Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ongoing 'immune injuries' might cause persistent breathlessness after COVID-19
Long-lasting immune activity in the airways might be the cause of persistent breathlessness following COVID-19.
Mar 9, 2022
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Immunity
Immunology
New research may pave the way to better treatments for Crohn's disease
A paper published this week in Immunity, a research journal highlighting discoveries in immunology, lays the groundwork to better understand and treat Crohn's disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Beneficial ...
Feb 9, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Characterisation of broadly neutralising antibodies against the hepatitis C virus
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically highly variable virus that mutates extensively. An effective vaccine would therefore need to evoke broadly neutralizing antibodies that not only neutralize one HCV strain, but ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Genetics
Researchers discover mechanism controlling tertiary lymphoid structure formation in tumors
Tertiary lymphoid structures are formations that occur outside of the lymphatic system. They contain immune cells and are similar in structure and function to lymph nodes and other lymphoid structures. However, little is ...
Jan 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prompt initiation of antiretroviral therapy reduces cancer risk in HIV patients
HIV patients have an increased risk of developing skin and mucosal cancers, even though HIV is no longer detectable in their blood due to antiretroviral therapy. A new study by MedUni Vienna's Department of Dermatology, the ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Immunology
Scientists create a new best-in-class anti-malarial antibody
Longstanding and equally lethal infectious disease crises have continued unabated in the background of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the 2020 mortality data is still being assessed, malaria, which kills more than 400,000 people ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Genetics
Common gene variants linked to sepsis and COVID-19 severity in African Americans
Two genetic risk variants that are carried by nearly 40 percent of Black individuals may exacerbate the severity of both sepsis and COVID-19, a team of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of ...
Nov 16, 2021
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Immunology
Researchers reveal a strategy for next-generation COVID-19 vaccines
Medical researchers have outlined a strategy to generate future-proofed COVID-19 vaccines that can resist emergent new viral strains.
Nov 2, 2021
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Immunology
A tiny molecule with a big impact
Nitric oxide (NO) occurs naturally in the human body as a messenger substance. It is considered an all-rounder, as it performs numerous important regulatory functions, including immune defense against pathogens. The exact ...
Oct 25, 2021
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Genetics
When your body doesn't recognize your own left-handed RNA
Like DNA, RNA molecules contain information through unique combinations of four different nucleotides. However, through a molecular process called RNA editing, chemical changes can be made to adenosine nucleotides that convert ...
Oct 21, 2021
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