Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma

May 27, 2019

Deletion of key gene regulatory factors fortifies T cell attack on melanoma cellsCredit: La Jolla Institute for Immunology LA JOLLA, ...

Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts

May 27, 2019

The global search for a group Strep A vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified a common gene signature in almost ...

Coat of proteins makes viruses more infectious and links them to Alzheimer’s disease

May 27, 2019

Credit: E. Wikander/Azote/Stockholm University New research from Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet shows that viruses interact with proteins in the ...

New study reveals gut is organized by function, and opportunities for better drug design

Credit: Laboratory of Mucosal Immunology at The Rockefeller University As food enters the intestine, it embarks on windy, lengthy journey. ...

Spanish flu may have lingered two years before 1918 outbreak and vaccine could have treated it

The most severe pandemic in recent history, killing some 50 million people worldwide, the Spanish influenza, may have emerged up ...

Game theory highlights power of local reporting in vaccine decisions

Source of disease prevalence information impacts effectiveness of vaccination programsCredit: FEMA/Mark Wolfe Computational modeling of social networks suggests that vaccination ...

When macrophages are deprived of oxygen

How pathogens are controlled when tissue is deprived of adequate oxygen supply Infected tissue has a low concentration of oxygen. ...

Picture imperfect: Eliminating asthma triggers through smartphones

May 23, 2019

Credit: Fannie Mae WASHINGTON - Children's National is among five awardees sharing $10 million in funding under Fannie Mae's Sustainable ...

Skin patch shows promise for children with milk-induced eosinophilic esophagitis

Nearly half of patients saw improvements in their symptomsCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia A new study from Children's Hospital of ...

Canadian researchers on promising path towards developing flu treatment using lipid target

Influenza infections are characterized by massive influx of monocytes/macrophages in the lungs. Although it is required to eliminate the virus, ...

Funding awarded for three new DFG research training groups

A great success for FAU: the German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved three new research training groups (RTG) at the ...

Exposing vaccine hesitant to real-life pain of diseases makes them more pro-vaccine

Study subjects interviewed people with vaccine-preventable diseasesCredit: BYU Photo The re-introduction of measles, mumps and other previously eradicated diseases to ...

Scientists explore connection between aging fat and Alzheimer’s

May 21, 2019

Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 21, 2019) - Scientists want to know whether our aging ...

Dead cells disrupt how immune cells respond to wounds and patrol for infection