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UCI biologists discover how a gene variant protects against Alzheimer's disease

While the word "mutation" may conjure up alarming notions, a mutation in brain immune cells serves a positive role in protecting people against Alzheimer's disease.

15 Feb 2022

Study highlights how IL-2 regulates developmental bifurcation

The immune system is a complicated network of cells and proteins that performs a straightforward function—protecting the body against infection.

15 Feb 2022

Intracellular pathogens trick the host’s immune system to evade destruction

A signaling mechanism that enables bacteria like Salmonella to escape destruction by the immune system of the host was discovered by scientists.

From The University of California, Davis 14 Feb 2022

Experts explore the relationships between diet, gut bacteria, and metabolites

Researchers currently understand that the microorganisms that dwell in human intestines—the microbiome—have a wide range of effects on human health.

14 Feb 2022

Novel method can report specific immune cell types using only DNA from blood

Flow cytometry is a powerful and complex technology used to count, sort or measure characteristics of cells and to detect biomarkers.

10 Feb 2022

MIT researchers develop new way to deliver RNA in a capsule

Like most vaccines, RNA vaccines have to be injected, which can be an obstacle for people who fear needles. Now, a team of MIT researchers has developed a way to deliver RNA in a capsule that can be swallowed, which they hope could help make people more receptive to them.

1 Feb 2022

Novel technology combats cancer more quickly and efficiently

Researchers have created a new technology that allows them to use immune cells from tumors to combat cancer more quickly and efficiently.

31 Jan 2022

Researchers catalog the complete cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain

Researchers at UC San Francisco have cataloged all of the cells that make up the blood vessels in the human brain, as well as their positions and the genes produced.

31 Jan 2022

Diet induces permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes, study reveals

A recent study found that diet can influence the evolutionary path of bacteria in the gut within host-relevant timescales.

31 Jan 2022

Researchers identify changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in COPD lung cells

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Yale University and other institutions have identified previously unrecognized changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in distinct cell populations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

28 Jan 2022

Scientists discover families of proteins that could predict organ transplant rejection

Northwestern University scientists have discovered families of proteins in the body that could potentially predict which patients may reject a new organ transplant, helping inform decisions about care.

28 Jan 2022

Mother's unhealthy vaginal microbiome may contribute to mortality and altered development in babies

A new study in mice from University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers showed that an unhealthy vaginal microbiome in pregnant mothers in combination with an unhealthy diet contributed to increased pup deaths and altered development in the surviving babies.

28 Jan 2022

Immune System News and Research

UCI biologists discover how a gene variant protects against Alzheimer's disease

Study highlights how IL-2 regulates developmental bifurcation

Intracellular pathogens trick the host’s immune system to evade destruction

Experts explore the relationships between diet, gut bacteria, and metabolites

Novel method can report specific immune cell types using only DNA from blood

MIT researchers develop new way to deliver RNA in a capsule

Novel technology combats cancer more quickly and efficiently

Researchers catalog the complete cells that form the blood vessels of the human brain

Diet induces permanent genetic alterations in the gut microbes, study reveals

Researchers identify changes in gene expression and cellular interactions in COPD lung cells

Scientists discover families of proteins that could predict organ transplant rejection

Mother's unhealthy vaginal microbiome may contribute to mortality and altered development in babies

Meat eating, less gut bacteria, more immune cell subsets in the blood linked to multiple sclerosis

Novel study to identify how immune receptors recognize unique chemical signals on fungal cells

Omicron variant inefficient in causing diseases than other COVID-19 variants, study reveals

COVID-19 vaccines prompt the body to make long-lasting T cells against different variants

Memory T cells formed after prior infection or vaccination respond to omicron variant

Study identifies respiratory syncytial viral protein that mediates RSV-induced autophagy

Non-neutralizing antibodies likely to protect against COVID, says study

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