Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma

April 30, 2020

Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications Two top scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are seeking answers ...

Novotech selected as CRO for Karyopharm’s COVID-19 clinical study

April 30, 2020

The Asia-Pacific's largest specialist biotech CRO Novotech has been engaged for a Phase 2 COVID-19 study by biotech sponsor Karyopharm Therapeutics ...

Gaffen and Kuchroo jointly recognized for 2020 ICIS-BioLegend William E. Paul Award

April 30, 2020

for their combined contribution deciphering the role of a key cytokine IL-17 in health and disease.Credit: International Cytokine & Interferon ...

Arthritis drug presents promise as treatment for COVID-19 pneumonia

Clinical trials at UC San Diego Health and elsewhere will assess whether tocilizumab can reduce out-of-control inflammation that damages lungs ...

Antibodies from llamas could help in fight against COVID-19

Credit: Tim Coppens The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led one team of researchers to find an ...

Sensitive new test detects antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in only 10 minutes

Credit: Guanfeng Lin As the COVID-19 curve shows signs of flattening in the U.S. and elsewhere, public health officials are ...

What underlies differing disease severity in COVID-19?

Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, April 29, 2020--Researchers have reported a significant and positive relationship between ...

Engineering a new model for respiratory infection treatment

Pitt ChemE professor receives $547K NSF CAREER Award for designing immune-targeted treatment of respiratory infectionCredit: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH (April ...

COVID-19 vaccine with patch delivery technology enters preclinical testing at UC Davis

Credit: Rudy Meyers Photography Verndari Inc., a stage biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will begin preclinical testing this week ...

Virus genomes help to explain why a major livestock disease has re-emerged in Europe

April 28, 2020

Credit: Ciriaco Ligios Livestock diseases like bluetongue virus (BTV) can have devastating economic and health consequences, but their origins can ...

For ME/CFS patients, viral immunities come at a devastating, lifelong cost

New research shows a connection between a common human herpes virus-6 exposure that leaves a DNA copy of the virus ...

Early-career researchers from preLights launch covidpreprints.com

The new website tracks landmark coronavirus studies throughout the pandemic on an interactive timeline.Credit: covidpreprints.com Cambridge, UK, 27 April 2020 ...

COVID-19 could spell the end of an egalitarian National Health Service

A return to the principles of equality and universality of care that informed the NHS 70 years ago could be ...

‘Dirty’ mice could help make a more effective flu vaccine