Chronic viral infections can have lasting effects on human immunity, similar to aging
Researchers identify signatures of immune dysfunction that are shared in aging and chronic viral infections of HIV and Hepatitis CCredit: ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
Scientists urge swift action to prepare for next pandemic
Credit: Dan Addison | UVA Communications An international team of researchers led by a University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
Inflammation-fighting protein could improve treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
Credit: Photo by Cori Kogan, Washington State University Health Sciences Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - New research led by scientists at ...
Contact lenses poised to detect cancer, treat disease and replace digital screens
Newly-published "contact lens technologies of the future" paper reviews innovative uses for disease detection and therapy, drug delivery, vision enhancement ...
How much peanut does it take to trigger an allergic reaction?
University of Cincinnati toxicologist says finding an 'eliciting dose' may help those who suffer mild or moderate allergic reactions to ...
A T-cell stimulatory protein and interleukin-10 synergize to prevent gut inflammation
This study will aid the understanding of, and future research on, inflammatory bowel disease, which afflicts about 1.6 million AmericansCredit: ...
New study published in Science maps wildlife microbiota
Discovering millions of previously unknown potential human therapeuticsCredit: Gal Zanir for Wild Biotech Tel-Aviv, ISRAEL - March 25, 2021 - ...
Scientists identify ‘Goldilocks’ protein critical for getting immune response ‘just right’
Credit: Sinai Health Scientists at Sinai Health say they have discovered a new pathway that controls dangerous overreactions in a ...
Study reveals how long-term infection and inflammation impairs immune response as we age
Credit: Hormaechea-Agulla et al., Cell Stem Cell, 2021, HOUSTON, TX - March 25, 2021 - Humans are born with tens ...
Evidence for reduced antibody protection against SARS-CoV-2 variants
Cell culture studies show that mutated viruses are less susceptible to inhibition by antibodies from recovered or vaccinated individualsCredit: Figure: ...
SMART develops rapid deterministic lateral displacement assay to assess immune response
Novel DLD assay is capable of rapidly assessing host inflammatory response, allowing patients exhibiting a life-threatening hyper-aggressive immune response to ...
Repurposed heart and flu drugs may help body fight sepsis
Higher platelet counts linked to better outcomes for patients with staph sepsis; repurposed drugs that protect platelets improve survival of ...
Flu shot associated with fewer, less severe COVID cases
Credit: Stephanie King/Michigan Medicine (the academic medical center of the University of Michigan) People who received a flu shot last ...
Neutrons reveal unpredicted binding between SARS-CoV-2, hepatitis C antiviral drug
Credit: Jill Hemman and Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Scientists have found new, unexpected behaviors when SARS-CoV-2 - the ...
Arsenal used by parasite to affect cellular defense and enhance leishmaniasis is revealed
Group affiliated with a FAPESP-supported research center showed that the parasite blocks the action of an enzyme using autophagyCredit: Renan ...
Prolonged immune response may contribute to post-COVID-19 blood clots
COVID-19 survivors, particularly those with heart disease or diabetes, may have an increased risk of blood clots or strokes due ...
Containing the coronavirus effects on the nervous system
INRS research could prevent infection of nervous system cells by coronaviruses, such as the one responsible for COVID-19Credit: INRS A ...
Variances in critical protein may guide fate of those infected with SARS CoV-2
Credit: Graphic by Shireen Dooling The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University Of the many perplexing questions surrounding SARS CoV-2, ...
Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Physicians across the country have analyzed the emerging scientific data about the long-term effects of COVID-19, ...
Toronto researchers develop rapid low cost method to measure COVID-19 immunity
New test can accurately detect coronavirus antibodies in a drop of blood in less than an hourCredit: Farzaneh Aboualizadeh Igor ...
