Immune response depends on mathematics of narrow escapes
The shape of immune cells plays key role in recognizing invadersCredit: Blausen Medical The way immune cells pick friends from ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
More predictive genetic risk score sought for type 1 diabetes
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2019) - Paul Tran is working to develop a ...
Australian immunology pioneer Jacques Miller wins Lasker Award
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia Emeritus Professor Jacques Miller AC from Melbourne's Walter and Eliza Hall Institute has ...
Scientists discover hidden differences among cells that may help them evade drug therapy
The discovery by UMD researchers suggests 'functional mosaicism' could explain some antibiotic resistance and cancer relapseCredit: Snusha Ravikumar/University of Maryland ...
Developing therapeutic strategies for pregnant women with lupus
Credit: Virginia Tech Systemic lupus erythematosus, a chronic autoimmune disease commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, has been compared ...
How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper
These preclinical findings may have therapeutic potential for autoimmune diseases like lupus.Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The body's immune response ...
The positive and negative role of LRH-1 during inflammation
Credit: Thomas Brunner Immune cells prevent bacteria, parasites or viruses from entering the body when, for example, the intestinal epithelium ...
Airborne particles can send our detox systems into overdrive
An international team of scientists have observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma ...
Antibiotics can inhibit skin lymphoma
New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit ...
Disrupting immune cell behavior may contribute to heart disease and failure, study shows
Credit: X. Hou and D. Cihakova, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine On an ice hockey team, ...
One dose of HPV vaccine may be enough, Australian research finds
One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according ...
Keeping livestock in the yard just might help your baby’s immune system
Study: Amish babies' gut microbes lead to more robust immune development in newborn pigsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio ...
Gut microbes may affect the course of ALS
Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patientsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Researchers at the ...
Strong family relationships may help with asthma outcomes for children
Study's findings could help pediatricians provide suggestions to families about managing their child's asthma EVANSTON, Ill. --- Positive family relationships ...
A dynamic genetic code based on DNA shape
Codons and fliponsCredit: Alan Herbert DNA has many different forms. Normally the two strands of DNA wind around each other ...
HIV vaccine nears clinical trial following new findings
Weakened form of vaccine still eliminates HIV-like virus in monkeys A promising vaccine that clears an HIV-like virus from monkeys ...
Cracks in the skin of eczema patients promote allergic diseases
Protecting and moisturizing the skin may help prevent food allergies, asthma and hay feverCredit: National Jewish Health Infants who develop ...
Exploring frontiers: Predicting biology
Leveraging computation and mathematics to accelerate biological discovery Join us July 25-26, 2019, at the Allen Institute for Exploring Frontiers: ...
Women’s stronger immune response to flu vaccination diminishes with age
Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it ...
Australian bee sting vaccine trial holds promise against allergic reactions
Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it's especially dangerous for the ...
