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IgG-guided diet outperforms sham diet in clinical trial

Michigan Medicine and Cleveland Clinic researchers have found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome were more likely to experience less abdominal pain if they followed a diet guided by the results of a blood test, compared to those who followed a sham elimination diet.

13 Feb 2025

McMaster University researchers discover new blood clotting disorder

Researchers at McMaster University have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of hematology, providing an explanation for spontaneous and unusual blood-clotting that continues to occur despite treatment with full-dose blood thinners.

12 Feb 2025

New immune map uncovers key pancreatic cancer insights

Researchers determine a complex immune infiltrate pattern based on a newly constructed immune map developed using pancreatic cancer cells.

12 Feb 2025

SAB BIO announces positive topline Phase 1 clinical results with potentially disease-modifying T1D therapy SAB-142

SAB BIO, (“SAB BIO”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a novel immunotherapy platform that is developing human anti-thymocyte immunoglobulin (hIgG) for delaying the onset or progression of type 1 diabetes (T1D), today announced positive topline data from a Phase 1 trial of SAB-142 in a single-ascending dose among healthy volunteers.

From SAb Biotherapeutics, Inc. 6 Feb 2025

Cancer-fighting virus T-VEC helps shrink tough-to-treat skin tumors

Talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) demonstrates efficacy in cutaneous BCC, enhancing resectability and altering immune cell composition with low adverse events.

30 Jan 2025

New insights into mechanisms of mucosal mast cells in food allergies

Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, typically involves immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies and can be potentially life-threatening

29 Jan 2025

Long-covid patients are frustrated that federal research hasn’t found new treatments

Erica Hayes, 40, has not felt healthy since November 2020 when she first fell ill with covid.

22 Jan 2025

Scientists discover critical factor in bone remodeling process

Bones are the living tissue on which the human skeleton is constructed and play a key role in enabling physical movements.

21 Jan 2025

Study identifies genetic variations linked to allergic sensitization

Humans are continuously exposed to various environmental allergens (antigens), such as pollen, food, and dust mites.

21 Jan 2025

Researchers investigate myocarditis in preschoolers caused by parvovirus B19 outbreak

Researchers document the harmful consequences of myocarditis in preschool students, caused by a regional outbreak of parvovirus B19 in northern Greece.

17 Jan 2025

Unexpected viral reservoir: influenza A thrives in cattle mammary glands

Researchers uncover how influenza A virus infects dairy cattle, revealing the mammary gland's surprising role in viral replication and transmission through milk.

15 Jan 2025

How stress fuels allergic skin inflammation

Researchers investigate the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which stress exacerbates immunoglobulin E cutaneous allergic inflammation.

9 Jan 2025

Parvovirus B19 myocarditis cases reported in preschoolers from Northern Greece

Myocarditis is a rare yet serious condition known for the inflammation of the heart muscle, also known as the myocardium. In severe cases of myocarditis, the heart muscle becomes extremely weak and fails to pump blood effectively.

9 Jan 2025

Stress-induced immune dysfunction linked to worsened skin allergies

Psychological stress is known to exacerbate skin allergies, but the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood.

7 Jan 2025

Understanding the mechanisms behind alcohol-associated liver disease

A newly published review in eGastroenterology compiles recent research on alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD), offering an overview of its pathogenesis and efforts to better understand this condition.

19 Dec 2024

Chronic gut infection may play role in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Arizona State University and Banner Alzheimer's Institute researchers, along with their collaborators, have discovered a surprising link between a chronic gut infection caused by a common virus and the development of Alzheimer's disease in a subset of people.

19 Dec 2024