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New research offers insights into how differences arise in common illnesses

As much as we try to avoid it, we are constantly sharing germs with those around us. But even when two people have the same infection, the resulting illnesses can be dramatically different--mild for one person, severe or even life-threatening for the other.

24 Feb 2017

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

Monash University and Cardiff University researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the immune system.

22 Feb 2017

UofL researcher receives NIH grant to study microbes responsible for protecting against malaria

Nathan Schmidt, Ph.D., has published research showing that microbes in the gut of mice can affect the severity of illness suffered from infection with Plasmodium, the parasite that causes malaria.

21 Feb 2017

Scientists engineer smallest CRISPR-Cas9 system to date

Scientists at the Center for Genome Engineering, within the Institute for Basic Science0, in collaboration with KIM Eunji and KIM Jeong Hun have engineered the smallest CRISPR-Cas9 to date, delivered it to the muscle cells and in the eyes of mice via adeno-associated viruses and used it to modify a gene causing blindness.

21 Feb 2017

Study opens way for targeted local treatments for patchy skin disorders

With the aid of thousands of skin biopsies and over a hundred kilograms of skin, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have observed how two subgroups of immune cell behave in healthy skin.

20 Feb 2017

Penn researchers find new way to track rare T cells in blood after annual flu vaccine

For most vaccines to work the body needs two cell types - B cells and T helper cells - to make antibodies. B cells are the antibody factories and the T helper cells refine the strength and accuracy of antibodies to home and attack their targets.

20 Feb 2017

New computer model recommends intervention strategies to mitigate pandemics

The 2016 Zika virus outbreak, along with recent outbreaks of SARS, bird flu, H1N1 and Ebola, underscore the importance of being prepared for and responding quickly to infectious diseases. Zika, in particular, poses unique challenges, since its associated birth defects and lack of preventive treatment currently threaten over 60 countries.

17 Feb 2017

Research provides more evidence that mRNA vaccines can protect mice against Zika virus

Vaccine developers have successfully protected mice against Zika by injecting synthetic messenger RNA that encodes for virus proteins into the animals.

17 Feb 2017

HMS scientists listen to crosstalk between gut microbes and immune system

The human gut is home to some 100 trillion bacteria, comprising between 250 and 500 species. This astounding array of organisms, collectively known as the gut microbiome, is a powerful regulator of disease and health and has been implicated in conditions ranging from inflammatory bowel disease to multiple sclerosis.

16 Feb 2017

Glowing mice could mark major step forward for new gene therapy

Timothy Blake, a postdoctoral fellow in the Waymouth lab, was hard at work on a fantastical interdisciplinary experiment. He and his fellow researchers were refining compounds that would carry instructions for assembling the protein that makes fireflies light up and deliver them into the cells of an anesthetized mouse. If their technique worked, the mouse would glow in the dark.

16 Feb 2017

Consuming carbs during intense exercise aids immune system recovery

Dr Jonathan Peake and Dr Oliver Neubauer, from QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, led a research review of studies about exercise and immunity.

16 Feb 2017

Naturally occurring protein shows promise as biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis

A naturally occurring protein has been discovered that shows promise as a biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis, one of the world's most prevalent parasitic diseases, Oregon State University researchers reported today in a new study.

15 Feb 2017

Combination of drugs amplifies kill rates of brain cancer tumours in mice

A promising combination of immunotherapies delivers a one-two punch to brain cancer tumours with high cure rates in mice, scientific evidence published in Nature Communications today says.

15 Feb 2017

Researchers identify molecular signatures to predict efficacy of malaria vaccines

The acid test for a vaccine is: "Does it protect people from infection?" Emory Vaccine Center researchers have analyzed this issue for a leading malaria vaccine called RTS,S, and their results have identified candidate signatures, or biomarkers, in the blood of vaccinated subjects which predict the likelihood of success from vaccination.

13 Feb 2017

Study elucidates mechanism behind building army of killer cells to fight infection

A few days after a viral infection, countless killer cells swarm out to track down and kill infected body cells.

13 Feb 2017

Baby’s sex linked to pregnant women's immune responses, study shows

Women have claimed for years that their bodies react differently whether they're pregnant with a male or female baby. Some studies suggest that a baby's sex could play a role in why some women report differences with morning sickness, cravings and other symptoms based on the sex of their baby.

10 Feb 2017

immunity News and Research

New research offers insights into how differences arise in common illnesses

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

UofL researcher receives NIH grant to study microbes responsible for protecting against malaria

Scientists engineer smallest CRISPR-Cas9 system to date

Study opens way for targeted local treatments for patchy skin disorders

Penn researchers find new way to track rare T cells in blood after annual flu vaccine

New computer model recommends intervention strategies to mitigate pandemics

Research provides more evidence that mRNA vaccines can protect mice against Zika virus

HMS scientists listen to crosstalk between gut microbes and immune system

Glowing mice could mark major step forward for new gene therapy

Consuming carbs during intense exercise aids immune system recovery

Naturally occurring protein shows promise as biocontrol weapon against schistosomiasis

Combination of drugs amplifies kill rates of brain cancer tumours in mice

Researchers identify molecular signatures to predict efficacy of malaria vaccines

Study elucidates mechanism behind building army of killer cells to fight infection

Baby’s sex linked to pregnant women's immune responses, study shows

New ‘release and kill’ strategy may shorten treatment periods for patients with tuberculosis

Scientists identify distinct cells in tumours that inhibit immune response to fight cancer

Parents can take eight steps to boost child's immunity, says family medicine specialist

Sleep may be regulated by several brain-based immune proteins, study reveals

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