Researchers at Houston Methodist demonstrated that a surface protein called OX40, responsible for keeping one type of immune system cell alive, can trigger the death of liver immune cells, in turn starting a chain reaction ...
Apr 24, 2017
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T cells help coordinate the immune response against both infectious threats and tumors. However, this is not merely a single class of cells, but a diverse population with specialized functions and properties. A*STAR researchers ...
Apr 19, 2017
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Although the World Health Organization ended its global health emergency on Zika last November, the virus could still make a comeback as temperatures get warmer and mosquito season ramps up. Over 5,000 cases have been identified ...
Apr 4, 2017
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New King's College London research reveals how genetic defects can lead to epilepsy in children.
Mar 14, 2017
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Receptors on the surface of our cells enable a wide variety of functions from our sense of smell to memory.
Jan 24, 2017
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A research team led by Associate Professor Mitsuharu ENDO and Professor Yasuhiro MINAMI (both from the Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University) has pinpointed the mechanism ...
Dec 15, 2016
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Researchers have identified a key target in fighting the emerging, life-threatening gastrointestinal infection Clostridium difficile. The work, led by Min Dong, PhD, and Liang Tao, PhD, of Boston Children's Hospital, reveals ...
Sep 29, 2016
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Using new and innovative immune-therapeutic approaches to silence "don't eat me" signaling proteins recognized by specialized cells of the immune system, University of California, Irvine molecular biologists and their colleagues ...
Aug 1, 2016
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For the first time, scientists have identified how differences in individuals' immune responses might be linked to the effectiveness of the seasonal influenza vaccination programme. The findings are published in the journal, ...
May 17, 2016
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The next generation of drugs to tackle two of the planet's  biggest killers are to be developed through a partnership bringing together powerful Nobel Prizewinning imaging technology and some of the brightest scientific ...
May 12, 2016
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