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Study finds how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to disrupt the immune response

SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to disrupt the immune response, enabling it to cause infection, replicate, and cause disease.

4 May 2021

Shortage of DNA building blocks triggers inflammation

Mitochondria are the energy suppliers of our body cells. These tiny cell components have their own genetic material, which triggers an inflammatory response when released into the interior of the cell.

3 May 2021

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

The human immune system comprises functionally specialized cellular defense mechanisms that protect the body against disease.

3 May 2021

New chemical tool elucidates how proteins recognize and associate with one another

A University of Hong Kong research team has created a novel chemical method for illustrating protein interaction networks in cells.

29 Apr 2021

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Researchers have discovered a possible connection between increased vulnerability to COVID-19 infection and exposure to organophosphate pesticides.

27 Apr 2021

Cell membranes can boost the production of protein-based vaccines

Synthetic biologists have cracked open a cellular membrane, identifying a new method to boost the production yields of protein-based vaccines by five times.

26 Apr 2021

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces antibodies that can destroy infected cells

Research teams investigated the antibodies generated in people with symptomatic or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection.

23 Apr 2021

Study finds raised levels of specific immune cells in asymptomatic people with COVID-19

The largest study of its type in the UK has identified differences in the immune response to COVID-19, between people with no symptoms, compared to those suffering a more serious reaction to the virus.

21 Apr 2021

Key discovery could prevent treatment failure in people with severe hemophilia A

Recently, researchers achieved a crucial discovery that could mitigate and eliminate immune responses causing treatment failure in people with hemophilia A.

20 Apr 2021

Study shows how stem cells make specific types of cells

With the help of a novel single-cell technique, researchers from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI) have revealed a new way to interpret the programming behind stem cells and how these cells make specific types of cells.

16 Apr 2021

Scientists characterize the genetic diversity of populations in the South Pacific

Describing the genetic diversity of human populations is essential to improve our understanding of human diseases and their geographical distribution.

15 Apr 2021

Scientists discover how immune response to TB differs in adults and newborn babies

The immune response to tuberculosis (TB) differs in adults and newborn babies due to the way immune cells use energy to kick into gear in a bid to kill the bacteria. This fresh discovery - just published in leading journal, Frontiers in Immunology - offers hope for improving treatments for what remains a deadly disease.

15 Apr 2021

Cancer immunotherapy patients experience potentially life-threatening side effects

Many patients with cancer receive immune checkpoint inhibitors that strengthen their immune response against tumor cells. While the medications can be life-saving, they can also cause potentially life-threatening side effects in internal organs.

13 Apr 2021

Exercise training may slow tumor growth for females with breast cancer

Exercise training may slow tumor growth and improve outcomes for females with breast cancer - especially those treated with immunotherapy drugs - by stimulating naturally occurring immune mechanisms, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have found.

13 Apr 2021

Study explains molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A group of researchers from France, Germany, Belarus, Japan, and Russia and headed by a scientist from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) has discovered how Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in iron-deficient environments by using rubredoxin B (RubB)—a protein that belongs to the rubredoxin family and plays a significant role in adapting to varying environmental conditions.

9 Apr 2021

Customized tumor cell vaccine produces active immune response in melanoma, neuroblastoma models

A pre-clinical study for melanoma and neuroblastoma shows that a customized tumor cell vaccine technique that targets Myc oncogenes coupled with checkpoint therapy produces an active immune response that bypasses antigen selection and immune privilege.

5 Apr 2021

Immune Response News and Research

Study finds how SARS-CoV-2 hijacks human cell machinery to disrupt the immune response

Shortage of DNA building blocks triggers inflammation

Researchers identify specific proteins that play a key role in the development of dendritic cells

New chemical tool elucidates how proteins recognize and associate with one another

Study shows a possible link between pesticide exposure and increased COVID-19 susceptibility

Cell membranes can boost the production of protein-based vaccines

SARS-CoV-2 infection produces antibodies that can destroy infected cells

Study finds raised levels of specific immune cells in asymptomatic people with COVID-19

Key discovery could prevent treatment failure in people with severe hemophilia A

Study shows how stem cells make specific types of cells

Scientists characterize the genetic diversity of populations in the South Pacific

Scientists discover how immune response to TB differs in adults and newborn babies

Cancer immunotherapy patients experience potentially life-threatening side effects

Exercise training may slow tumor growth for females with breast cancer

Study explains molecular mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Customized tumor cell vaccine produces active immune response in melanoma, neuroblastoma models

Novel device can help treat type I diabetes mellitus

Study shows how WAVE2 protein maintains the immune system balance

New technique can measure thousands of proteins in a few minutes

Antibody used for COVID-19 therapy can no longer inhibit new SARS-CoV-2 variants

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