New single vaccination approach to killer diseases
Scientists from the University of Adelaide's Research Centre for Infectious Diseases have developed a single vaccination approach to simultaneously combat ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Discovery in mice could remove roadblock to more insulin production
A combination of two immune-system factors keeps the pancreas from keeping up with the demands of a Western diet; together, ...
Current vaccination policies may not be enough to prevent measles resurgence
Current vaccination policies may not be sufficient to achieve and maintain measles elimination and prevent future resurgence in Australia, Ireland, ...
Antibody responses vs. Ebola keep evolving in survivors, months after recovery
Late appearance of neutralizing antibodies contrast to current vaccines Antiviral antibodies produced by survivors of Ebola infection continue to evolve ...
Scientists capture first-ever video of body’s safety test for T cells
Credit: University of Texas at Austin For the first time, immunologists from The University of Texas at Austin have captured ...
NYU Tandon & Global Public Health researcher receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration
Grant funds technology-forward research using AI to improve vaccination rates in Pakistan Rumi Chunara, assistant professor of computer science and ...
Protection by the malaria vaccine: not only a matter of quantity but also of quality
A study shows for the first time that the higher the avidity of antibodies induced by the RTS,S vaccine, the ...
Preclinical study: Probiotic-derived molecule may suppress fatal brain inflammation
City of Hope scientists explore how swallowing a 'bacterial envelope molecule' may prime your body to fend off viral infections ...
Flu virus’ best friend: Low humidity
New Haven, Conn. -- Yale researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and ...
Preventing cell death as novel therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis
A collaborative study by research groups from the University of Cologne, VIB, Ghent University, the Βiomedical Sciences Research Center 'Alexander ...
Making a meal of it: Mosquito spit protein controls blood feeding
Kanazawa University-led researchers show that inactivation of the mosquito salivary protein AAPP affects feeding on host blood, thus significantly reducing ...
Multiple sclerosis: Discovery of a mechanism responsible for chronic inflammation
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease. The defense system that usually protects patients from external aggression turns on its ...
Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill
Machine learning reveals metabolic pathways disrupted by the drugs, offering new targets to combat resistance CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Most antibiotics ...
Australian doctors overprescribing flu antivirals
Australian doctors are prescribing antivirals for people with the flu who may not benefit, putting patients at risk of unnecessary ...
3D ‘mini-gut’ model reflects autoimmune response to gluten in celiac patient tissue
Gene expression of intestinal organoids reflects functional differences found in celiac disease In pursuit of a novel tool for the ...
Scientists pinpoint potential new target for regulating inflammation
Credit: Andrew Bowie and Michael Carty, Trinity College Dublin Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have discovered a potential new target ...
Staying healthy longer in space
The Rodent Research 12 (RR-12) investigation joins a series of studies aboard the International Space Station with the common goal ...
Study presents drug candidate for reversing mucosal barrier damage by HIV
Research in preclinical models suggests that recombinant molecule could act as a topical anti-HIV microbicideCredit: Image courtesy of Raina Fichorova, ...
New disease discovered by CU Anschutz researchers
Scientists find the answer in a single gene mutation AURORA, Colo. (May 6, 2019) - A new immunodeficiency disease caused ...
Global disaster experts to gather in Brisbane
The World Association for Disaster and Emergency Management Congress on Disaster and Emergency Medicine is on in Brisbane, Australia next ...
