Needle-free mRNA vaccines protect mice against COVID-19 and flu
A needle-free vaccination method protected mice against the viruses that cause COVID-19 and flu, offering a possible new…
Neuromedin U drives immune suppression in aggressive prostate cancer
A new study from The Wistar Institute has found a link between the nervous system and the rapid…
Sensory neurons remember past allergens to trigger future allergic reactions
Mass General Brigham researchers found that sensory neurons retain a ‘memory’ of allergens that may help explain why…
Antibody therapy teaches the immune system to control HIV
There is no cure for HIV. While scientists have made considerable progress in controlling the infection, patients still…
Silica and dust mites combine to worsen asthma inflammation
Inflammation associated with asthma and other allergic airway diseases can be significantly worsened by exposure to both house…
Blocking a key protein protects against metabolic liver damage
Obesity-related metabolic liver disease affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide, but only some fraction of those livers…
Machine learning maps changing immune response over time in sepsis
Researchers have mapped how the immune response in people with sepsis changes over time. Sepsis is a life-threatening…
Study finds distinct patterns of innate immune activity in mental disorders
The immune system may also play a role in mental disorders. Scientists are investigating these links with brain…
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” could offer a novel approach to treating diabetes
Outfitting cells in “invisibility cloaks” may offer an easier, less damaging treatment pathway for people with diabetes undergoing…
New vaccination approach turns mosquito bites into immunity boosters
Researchers from WEHI (Melbourne, Australia) have discovered a new way to help prevent malaria that could one day…
Natural gut molecule ould strengthen chickens’ immune response against bacterial infections
A naturally occurring gut molecule that could strengthen chickens’ immune response against a wide range of bacterial infections,…
Localized biochemical halo of IL-10 suppresses immune rejection of pancreatic beta cells
A protein known as interleukin 10 (IL-10) is the lynchpin of a new method to protect transplanted cells…