The innate immune response, which is the body's non-specific response to pathogens, was once believed to be a simple system relying on short-lived effector cells alone, but it is now known to be more complex, involving long-lived ...
Nov 23, 2015
0
1
Australian scientists have shown that a specific gene determines the development and function of important cells that bridge the gap between our fast-acting 'innate', and slower-acting 'adaptive', immune systems.
May 4, 2015
0
14
(HealthDay)—Cresemba (isavuconazonium sulfate) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat invasive aspergillosis and invasive mucormycosis, the agency said Friday in a news release.
Mar 9, 2015
0
6
Just as households have garbage disposals and recycling bins for getting rid of everyday waste, the cell has its own system for cleaning up unnecessary or defunct components. This process, known as autophagy, is also an efficient ...
Jan 22, 2015
0
79
Sleeping Beauty and fungal infections – not two items one would normally associate together, but for immunocompromised cancer patients they may prove to be a helpful combination.
Jul 8, 2014
0
0
On a molecular level, you have more in common with shower curtain mold or the mushrooms on your pizza than you might think. Humans and fungi share similar proteins, a biological bond that makes curing fungal infections difficult ...
Oct 7, 2013
0
1
(HealthDay)—A common drug used to treat nail fungus may hold promise against HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a new study.
Sep 24, 2013
1
0
HIV-infected people who carry a gene for a specific protein face a 20-fold greater risk of contracting cryptococcal disease, according to a study published in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for ...
Aug 27, 2013
0
0
The use of central nervous system fetal tissues derived from routine elective abortions to provide stem cells for transplantation procedures aimed at restoring damage done by neurodegenerative diseases is an established therapy. ...
Jul 22, 2013
0
0
(Medical Xpress)—Scientists at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a new class of white blood cells in human lung and gut tissues that play a critical role as the first line of defence against harmful ...
Jul 17, 2013
0
0
