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Immuno-proteomic profiling suggests aberrant immune cell regulation associated with post-COVD-19 infection

A new study investigates the association between the immune system and respiratory complications post-COVID-19 infection.

28 Jan 2022

New atlas characterizes immune cells that play a role in hemorrhagic stroke

In work that will enhance the study of such disparate diseases as stroke and dementia, researchers at UC San Francisco have catalogued all the cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain, along with their locations and the genes transcribed in each.

28 Jan 2022

Bisphenol A's effects are much worse than previously thought, experts say

The Endocrine Society joined a coalition of physicians, scientists and public health and environmental organizations to send a formal petition to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), calling on the agency to rescind its approvals for bisphenol A (BPA) in adhesives and coatings and set strict limits on its use in plastics that contact food.

28 Jan 2022

New trial tests the effectiveness of hyperimmune immunoglobulin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold particles) emerging from the surface of a cell cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19.NIAID

28 Jan 2022

Unhealthy vaginal microbiome in mothers may contribute to infant deaths and altered development

A new study in mice from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers showed that an unhealthy vaginal microbiome in pregnant mothers in combination with an unhealthy diet contributed to increased pup deaths and altered development in the surviving babies.

27 Jan 2022

SARS-CoV-2 virus may be shed for much longer periods by some infected patients, study shows

In a 38-year-old man who manifested mild symptoms of COVID-19 for 20 days, the novel coronavirus continued to be detected in his organism and to undergo mutations for 232 days.

27 Jan 2022

Blood proteoforms may help predict liver transplant rejection

Northwestern University scientists have discovered families of proteins in the body that could potentially predict which patients may reject a new organ transplant, helping inform decisions about care.

27 Jan 2022

Research teases out connection between diet, immune response, gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis

Eating more meat, having less of certain bacteria in the gut, and more of certain immune cells in the blood, all link with multiple sclerosis, reports a team of researchers led by UConn Health and Washington University School of Medicine.

27 Jan 2022

Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

Our gut is inhabited by a diverse community of microbes, the gut microbiota. This community, composed of hundreds of different species, is essential to our health: it influences our immune system, protects us from infections, and helps us digest food.

27 Jan 2022

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).

27 Jan 2022

Microbiome 'profiling' may help identify people at risk of long COVID

The make-up of the gut microbiome may be linked to a person's risk of developing 'long COVID' many months after initial infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 infection, suggests research published online in the journal Gut.

26 Jan 2022

Effects of the Omicron spike amino acid changes in the interaction with human ACE2 receptor or human antibodies

A recent study analyzed the effects of the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 Omicron spike amino acid and the human ACE2 receptor or with human antibodies.

26 Jan 2022

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients may derive modest benefit from convalescent plasma, study shows

Transfusions of blood plasma donated by people who have recovered from COVID-19 may help patients hospitalized with the virus, a new international study shows.

25 Jan 2022

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

Patients with weakened immune systems — who are at high risk from covid-19 — say pharmacies are turning them away when they seek additional vaccine doses recommended by federal health officials.

25 Jan 2022

New, more accurate tool to measure the progress of lupus in patients

A new paper in Rheumatology, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that researchers have developed a new, easier, and more accurate tool to measure the progress of lupus in patients.

25 Jan 2022

LA County study finds COVID-19 'herd immunity' unlikely

In a research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), researchers carried out a seroprevalence and vaccination coverage study in Los Angeles County (LAC).

24 Jan 2022

Neurological complications of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

In a study published in the latest issue of the journal Neurological Sciences, a team of researchers described a three-patient case series presenting with neurological manifestations after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination, followed by a literature review, to propose hypotheses on how neurological symptoms might develop after vaccination.

24 Jan 2022

Immune System News and Research

Immuno-proteomic profiling suggests aberrant immune cell regulation associated with post-COVD-19 infection

New atlas characterizes immune cells that play a role in hemorrhagic stroke

Bisphenol A's effects are much worse than previously thought, experts say

New trial tests the effectiveness of hyperimmune immunoglobulin for hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Unhealthy vaginal microbiome in mothers may contribute to infant deaths and altered development

SARS-CoV-2 virus may be shed for much longer periods by some infected patients, study shows

Blood proteoforms may help predict liver transplant rejection

Research teases out connection between diet, immune response, gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis

Diet leaves permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes

ANU researchers identify why Th17 cells go rogue and promote the onset of multiple sclerosis

Microbiome 'profiling' may help identify people at risk of long COVID

Effects of the Omicron spike amino acid changes in the interaction with human ACE2 receptor or human antibodies

Hospitalized COVID-19 patients may derive modest benefit from convalescent plasma, study shows

Pharmacies are turning away immunocompromised patients seeking 4th covid shot

New, more accurate tool to measure the progress of lupus in patients

LA County study finds COVID-19 'herd immunity' unlikely

Neurological complications of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine

Current vaccines prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2 variants

Most DMARDs not linked with the risk of Parkinson's disease in people with rheumatoid arthritis

Study finds stable T-Cell response against Omicron after mRNA booster vaccination

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