Inflammatory bowel disease linked to an immune cell run amok
New findings may provide new therapeutic target and help explain why IBD and other autoimmune diseases are often chronic and ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
UH selected as clinical trial site to test Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine
Phase 2/3 clinical trial to test BNT162b2 investigational drugCredit: University Hospitals CLEVELAND - University Hospitals announced today plans to participate ...
Fat crystals trigger chronic inflammation
Scientists at the University of Bonn identify previously unknown disease mechanismCredit: © AG Kürschner/Universität Bonn A congenital disorder of the ...
Electronic alert reduces excessive prescribing of short-acting asthma relievers
Credit: European Respiratory Society An automatic, electronic alert on general practitioners' (GPs) computer screens can help to prevent excessive prescribing ...
Early NK cell-mediated immune response may contribute to severe COVID-19
Credit: Markus Marcetic Researchers may have come one step closer toward understanding how the immune system contributes to severe COVID-19. ...
Vaccine that harnesses antifungal immunity protects mice from staph infection
Credit: NIAID Immunization of mice with a new vaccine consisting of fungal particles loaded with Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) proteins ...
Fighting cancer with rejection-resistant, ‘off-the-shelf’ therapeutic T cells
Credit: National Cancer Institute Personalized cancer treatments are no longer just options of the future. In the past few years, ...
University of Louisville immunologist summarizes functions of protein family for scientific community
SnapShot of FABP functions published in prestigious journal CellCredit: Cell LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) serve as ...
Mount Sinai researchers identify master regulator genes of asthma
Insights provide new path forward in the study of asthma and the development of novel therapiesCredit: Mount Sinai Researchers identify ...
Vaccine developed for human herpesvirus 6B (HHV-6B)
Effectiveness of HHV-6B glycoprotein complex-based vaccine demonstratedCredit: Professor Mori Yasuko/Kobe University A research group led by Professor MORI Yasuko (of ...
Patients with recently discovered antibodies have more severe myasthenia gravis
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A study of 181 patients at 16 sites across the country who test ...
LJI team gets first-ever look at a rare but vital stem cell in humans
New understanding of immune cell origins may offer cancer and COVID-19 drug targetsCredit: Daniel Araujo, La Jolla Institute for Immunology ...
Wits University begins its second Covid-19 vaccine trial in South Africa
Wits University is the lead institution in South Africa for a second Covid-19 vaccine trial and will begin screening participants ...
Immunotherapy extends survival in mouse model of hard-to-treat breast cancer (video)
Credit: Cassandra Callmann WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2020 -- Immunotherapies for cancer -- treatments that prime the immune system to attack ...
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