Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King’s College London has used an assessment of gene expression involved in the immune…
Tag: Immunology
One step closer to eliminating latency, the real challenge in combating HIV
Graphical abstract of Shclafen 12 activity. Credit: Pompeu Fabra University An international study led by MELIS-UPF researchers from the Infection Biology and Molecular Virology laboratories has identified and characterized Schlafen…
Customizing T cell-based immunotherapies using new ‘SNAPtag’ technology
Universal adaptor SNAP-CAR and SNAP-synNotch receptor function. a A benzylguanine motif (BG) is chemically conjugated to an antibody using a benzylguanine NHS ester. The BG-antibody conjugate then covalently binds to…
Domestic abuse exposure linked to increased levels of asthma and other atopic diseases
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Women who have suffered domestic abuse may have a higher risk of developing atopic diseases including asthma, new research has found. Published today in the Journal…
How the microbiome affects the immune system
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The building blocks of life-long health are the subject of a cutting-edge review examining how a newborn’s lung microbiome affects the immune system for years to…
Discovery could improve survival of bladder cancer patients
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In a discovery that could improve the survival of bladder cancer patients, Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a biomarker signature test to predict which tumors will…
Two studies analyze natural killer cells as they tackle the worst form of malaria
Antibody-mediated NK cell activity in children: (A) Merozoite opsonizing antibodies from Junju adults (n=40) induced a significantly higher proportion of ab-NK cells degranulation compared to Junju children (n=293). Hyperimmune (PHIS)…
Study suggests that maintaining normal vitamin D levels may benefit patients with advanced skin cancer
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research indicates that for patients with advanced skin cancer, it may be important to maintain normal vitamin D levels when receiving immunotherapy medications called immune…
Gut bacteria could be behind weaker immune responses to COVID-19 vaccine
High activity of fucose digestion by bacteria in the gut is associated with higher expression of two AP-1 transcription factors, FOS and ATF3 in blood immune cells, and with a…
