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Streamlining immune sensing and signaling dynamics research with INTEGRA Biosciences liquid handling tools

Immunologists in the Immune Sensing and Signaling Dynamics Group | ImmunoHUB at Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S) in Porto, Portugal, are using INTEGRA Biosciences laboratory tools to help further our understanding of the human immune system.

From INTEGRA Biosciences 15 May 2024

Study finds 41% of people with long-term itchiness have fatigue

41% of people with long-term itchiness have fatigue, likely due to persistent sleep disruption, according to new research published in the British Journal of Dermatology. In comparison, only 22% of the control group had fatigue.

15 May 2024

Metabolomics study finds biomarkers predicting autism in newborns

A study in Communications Biology utilized metabolomics in newborns to identify markers that might predict autism spectrum disorder (ASD), finding distinct metabolic profiles in children with ASD compared to typically developing children.

14 May 2024

New study sheds light on interferon combinations' role in lupus variability

In a new study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have uncovered insights as to why lupus symptoms and severity present differently in individuals with the autoimmune condition, which affects up to 1.5 million Americans.

14 May 2024

Scientists unlock mystery behind a deadly strain of cholera bacteria

A deadly strain of cholera bacteria that emerged in Indonesia back in 1961 continues to spread widely to this day, claiming thousands of lives around the world every year, sickening millions -; and, with its persistence, baffling scientists.

14 May 2024

Clinical trial in Seattle aims to transform treatment approaches for pediatric IBD

With pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) diagnoses on the rise globally, a clinical trial in Seattle aims to transform treatment approaches through deep molecular profiling.

14 May 2024

Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule can differentiate between prior infections with different flaviviruses

A newly discovered Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule is capable of differentiating Zika-immune patient samples from samples of patients previously infected with the related dengue virus.

14 May 2024

Curcuminoid compounds show promise against COVID-19 in neuronal cells

The effects of curcumin and curcuminoids on a human neuroblastoma cell line (SH-SY5Y) infected with SARS-CoV-2.

14 May 2024

What is the ‘immune self,’ and how can this concept benefit immunological research?

A perspective review discusses the concept of the 'immune self' and how adaptive immune responses are influenced by self-similarity. The study emphasizes advances and challenges in defining self-similarity and its impact on immunological research.

13 May 2024

Plant virus-derived treatment shows promise against metastatic cancers

An experimental treatment made from a plant virus is effective at protecting against a broad range of metastatic cancers in mice, shows a new study from the University of California San Diego.

13 May 2024

Research unlocks the role of macrophages in cancer relapse

Researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore at the National University of Singapore (NUS), have achieved breakthroughs in understanding relapse after chemotherapy for a type of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).

13 May 2024

Measles vaccine more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section

A study by the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fudan University, China, has found that a single dose of the measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section, compared to those born naturally.

13 May 2024

Bats in China found to carry novel herpesviruses, hinting at cross-species transmission dangers

Researchers in Wuhan, China, have identified new strains ofβ and γ-herpesviruses in bats. These findings reveal potential cross-species transmission risks and emphasize the need for vigilant monitoring of bat populations to prevent zoonotic diseases.

13 May 2024

New tool can help to better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition

A new tool developed at the University of Virginia School of Medicine will help doctors and scientists better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition that contributes to almost half of all deaths of children under 5.

10 May 2024

Understanding the metabolic changes from birth to diagnosis of autism

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on the changes in metabolism that occur between birth and the presentation of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) later in childhood.

10 May 2024

Keto diet enhances fungal meningitis treatment

For the roughly 150,000 AIDS patients who come down with a life-threatening infection called fungal meningitis each year, there aren't many options.

9 May 2024

AML patients at the extremes of older age derive benefit from VEN-HMA regimen

Standard of care treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is safe and effective for adults over 80, according to a study published in Blood Neoplasia. For roughly a quarter of patients, this treatment can durably prolong survival.

9 May 2024

Breakthrough vaccine strategy guides the immune system to generate HIV neutralizing antibodies

A team led by the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) has developed a vaccine approach that works like a GPS, guiding the immune system through the specific steps to make broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.

9 May 2024

Combination immunotherapy treatment enhances immune response for people with malignant gliomas

Investigators at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have pinpointed a combination immunotherapy treatment that enhances the immune response for people with malignant gliomas, an aggressive type of brain tumor that is fast growing and difficult to treat.

9 May 2024

Study reveals altered protein rhythms linked to metabolic disorders in night shift workers

Just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off protein rhythms related to blood glucose regulation, energy metabolism and inflammation, processes that can influence the development of chronic metabolic conditions.

9 May 2024

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Immune System News and Research

Streamlining immune sensing and signaling dynamics research with INTEGRA Biosciences liquid handling tools

Study finds 41% of people with long-term itchiness have fatigue

Metabolomics study finds biomarkers predicting autism in newborns

New study sheds light on interferon combinations' role in lupus variability

Scientists unlock mystery behind a deadly strain of cholera bacteria

Clinical trial in Seattle aims to transform treatment approaches for pediatric IBD

Zika virus-specific synthetic molecule can differentiate between prior infections with different flaviviruses

Curcuminoid compounds show promise against COVID-19 in neuronal cells

What is the ‘immune self,’ and how can this concept benefit immunological research?

Plant virus-derived treatment shows promise against metastatic cancers

Research unlocks the role of macrophages in cancer relapse

Measles vaccine more likely to be completely ineffective in children born by C-section

Bats in China found to carry novel herpesviruses, hinting at cross-species transmission dangers

New tool can help to better understand and overcome childhood undernutrition

Understanding the metabolic changes from birth to diagnosis of autism

Keto diet enhances fungal meningitis treatment

AML patients at the extremes of older age derive benefit from VEN-HMA regimen

Breakthrough vaccine strategy guides the immune system to generate HIV neutralizing antibodies

Combination immunotherapy treatment enhances immune response for people with malignant gliomas

Study reveals altered protein rhythms linked to metabolic disorders in night shift workers

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