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COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

The SARS-CoV-2-specific B- and T-cell response post-COVID-19 primary and booster vaccination in primary antibody deficient patients.

20 Jul 2022

Gut-lung axis: Using commensal bacteria to reinforce mucosal immunity

A recent study discusses the use of commensal bacteria in the gut and/or respiratory tract to deliver viral antigens to the host, thus acting as vaccines

19 Jul 2022

Analyzing whether SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid and spike proteins stimulate dendritic or γδ T cells

Researchers showed that the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid (N) and spike (S) proteins did not activate γδ T cells and dendritic cells (DCs).

18 Jul 2022

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

Researchers found that late generation of functional SARS-CoV-2-selective circulating T follicular helper cells correlated with severe illness.

18 Jul 2022

Study shows that older adults can generate robust, long-lived memory against SARS-CoV-2 following infection

Researchers reported on the benefit of immunity developed by previous SARS-CoV-2 infection for overcoming the age-associated decline in COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness.

18 Jul 2022

Clinical presentation of monkeypox infection in two Israeli males

Researchers described the symptomatology and clinical manifestations of monkeypox infections among two Israeli patients.

12 Jul 2022

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

PASC is likely the result of long-term persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in various tissues

11 Jul 2022

Experimental model reveals possible causes and treatments for long-COVID

In a recent study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine, researchers characterized long-term pulmonary consequences of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) mouse-adapted strain (MA10) infection in BALB/c laboratory mice.

11 Jul 2022

Study highlights need to prioritize immunocompromised COVID patients

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) published on the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC) website, researchers evaluated whether severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)-infected immunocompromised individuals are at a higher risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death.

10 Jul 2022

Rare Cells Capable of Transforming into Leukemia may Provide new Insight into Leukemic Landscape

In our latest interview, News Medical speaks to Adam G. Schrum, PhD, Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology and Surgery at the University of Missouri, about how dysfunction in an unusual type of thymocyte cell may develop into leukemia in some patients.

8 Jul 2022

COVID-19 and brain damage explained

In a recent study published in the Brain journal, researchers in the United States analyzed the neurovascular injury in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

7 Jul 2022

Novel inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

A recent study published in the Nature Biomedical Engineering journal illustrated a novel inhalable SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate centered on exosomes (Exos) coupled with recombinant severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) receptor-binding domain (RBD).

5 Jul 2022

Scientists uncover HIV’s sweet spot

HIV researchers have long been trying to identify the specific cells that the virus prefers to infect and hide in. They know that HIV favors a special type of immune cells called memory CD4 T cells.

5 Jul 2022

How is the microbiome of an infant influenced by mother's bacteria?

A recent study explores the sources and functional importance of certain key species in the mother-infant transmission of the microbiota.

5 Jul 2022

The influence of immunosuppressive therapy on the development of adaptive immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

Researchers evaluated the impact of immunosuppressive therapies on the induction of adaptive immunity after COVID-19 vaccination.

5 Jul 2022

How does obesity affect the immune system?

A new study summarizes new findings on the immunoregulatory effects of excessive fat stores or malnutrition through Th2 cells.

4 Jul 2022

Brain immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a recently published article in the journal Current Opinion in Neurobiology, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis have described how immunological alterations associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection may impact brain activities and induce acute and post-acute neurological symptoms in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.

3 Jul 2022

CD4 News and Research

COVID vaccines induce memory B and T cells in primary antibody deficient patients

Gut-lung axis: Using commensal bacteria to reinforce mucosal immunity

Analyzing whether SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid and spike proteins stimulate dendritic or γδ T cells

The characteristics of circulating T follicular helper cells in COVID-19 patients across mild to severe disease

Study shows that older adults can generate robust, long-lived memory against SARS-CoV-2 following infection

Clinical presentation of monkeypox infection in two Israeli males

Persistence of SARS-CoV-2 in tissues leads to long COVID

Experimental model reveals possible causes and treatments for long-COVID

Study highlights need to prioritize immunocompromised COVID patients

Rare Cells Capable of Transforming into Leukemia may Provide new Insight into Leukemic Landscape

COVID-19 and brain damage explained

Novel inhalable COVID-19 vaccine

Scientists uncover HIV’s sweet spot

How is the microbiome of an infant influenced by mother's bacteria?

The influence of immunosuppressive therapy on the development of adaptive immunity after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination

How does obesity affect the immune system?

Brain immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Nomogram helps predict anal cancer risk in HIV patients

Study evaluates if adults with obesity and a history of SARS-CoV-2 infection demonstrate poorer T cell immunity

Study shows long COVID remodeling of T cell dynamics is dependent on SARS-CoV-2 severity

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