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Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

People who have recovered from COVID-19 had a robust antibody response after the first mRNA vaccine dose, but little immune benefit after the second dose, according to new research from the Penn Institute of Immunology. The findings, published today in Science Immunology, suggest only a single vaccine dose may be needed to produce a sufficient antibody response.

16 Apr 2021

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Oncologists faced with treating older women with breast cancer often must decide if the treatment may be more detrimental than the cancer.

16 Apr 2021

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

Infection with parasitic intestinal worms (helminths) can apparently cause sexually transmitted viral in-fections to be much more severe elsewhere in the body.

16 Apr 2021

CU researcher receives NIH grant to analyze the link between gut microbiome and osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis affects the joints, but according to researcher Michael Zuscik, PhD, it may start in the gut.

15 Apr 2021

Study shows why social media users are more hesitant about getting vaccinated

New research has found that the most reliable indicators of willingness to be vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, are rejection of conspiracy suspicions about COVID-19 and a positive attitude towards vaccines in general.

15 Apr 2021

Experts to discuss advanced cancer cell and gene therapies at Summit 2021

April 29 marks a pivotal moment in cancer research when the world's brightest minds come together to discuss how to translate the success of CAR T-cell therapies for blood cancers into successful cell and gene therapies for the most complex and deadly solid tumor cancers.

15 Apr 2021

Ebola virus's key protein uses molecular triggers in the human cell to change shape

The human genome contains the instructions to make tens of thousands of proteins. Each protein folds into a precise shape-;and biologists are taught that defined shape dictates the protein's destined function.

15 Apr 2021

Researchers investigate link between COVID-19 and increased risk of blood clot formation

People who have recovered from COVID-19, especially those with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions, may be at risk of developing blood clots due to a lingering and overactive immune response, according to a study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU) scientists.

13 Apr 2021

New discovery offers hope for improving treatments for tuberculosis

The immune response to tuberculosis (TB) differs in adults and newborn babies due to the way immune cells use energy to kick into gear in a bid to kill the bacteria.

13 Apr 2021

Could cow's milk provide some passive immunity against COVID-19?

Researchers at the Department of Animal Health, University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, speculate that bovine milk consumption – specifically from cows with resistance to bovine coronaviruses – may potentially provide at least some degree of protection from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The article is available to read in full on the Frontiers in Immunology website.

13 Apr 2021

New fluorescent probe can differentiate between B and T lymphocytes

Human blood contains several different components, including plasma, red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets. Among these, WBCs are divided into numerous subcategories each with unique functions and characteristics, such as lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, and others.

13 Apr 2021

Exercise training may slow breast cancer growth by increasing anti-tumor immune response

Exercise training may slow tumor growth and improve outcomes for females with breast cancer - especially those treated with immunotherapy drugs - by stimulating naturally occurring immune mechanisms, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found.

12 Apr 2021

COVID19's cytokine storm ushers in a local complement storm in the lungs

A new study published in the journal Science Immunology analyzed lung epithelial cells from patients infected with COVID-19 and found the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) induces the complement system as a dangerous weapon for viral infection.

12 Apr 2021

Study reveals new insights into the effects of chemotherapy on tumor microenvironment

Research from Queen Mary University of London has revealed novel insights into the effects of chemotherapy on the tumor microenvironment (TME).

12 Apr 2021

Broadly neutralizing antibodies show promise in preventing tick-borne encephalitis in mice

Tick-borne encephalitis is a disease just as nasty as it sounds. Once bitten by an infected tick, some people develop flu-like symptoms that resolve quietly but leave behind rampant neurological disease--brain swelling, memory loss, and cognitive decline.

9 Apr 2021

Hay fever and asthma occur earlier in life and affect more people

The unpopular guests are already here. Hazel-, alder- and elm tree pollen sweep in over us during the early spring months, with birch pollen following in May. Then grass follows in June-July before mugwort pollen closes the season in late summer. All leading to more and more people suffering.

9 Apr 2021

Study points to the involvement of Interleukin 33 in immunity to Sars-CoV-2

Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists and physicians worldwide undertook enormous efforts to understand the disease caused by the virus.

9 Apr 2021

Purdue researchers use malaria expertise to track COVID-19 in Indiana

Scientists have been using genetics to track diseases for decades. Now, a team at Purdue University that typically tracks malaria spread in Southern and Central Africa is using its expertise to track COVID-19 in Indiana.

8 Apr 2021

Cross-border asthma study investigates hygiene hypothesis amid COVID-19 pandemic

A cross-border investigation of children's susceptibility to asthma and other childhood illnesses in the United States and Mexico is the focus of a new study led by researchers in the Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.

8 Apr 2021

Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer share the same pathway, shows study

When cells are stressed, chemical alarms go off, setting in motion a flurry of activity that protects the cell's most important players. During the rush, a protein called Parkin hurries to protect the mitochondria, the power stations that generate energy for the cell.

8 Apr 2021

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Recovered COVID-19 patients may need only a single vaccine dose, suggests study

Breast cancer treatment can be safely reduced in women over the age of 70

Intestinal worm infection can cause severe sexually transmitted viral diseases

CU researcher receives NIH grant to analyze the link between gut microbiome and osteoarthritis

Study shows why social media users are more hesitant about getting vaccinated

Experts to discuss advanced cancer cell and gene therapies at Summit 2021

Ebola virus's key protein uses molecular triggers in the human cell to change shape

Researchers investigate link between COVID-19 and increased risk of blood clot formation

New discovery offers hope for improving treatments for tuberculosis

Could cow's milk provide some passive immunity against COVID-19?

New fluorescent probe can differentiate between B and T lymphocytes

Exercise training may slow breast cancer growth by increasing anti-tumor immune response

COVID19's cytokine storm ushers in a local complement storm in the lungs

Study reveals new insights into the effects of chemotherapy on tumor microenvironment

Broadly neutralizing antibodies show promise in preventing tick-borne encephalitis in mice

Hay fever and asthma occur earlier in life and affect more people

Study points to the involvement of Interleukin 33 in immunity to Sars-CoV-2

Purdue researchers use malaria expertise to track COVID-19 in Indiana

Cross-border asthma study investigates hygiene hypothesis amid COVID-19 pandemic

Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer share the same pathway, shows study

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