Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Gene therapy could treat chronic hypereosinophilia

A study published in Human Gene Therapy has involved the generation of a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) directed against human eosinophils. The heavy and light chains of that fully human anti-human eosinophil mAb were delivered ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Immune-targeted approach helps control tuberculosis in mice

Mice infected with the bacteria that cause tuberculosis (TB) fared better when treated with an experimental compound that modulates immune responses than untreated mice did, according to a study led by Christina Stallings, ...

Surgery

Bioengineered blood vessels show promise in trauma care

A new type of bioengineered blood vessel has shown strong results in treating severe vascular injuries, potentially offering vascular surgeons a better alternative to synthetic grafts when patients' veins aren't suitable ...

Neuroscience

Q&A: The influences behind timing of sleep spindle production

Michael J. Prerau, Ph.D., of the Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders at Brigham and Women's Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, titled "Individualized ...

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