New Study Advances Understanding of Immune System Complexities Against Inflammation to Identify New Targets for Future Therapies

Medicine & Technology Nov 03, 2022

A new study found that group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) play an important role in the immune system, particularly against parasitic infections, allergic inflammation, and asthma. Read the article to learn more.

Pre-Existing Food Allergies May Be Reversed by a Gut Bacteria

Oct 10, 2022

Can gut bacteria reverse food allergies? Continue reading to know how scientists make it possible.

Certain COVID-19 Vaccines May Leave People More Vulnerable to HIV, Experts Warn

Oct 22, 2020

Certain experimental COVID-19 vaccines could lead to an increased risk of HIV infection in vulnerable populations.

We Are Nowhere Near COVID-19 Herd Immunity, WHO Warns

Aug 19, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world is nowhere near attaining herd immunity against the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

Two-Year Project Dedicated to the Improvement of Wound Treatment

Aug 26, 2019

They plan to develop microsensors to be embedded in bandages for noncontact monitoring and diagnosis.

New Insight into Origin of Immunological Memory Possible Through Recent Study

Jun 03, 2019

Researchers discovered that replication of individual Ly49H-NKs was extremely varied, which correlated with distinct surface expression levels of Ly49H itself

Re-engineering Antibiotics to Tackle Resistance

May 21, 2015

At the forefront of the fight against antibiotic resistance, a team of scientists led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital researchers have developed a new weapon. The second-generation antibiotic shows early effectiveness against common bacterial infections that have the potential to develop antibiotic resistance and pose a serious health threat to children and adults.

Genetic Markers and Immune Response Reveal Origins of PTSD

Mar 11, 2015

While Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become highly stigmatized as a mental health condition within the armed forces, where soldiers often return home from battle with the debilitating condition, it appears that not only may some soldiers be genetically predisposed to it—some may have immunological reactions that even make it worse. In a new study published this week in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, a team of researchers with the University of Southampton (UK) and University of California, San Diego have uncovered the genetic markers that could theoretically allow them to identify soldiers or patients that may be most at risk, even before they’re deployed at all.