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Interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir not superior to remdesivir alone in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

A clinical trial has found that treatment with the immunomodulator interferon beta-1a plus the antiviral remdesivir was not superior to treatment with remdesivir alone in hospitalized adults with COVID-19 pneumonia.

18 Oct 2021

How can framing COVID-19 vaccine side-effects affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated?

Researchers from the University of Munich have investigated how framing vaccine side-effects can affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated.

18 Oct 2021

Statin treatment and COVID-19 mortality

The authors highlight the importance of their study in clarifying and expanding the current understanding of the relationship between COVID-19 and statins.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers report long-lasting effects of gene therapy in children with deadly immune disorder

Over a decade ago, UCLA physician-scientists began using a pioneering gene therapy they developed to treat children born with a rare and deadly immune system disorder.

18 Oct 2021

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

Nine out of 10 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus -; the autoimmune disease also known as SLE -; are females.

18 Oct 2021

Research reveals how daily circadian rhythms help to change heart function

A new study has shown how circadian rhythms in heart cells help to change heart function over the course of the day and may explain why shift workers are more vulnerable to heart problems.

18 Oct 2021

Delta and Delta Plus infect lung cells with higher efficiency than the original virus, research shows

The emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants that can spread rapidly and undermine vaccine-induced immunity threatens the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delta variant (B.1.617.2) emerged in India and subsequently spread globally within a short time period. Also in Germany, almost all recent infections are due to this variant.

18 Oct 2021

Metabolic restoration as a therapeutic approach to promote natural immune protection against HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) particularly attacks CD4 lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell considered to be the conductor of the immune system.

15 Oct 2021

Study: Statin treatment slightly lowers COVID-19 mortality

Statins are a recommended and common intervention for preventing cardiovascular events by reducing levels of lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood. During the pandemic, it has been debated whether statins influence the risk of death from COVID-19.

15 Oct 2021

Study reveals a detrimental role of the immune system in Lewy body dementias

T-cells respond to buildups of alpha-synuclein, the aggregated protein clumps that are a feature of neurodegenerative diseases including dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson's disease (PD), according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in Science.

14 Oct 2021

Increased transmission in open spike conformations of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers from Yale University and the University of Texas have collaborated to investigate mutations in some VOCs.

14 Oct 2021

COVID-19 booster for immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers have published correspondence detailing the reasoning behind providing a third booster dose to patients with inflammatory bowel disease that have been treated with drugs that can reduce the response to the COVID-19 vaccines.

14 Oct 2021

MR-guided focused ultrasound can safely deliver antibody therapy to Her2-positive brain metastases

In a first-in-world clinical trial, researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, have demonstrated that magnetic resonance (MR)-guided focused ultrasound can be used to safely deliver antibody therapy to breast cancer that has metastasized to the brain.

13 Oct 2021

Non-invasive optical probe reveals the complex changes in tumors after immunotherapy

Johns Hopkins University engineers are the first to use a non-invasive optical probe to understand the complex changes in tumors after immunotherapy, a treatment that harnesses the immune system to fight cancer.

13 Oct 2021

COVID-19 linked to newborn complications

A recent study discusses whether pregnant women with the COVID-19 are at a higher risk for poor outcomes for themselves and their babies.

13 Oct 2021

Anti-rheumatic drug as a potential candidate for treating COVID-19

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) produces inflammatory cytokine storms. But an FDA-approved anti-rheumatic drug, Auranofin, used to treat autoimmune and infectious diseases, may also help serve as an antiviral treatment for COVID-19 infection.

13 Oct 2021

Immune System News and Research

Interferon beta-1a plus remdesivir not superior to remdesivir alone in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

How can framing COVID-19 vaccine side-effects affect an individual's willingness to be vaccinated?

Statin treatment and COVID-19 mortality

Researchers report long-lasting effects of gene therapy in children with deadly immune disorder

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

Research reveals how daily circadian rhythms help to change heart function

Delta and Delta Plus infect lung cells with higher efficiency than the original virus, research shows

Metabolic restoration as a therapeutic approach to promote natural immune protection against HIV

Study: Statin treatment slightly lowers COVID-19 mortality

Study reveals a detrimental role of the immune system in Lewy body dementias

Increased transmission in open spike conformations of SARS-CoV-2 variants

COVID-19 booster for immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease

MR-guided focused ultrasound can safely deliver antibody therapy to Her2-positive brain metastases

Non-invasive optical probe reveals the complex changes in tumors after immunotherapy

COVID-19 linked to newborn complications

Anti-rheumatic drug as a potential candidate for treating COVID-19

IgA antibodies play a key role in keeping the intestinal flora in balance

Study finds nearly 42,000 sources of toxic "forever chemicals" that could be polluting water bodies

Researchers uncover how cancer cells use sugar residue to evade the immune system

Novel therapy approach could stop tumor growth

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