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Allergic reactions provide protection against yeast-triggered asthma, research shows

We think of asthma and other allergic diseases as unnecessary aberrant immune responses that do more harm than good. However, new evidence by an international team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine shows that some allergic reactions provide necessary protection against highly invasive and potentially lethal infectious agents, such as yeast.

9 Sep 2021

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

About a quarter of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis bacteria, according to the World Health Organization, but only about 5 to 10% of those infected will develop symptoms. These pathogens are mycobacteria, which are everywhere, including in chlorine-treated tap water.

8 Sep 2021

Increased infectivity and immune evasion drive the spread of Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant

Findings suggest infection control measures against variants will need to continue in the post-vaccination era.

6 Sep 2021

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the deadliest infectious diseases in history and one of the few that naturally infects only humans.

4 Sep 2021

Your covid game plan: Are stadiums safe?

The college football season is kicking into high gear, the National Football League season starts Sept. 9, and the baseball pennant races are heating up. For the first time since 2019, nearly all stadiums will be fully open to fans.

3 Sep 2021

UVA research quantifies the antibody response generated by Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines

New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine quantifies the antibody response generated by the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines.

3 Sep 2021

Stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters, study shows

In a new study by Yale Cancer Center, researchers show stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters.

3 Sep 2021

World renowned immunologist named chief of Feinberg's Division of Allergy and Immunology

Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, PhD, has been named chief of Feinberg's Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Medicine, and director of the newly formed Center for Human Immunobiology.

2 Sep 2021

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections with live viruses and bacteria. The discovery appears today in Nature.

2 Sep 2021

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

A new study from scientists at Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University reports that the immune cells that are the major targets of immune checkpoint inhibitors are present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients.

2 Sep 2021

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

University of Central Florida researchers have developed a nanoparticle-based disinfectant that can continuously kill viruses on a surface for up to seven days – a discovery that could be a powerful weapon against COVID-19 and other emerging pathogenic viruses.

1 Sep 2021

Baylor researchers use a faster, more cost-effective technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor

Much progress has been made on the development of vaccines aiming at triggering human immunity to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. In addition, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine are involved in the development of antiviral drugs to treat infected individuals.

1 Sep 2021

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

COVID-19 vaccination elicited antibody responses in nearly nine out of 10 people with weakened immune systems, although their responses were only about one-third as strong as those mounted by healthy people, according to a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

30 Aug 2021

Genetic tests can provide a better picture of cardiovascular disease risk than blood tests

Determining an individual's blood group based on genetic tests instead of merely traditional blood tests can provide a better picture of the risk of cardiovascular diseases.

30 Aug 2021

Does SARS-CoV-2 natural infection immunity better protect against the Delta variant than vaccination?

A new study from Israel suggests immunity gained after recovering from a previous COVID-19 infection is more protective against the new Delta variant than vaccine-induced immunity. Natural immunity was estimated to be about 13 times stronger than having two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.

30 Aug 2021

CoronaVac elicits lower antibody response than natural SARS-CoV-2 infection, study suggests

A recent study from Thailand highlights a rather low degree of neutralization-afforded protection mounted by the inactivated whole-virus CoronaVac vaccine compared to natural infection with SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID-19.

30 Aug 2021

Can molecular mimicry impact fertility in female COVID-19 patients?

There exists a possibility that COVID-19 can also affect the reproductive function in the body, which can lead to infertility in infected patients. A study published in the American Journal of Reproductive Immunology explored the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on reproductive functions and fertility.

30 Aug 2021

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

Researchers with the Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led a multisite study which has demonstrated that, when controlled and standardized, quantitative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pancreas is highly reproducible when using different MRI hardware and software at different geographic locations.

28 Aug 2021

NIH begins clinical trial to assess extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease

The National Institutes of Health has begun a clinical trial to assess the antibody response to an extra dose of an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine in people with autoimmune disease who did not respond to an original COVID-19 vaccine regimen.

27 Aug 2021

'Humanized' mouse model beats current approaches for finding the best organ donor

A "humanized" mouse model equipped with the immune system of a patient who needs an organ transplant beats current measures for identifying the best potential living donor, scientists report.

27 Aug 2021

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Allergic reactions provide protection against yeast-triggered asthma, research shows

Molecular underpinning of chronic bone infection in patients with mycobacterial disease revealed

Increased infectivity and immune evasion drive the spread of Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant

Weill Cornell receives NIH support to advance TB research

Your covid game plan: Are stadiums safe?

UVA research quantifies the antibody response generated by Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines

Stem-like T cells within certain lymph nodes could be natural cancer fighters, study shows

World renowned immunologist named chief of Feinberg's Division of Allergy and Immunology

Study identifies how immune sensors launch a multi-faceted innate immune response to infections

Immune cells present in tumors from head and neck cancer patients, study reports

Nanoparticle-based disinfectant could be a powerful weapon against pathogenic viruses

Baylor researchers use a faster, more cost-effective technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor

COVID-19 vaccine elicits antibody responses in nearly 9 out of 10 people taking immunosuppressants

Genetic tests can provide a better picture of cardiovascular disease risk than blood tests

Does SARS-CoV-2 natural infection immunity better protect against the Delta variant than vaccination?

CoronaVac elicits lower antibody response than natural SARS-CoV-2 infection, study suggests

Can molecular mimicry impact fertility in female COVID-19 patients?

Study opens up a new approach to incorporating MRI into multisite pancreatic clinical trials

NIH begins clinical trial to assess extra COVID-19 vaccine dose in people with autoimmune disease

'Humanized' mouse model beats current approaches for finding the best organ donor

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