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Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Across the globe, more than 39 million people are living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, including more than 1.3 million new HIV diagnoses last year.

23 Feb 2024

Neutrophil reprogramming promotes tumor growth in certain cancers

A new research study led by A*STAR.Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR.SIgN) has found that neutrophils-;one of the most abundant white blood cells in our body-;change drastically in certain cancers, adopting a new function whereby they promote tumour growth.

23 Feb 2024

Females' immune system edges out males but at a cost of higher autoimmune risk

A review article highlights how two X chromosomes in females influence immune system composition and function, leading to faster infection clearance and stronger vaccination responses but also a higher risk of autoimmune diseases.

22 Feb 2024

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

The Wistar Institute's associate professor Mohamed Abdel-Mohsen, Ph.D., has demonstrated, with his lab and collaborators, a connection between viral damage to the gut and premature biological aging.

22 Feb 2024

Scripps Research scientists develop an antibody that blocks lethal snake toxins

Scripps Research scientists have developed an antibody that can block the effects of lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of snakes found throughout Africa, Asia and Australia.

21 Feb 2024

Targeting the Hippo signaling pathway to treat systemic sclerosis

Systemic sclerosis causes the skin to tighten and harden resulting in a potentially fatal autoimmune condition that is associated with lung fibrosis and kidney disease.

21 Feb 2024

Study highlights an immunological mechanism underlying Long COVID

SARS-CoV-2 triggers the production of the antiviral protein IFN-γ, which is associated with fatigue, muscle ache and depression.

21 Feb 2024

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

Immune cells must learn not to attack the body itself. A team of researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) has discovered a previously unknown mechanism behind this: other immune cells, the B cells, contribute to the "training" of the T cells in the thymus gland.

21 Feb 2024

IκBζ protein holds potential for treating autoimmune conditions

Our immune system is remarkably powerful. It quickly assembles teams of cells to eliminate threats inside our bodies.

21 Feb 2024

Understanding the impact of spring allergies on different body systems

If you suffer from spring allergies, you already know you tend to feel miserable once pollen season descends.

19 Feb 2024

FDA approves omalizumab for food allergy reactions based on NIH research

Today's Food and Drug Administration approval of a supplemental biologics license for the monoclonal antibody omalizumab (Xolair) highlights the vital role of the National Institutes of Health-supported research that underpins the FDA decision.

16 Feb 2024

MedUni Vienna scientists identify possible biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome

Up to 80,000 people in Austria are estimated to suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as ME/CFS or myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome.

15 Feb 2024

Combination therapy shows promise in targeting latent HIV reservoirs

Antiretroviral therapies (ART) stop HIV replication in its tracks, allowing people with HIV to live relatively normal lives.

15 Feb 2024

Le Bonheur's risk-based innovation program reduces health care use related to asthma

Le Bonheur's risk-based innovation program Changing High-Risk Asthma in Memphis through Partnership (CHAMP) significantly decreased health care use related to asthma by targeting barriers to asthma care, according to research published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

14 Feb 2024

Study reveals the long-term effects of smoking on immunity

Like other factors such as age, sex and genetics, smoking has a major impact on immune responses. This is the finding recently made by a team of scientists at the Institut Pasteur using the Milieu Intérieur cohort of 1,000 healthy volunteers, established to understand variability in immune responses.

14 Feb 2024

$Novel "Flash and Freeze-fracture" technique reveals neuronal communication secrets$

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Understanding the role played by HIV in pulmonary hypertension

Neutrophil reprogramming promotes tumor growth in certain cancers

Females' immune system edges out males but at a cost of higher autoimmune risk

Link between gut microbiome and premature aging unveiled in chronic HIV patients

Scripps Research scientists develop an antibody that blocks lethal snake toxins

Targeting the Hippo signaling pathway to treat systemic sclerosis

Study highlights an immunological mechanism underlying Long COVID

New mechanism discovered: B cells' contribution to immune tolerance in thymus gland

IκBζ protein holds potential for treating autoimmune conditions

Understanding the impact of spring allergies on different body systems

FDA approves omalizumab for food allergy reactions based on NIH research

MedUni Vienna scientists identify possible biomarkers for chronic fatigue syndrome

Combination therapy shows promise in targeting latent HIV reservoirs

Le Bonheur's risk-based innovation program reduces health care use related to asthma

Study reveals the long-term effects of smoking on immunity

Novel "Flash and Freeze-fracture" technique reveals neuronal communication secrets

Researchers develop groundbreaking technique to detect chemoresistance using ultrasound

LSHTM researchers receive £2m funding to develop novel vaccines, diagnostics and therapeutics

COVID-19 may increase risk of pregnancy complications through placental DNA changes

ANU discovery provides new insight into how the immune system fights malaria

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut