able to describe the overall structure of the antibody type IgE, which is the key ...
Columbia University researchers awarded $2M to identify antiviral drugs for coronavirus
Credit: Columbia Unversity Irving Medical Center Four research teams at Columbia University will share a $2.1 million grant to mount ...
Tulane University launches new coronavirus research program to develop vaccine
Tulane National Primate Research Center working to develop a nonhuman primate model to study the disease's clinical progression, how it ...
Colorectal cancer partner-in-crime identified
Credit: Toyoshima Y. et al., Cancer Immunology Research. December 1, 2019 A protein that helps colorectal cancer cells spread to ...
Exposure to cleaning products in first 3 months of life increases risk of childhood asthma
Credit: Simon Fraser University New research from the CHILD Cohort Study shows that frequent exposure to common household cleaning products ...
Scientists may have a way to let preemies breath easier
Study finds biological process that helps underdeveloped lungs fight infectionsCredit: Cincinnati Children's CINCINNATI - The continuing epidemic of pre-term births ...
New pathogenic mechanism for influenza NS1 protein found
Influenza NS1 can bind with the cell's RIG-I protein, blocking the innate immune responseCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Influenza is ...
Double success for University drug resistance research
Experts involved in two international papersCredit: Swansea University Swansea University research into the threat posed by antifungal drug resistance has ...
New Brazilian study describes neural inflammatory processes in lab-developed human cells
Astrogliosis, an inflammation that occurs in the brain tissue, is common to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseasesCredit: Pablo Trindade Astrocytes are ...
Research pinpoints rogue cells at root of autoimmune disease
Credit: Dr Ofir Shein-Lumbroso There are more than 100 different autoimmune diseases. But what unites them all is that they ...
Immune cells consult with neighbors to make decisions
Study shows that cells congregate, coordinate with neighbors to decide whether to activateCredit: Northwestern University Immune system must strike a ...
Stroke: Macrophages migrate from the blood
Molecular switch in bone marrow stem cells helps research into inflammatory processes in the brainCredit: (c) AG Stumm/UKJ Macrophages are ...
