Researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics to prevent potentially harmful immune responses

byUniversity of CambridgeBiochemist Professor Anne Willis and immunologist Dr James Thaventhiran at the MRC Toxicology Unit at the University of Cambridge led this work. Credit: Mike Thornton, S

Updated on: January 26,2024 17

Researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics to prevent potentially harmful immune responses

byUniversity of CambridgeBiochemist Professor Anne Willis and immunologist Dr James Thaventhiran at the MRC Toxicology Unit at the University of Cambridge led this work. Credit: Mike Thornton, S

Updated on:January 26,2024 17

Q&A: Why 'Jack Frost' may spoil winter plans for some with autoimmune diseases

by Laura Kelley,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost Coloradans look at winter as a time of excitement when the high country turns into our own winter wonderland with

Updated on: January 26,2024 11

Q&A: Why 'Jack Frost' may spoil winter plans for some with autoimmune diseases

by Laura Kelley,CU Anschutz Medical CampusCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMost Coloradans look at winter as a time of excitement when the high country turns into our own winter wonderland with

Updated on:January 26,2024 11

COVID-19: Not all antibodies are equal in fighting the virus

by University of MontrealA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDWhen a person is infected by SARS-CoV-2, the number of antibodies able to neutralize the vi

Updated on: April 10,2024 10

COVID-19: Not all antibodies are equal in fighting the virus

by University of MontrealA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDWhen a person is infected by SARS-CoV-2, the number of antibodies able to neutralize the vi

Updated on:April 10,2024 10

Scientists solve 18-year-old mystery and find the once-elusive source of a critical T cell population

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressPresence of Tcf7+CD8+T cells during the primary response to infection. (A) Experimental schematic: Naïve P14 cells (CD45.2) were transferred into congenica

Updated on: January 26,2024 17

Scientists solve 18-year-old mystery and find the once-elusive source of a critical T cell population

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressPresence of Tcf7+CD8+T cells during the primary response to infection. (A) Experimental schematic: Naïve P14 cells (CD45.2) were transferred into congenica

Updated on:January 26,2024 17

Atopic dermatitis in children tied to learning, memory difficulties

by Lori SolomonPediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with greater odds of reported difficulties in learning and memory, but this association is driven by children with neurodevelopmental como

Updated on: March 20,2024 20

Atopic dermatitis in children tied to learning, memory difficulties

by Lori SolomonPediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with greater odds of reported difficulties in learning and memory, but this association is driven by children with neurodevelopmental como

Updated on:March 20,2024 20

Diet unlikely to ease progression of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiet is unlikely to make any difference to the progression of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, finds a review of the existing scientific

Updated on: April 07,2024 19

Diet unlikely to ease progression of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

by British Medical JournalCredit: CC0 Public DomainDiet is unlikely to make any difference to the progression of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, finds a review of the existing scientific

Updated on:April 07,2024 19

Research into autoimmune liver condition suggests unique cell movements may drive disease

by University of BirminghamCD8+T cell internalization into BEC is a consistent event in PBC patients with ongoing disease. a) Representative fluorescence image of liver core biopsy, taken f

Updated on: March 07,2024 19

Research into autoimmune liver condition suggests unique cell movements may drive disease

by University of BirminghamCD8+T cell internalization into BEC is a consistent event in PBC patients with ongoing disease. a) Representative fluorescence image of liver core biopsy, taken f

Updated on:March 07,2024 19

Switching to vegan or ketogenic diet rapidly impacts immune system, study shows

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesSchematic of experimental setup. Twenty participants were split into two groups (first group: 4 females (pink), 6 males (blue); second

Updated on: March 07,2024 12

Switching to vegan or ketogenic diet rapidly impacts immune system, study shows

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesSchematic of experimental setup. Twenty participants were split into two groups (first group: 4 females (pink), 6 males (blue); second

Updated on:March 07,2024 12

Women who are 'larks' have a lower risk of developing breast cancer

by National Cancer Research InstituteThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by To

Updated on: March 13,2024 19

Women who are 'larks' have a lower risk of developing breast cancer

by National Cancer Research InstituteThree-dimensional culture of human breast cancer cells, with DNA stained blue and a protein in the cell surface membrane stained green. Image created in 2014 by To

Updated on:March 13,2024 19

Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101297Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospi

Updated on: April 09,2024 18

Promising target for CAR T cells helps cancer trick the immune system

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2023.101297Findings from St. Jude Children's Research Hospi

Updated on:April 09,2024 18

Vaccination guards against certain bacterial infections and slows the spread of superbugs in populations

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressStreptococcus pneumoniae. Credit: CDC/Dr. M.S. MitchellVaccines that boost immunity against bacteria can protect the immunized from contracting drug-resistant infectio

Updated on: March 05,2024 16

Vaccination guards against certain bacterial infections and slows the spread of superbugs in populations

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressStreptococcus pneumoniae. Credit: CDC/Dr. M.S. MitchellVaccines that boost immunity against bacteria can protect the immunized from contracting drug-resistant infectio

Updated on:March 05,2024 16

Novel study design could improve research on future pandemics

by Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA special report published inThe Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicinedescribes the design, operations, and m

Updated on: January 25,2024 21

Novel study design could improve research on future pandemics

by Association for Diagnostic and Laboratory MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainA special report published inThe Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicinedescribes the design, operations, and m

Updated on:January 25,2024 21