COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainViruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strain

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 virus rapidly evolves to higher infectivity during in vitro growth, which may be a step toward lower virulence

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainViruses accumulate mutations as they replicate in infected cells. Repeated replication can lead to viral strain

Updated on:April 10,2024

A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo

by Kawasaki CityFigure 1: Humanized mice were generated by transplanting 2.5 x 104 human cord blood-derived CD34+ HSC cells into irradiated NOG-IL-2 mice. After human CD34+ cell transplantation, human

Updated on: March 25,2024

A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo

by Kawasaki CityFigure 1: Humanized mice were generated by transplanting 2.5 x 104 human cord blood-derived CD34+ HSC cells into irradiated NOG-IL-2 mice. After human CD34+ cell transplantation, human

Updated on:March 25,2024

A plant-based compound that inhibits reactivation of the HIV viral reservoir, giving the immune system a break

by The Wistar InstituteOverview of HIV inhibitor screening strategy and identification of (–)-hopeaphenol. (A) Representative flow cytometry examples of HIV-GFP reporter expression in unstimulate

Updated on: May 05,2024

A plant-based compound that inhibits reactivation of the HIV viral reservoir, giving the immune system a break

by The Wistar InstituteOverview of HIV inhibitor screening strategy and identification of (–)-hopeaphenol. (A) Representative flow cytometry examples of HIV-GFP reporter expression in unstimulate

Updated on:May 05,2024

New strategy for COVID-19 prophylaxis

by University of BonnPhD student Samira Marx and Prof. Dr. Gunther Hartmann - of the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn in the lab. Credit: David FußhöllerSARS-CoV-2

Updated on: April 13,2024

New strategy for COVID-19 prophylaxis

by University of BonnPhD student Samira Marx and Prof. Dr. Gunther Hartmann - of the Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 at the University of Bonn in the lab. Credit: David FußhöllerSARS-CoV-2

Updated on:April 13,2024

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on: April 10,2024

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on:April 10,2024

Discovery unveils immune system's guardian: Ikaros

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers at Monash University in Australia

Updated on: January 26,2024

Discovery unveils immune system's guardian: Ikaros

byMonash UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn a scientific breakthrough that aids our understanding of the internal wiring of immune cells, researchers at Monash University in Australia

Updated on:January 26,2024

New algorithm may greatly speed up the design of 'humanized' antibodies that work

by Weizmann Institute of Science3D structure of an antibody’s “finger,” the portion that binds to a target. The colored regions are responsible for recognizing the target; the gray regions provid

Updated on: March 07,2024

New algorithm may greatly speed up the design of 'humanized' antibodies that work

by Weizmann Institute of Science3D structure of an antibody’s “finger,” the portion that binds to a target. The colored regions are responsible for recognizing the target; the gray regions provid

Updated on:March 07,2024

Criteria to predict cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients identified

by Temple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike a cold front that moves in, setting the stage for severe weather, coronavirus infection triggers showers of infection-fighting immune molecules—s

Updated on: June 06,2024

Criteria to predict cytokine storm in COVID-19 patients identified

by Temple UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainLike a cold front that moves in, setting the stage for severe weather, coronavirus infection triggers showers of infection-fighting immune molecules—s

Updated on:June 06,2024

Early and intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reduces fatigue

by European League Against RheumatismCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisease-related, profound fatigue impairs the quality of life of many people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. A Belgian s

Updated on: June 26,2024

Early and intensive treatment of rheumatoid arthritis reduces fatigue

by European League Against RheumatismCredit: CC0 Public DomainDisease-related, profound fatigue impairs the quality of life of many people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases. A Belgian s

Updated on:June 26,2024

Study finds cycling JAK inhibitors to be an effective option for patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that peo

Updated on: May 29,2024

Study finds cycling JAK inhibitors to be an effective option for patients with difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that peo

Updated on:May 29,2024

Factors examined for time to first therapy for biologic DMARD in RA

(HealthDay)—For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is considerable variation in time to receipt of first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) after prescription of t

Updated on: April 07,2024

Factors examined for time to first therapy for biologic DMARD in RA

(HealthDay)—For older patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is considerable variation in time to receipt of first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) after prescription of t

Updated on:April 07,2024

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the

Updated on: April 13,2024

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the

Updated on:April 13,2024