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Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Investigators at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have designed RNA molecules that home to human pancreatic beta cells, the cells that produce insulin and are destroyed in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

7 Apr 2022

Creation of immunosuppressive environment is key to the progression of colorectal cancer development

Interactions between cells of the immune system and pre-cancerous cells are known to be important contributing factors to the initiation and progression of cancer.

7 Apr 2022

Researchers discover over 40 new genetic markers for Alzheimer’s disease

A new Nature Genetics study describes over 70 gene markers that appear to be significantly associated with AD risk using translational genomics.

6 Apr 2022

New platform for studying how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

A vaccine for hepatitis C has eluded scientists for more than 30 years, for several reasons. For one, the virus that causes the disease comes in many genetic forms, complicating the creation of a widely effective vaccine.

6 Apr 2022

Cryo-EM imaging of a key immune protein reveals previously unrecognized binding site

Imaging at near-atomic resolution of a key immune protein commonly known as STING has revealed a previously unrecognized binding site that appears to be pivotal for launching immune attacks, UT Southwestern scientists report in a new study.

6 Apr 2022

Insights into the pathophysiology of NeuroCOVID

A new study describes the neurological features of COVID-19, both short- and long-term.

6 Apr 2022

Adverse childhood experiences associated with elevated risk of multiple sclerosis among women

Childhood trauma may be linked to a heightened risk of multiple sclerosis (MS) in later life among women, finds research published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry.

5 Apr 2022

A critical subset of fibroblasts may lie at the origins of rare autoimmune disease

Supporting actors sometimes steal the show. In a new study published today in Cell, researchers headed by Prof. Ido Amit at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown that supporting cells called fibroblasts, long viewed as uniform background players, are in fact extremely varied and vital.

5 Apr 2022

mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines induce slightly different immune responses

In a recent study published in the journal Science, researchers observed differential effector functions of antibodies elicited by Pfizer’s BNT162b2 and Moderna’s messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA)-1273 coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.

4 Apr 2022

Natural compound found in cardamom shows promise for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Cardamonin -; a natural compound found in the spice cardamom and other plants -; could have therapeutic potential for triple-negative breast cancer, according to a new study using human cancer cells.

3 Apr 2022

Groundbreaking collaborative work defines the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

In a paper in the journal Nature, Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists Bette Korber, Hyejin Yoon, Will Fischer and James Theiler, among nearly 130 authors from institutions around the world, describe their groundbreaking collaborative work, "Defining the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection."

1 Apr 2022

Research illuminates why immune disorders affect only one of two identical twins

Scientists have long queried the causes of immune disorders in only one of two identical twins with identical genes. New research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, the Josep Carreras Leukaemia Research Institute in Spain and their collaborators, has found the answer lies in both alterations in immune cell-cell communication and the epigenome, the host of biological processes that regulate how our genes function.

1 Apr 2022

Researchers explore a novel method to isolate monoclonal antibodies from COVID-19 convalescents infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers developed a novel high-throughput method to obtain monoclonal antibodies from COVID-19 individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 ancestral strain Wuhan-Hu-1 and the Beta or Gamma variants.

1 Apr 2022

Study reveals how zinc supports immunity, suggests ways it could be used to improve health

Zinc's immune-boosting properties are well-established, but scientists haven't known exactly how it works.

1 Apr 2022

Study determines the molecular signatures of monocytes and regulatory T cells in the circulating blood of COVID-19 patients

Researchers examined the unique clusters of monocytes and regulatory T cells in the circulating blood from convalescent COVID-19 patients over a prolonged period after recovery, using scRNA sequencing.

31 Mar 2022

Immune System News and Research

Researchers design RNA molecules for delivering therapies directly to beta cells

Creation of immunosuppressive environment is key to the progression of colorectal cancer development

Researchers discover over 40 new genetic markers for Alzheimer’s disease

New platform for studying how the immune system responds to hepatitis C

Cryo-EM imaging of a key immune protein reveals previously unrecognized binding site

Insights into the pathophysiology of NeuroCOVID

Adverse childhood experiences associated with elevated risk of multiple sclerosis among women

A critical subset of fibroblasts may lie at the origins of rare autoimmune disease

mRNA-1273 and BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccines induce slightly different immune responses

Natural compound found in cardamom shows promise for treating triple-negative breast cancer

Groundbreaking collaborative work defines the risk of SARS-CoV-2 variants on immune protection

Research illuminates why immune disorders affect only one of two identical twins

Researchers explore a novel method to isolate monoclonal antibodies from COVID-19 convalescents infected with SARS-CoV-2 variants

Study reveals how zinc supports immunity, suggests ways it could be used to improve health

Study determines the molecular signatures of monocytes and regulatory T cells in the circulating blood of COVID-19 patients

Common coronavirus infections don't generate antibodies that effectively cross-react with SARS-CoV-2

Research provides a roadmap for new therapies to treat chorioamnionitis

Soy molasses and kudzu roots may help fight against pediatric tumors

Covid and schizophrenia: Why this deadly mix can deepen knowledge of the brain disease

A bioinformatics approach for detecting SARS-CoV-2 co-infections

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