HIV & AIDS
Finding clues to a functional HIV cure
George Mason University's Yuntao Wu is the lead scientist on a research team that has identified a measurable indicator that could prove instrumental in the fight against HIV.
Feb 8, 2019
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Genetics
Large-scale Japanese genomics project finds eight new loci linked to atopic dermatitis
Around one in ten Japanese school children suffer from a debilitating form of eczema known as atopic dermatitis (AD). Despite clear signs that the condition is heritable, the genetic origins of the disease have remained elusive. ...
Feb 22, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
HIV-1 infections are more virulent when transmitted through penile-vaginal intercourse
Variations in virus strains in different populations are associated with varying disease severity and treatment outcomes. A study publishing March 10th in PLOS Pathogens by Ananthu James and Narendra Dixit at Indian Institute ...
Mar 10, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: New energy for flagging immune cells
In severe COVID-19 patients, metabolism produces insufficient amounts of certain energy-rich compounds called ketone bodies. However, these energy carriers are needed by two important cell types in the immune system in order ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Diabetes
New immune cell subset associated with progression to type 1 diabetes
A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland revealed that a recently described T cell subset may have a central role in the development of type 1 diabetes. These so called follicular T helper cells were found to ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Medical research
'Pep talk' can revive immune cells exhausted by chronic viral infection
Chronic infections by viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C eventually take hold because they wear the immune system out, a phenomenon immunologists describe as exhaustion.
Dec 13, 2011
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Diabetes
Solving a genetic mystery in type 1 diabetes
In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the body's own insulin-producing cells. Scientists understand reasonably well how this autoimmune attack progresses, but they don't understand what triggers the attack or how ...
Apr 11, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prior exposure to common cold coronaviruses enhances immune response to SARS-CoV-2
Researchers from Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics (MPIMG) have shown that certain immune cells, which are found in ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Blood test figures in cancer risk for people with HIV
In the clinical care of people living with HIV, various types of blood cells are routinely counted to assess the immune system, among them CD4+ cells, or T helper cells, and CD8+ cells, or cytotoxic T cells.
Mar 18, 2022
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Inflammatory disorders
Researchers identify how body clock affects inflammation
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that disrupting the light-dark cycle of mice increased their susceptibility to inflammatory disease, indicating that the production of a key immune cell is controlled by the ...
Nov 7, 2013
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