Immune Response

  • Scientists Find Ethnicity is Linked to Antibodies
    Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped 14 North American scientists, including five at Simon Fraser University, chart new territory in immunity research. They have discovered that a good number of our antibody genes, how well they operate ...More
    April 19, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Vaccine Adjuvant Uses Host DNA to Boost Pathogen Recognition
    Aluminum salts, or alum, have been injected into billions of people as an adjuvant to make vaccines more effective. No one knows, however, how they boost the immune response. In the March 19, 2013, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences researchers at ...More
    April 8, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Immune Cells Cluster and Communicate Like Bees, Researcher Discovers
    The immune system’s T cells, while coordinating responses to diseases and vaccines, act like honey bees sharing information about the best honey sources, according to a new study by scientists at UC San Francisco. “In the morning, each bee goes looking individually for a ...More
    March 14, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Scientists Study How Immune Cells are Able to Advance Their Own Evolution
    Immune system B cells play a crucial role in the defence of pathogens; when they detect such an intruder, they produce antibodies that help to combat the enemy. They concurrently and continuously improve these molecules to more precisely recognize the pathogens. A team of ...More
    March 11, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Zinc Helps Against Infection by 'Tapping the Brakes' in Immune Response
    New research suggests that zinc helps control infections by gently tapping the brakes on the immune response in a way that prevents out-of-control inflammation that can be damaging and even deadly. Scientists determined in human cell culture and animal studies that a ...More
    February 7, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Immune Cell Suicide Alarm Helps Destroy Escaping Bacteria
    Cells in the immune system called macrophages normally engulf and kill intruding bacteria, holding them inside a membrane-bound bag called a vacuole, where they kill and digest them. ...More
    January 28, 2013
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  • Immune Cells Engineered in Lab to Resist HIV Infection, Stanford Study Shows
    Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a novel way to engineer key cells of the immune system so they remain resistant to infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. A new study describes the use of a kind of molecular scissors to cut and ...More
    January 22, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Mature T Cells Can Switch Function to Better Tackle Infection
    The fate of mature T lymphocytes might be a lot more flexible than previously thought. New research from the RIKEN Center for Allergy and Immunology (RCAI) in Japan and La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology (LIAI) in the U.S. shows for the first time that mature ...More
    January 21, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Immunology Research Sheds New Light on Cell Function, Response
    A Kansas State University-led study has uncovered new information that helps scientists better understand the complex workings of cells in the innate immune system. The findings may also lead to new avenues in disease control and prevention. Philip Hardwidge, associate ...More
    January 17, 2013
    Posted in News
  • Researchers Study the Foot Soldiers of the Immune System
    Researchers at McGill University and the Research Center for Molecular Medicine (CeMM) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences have discovered the molecular blueprint behind the IFIT protein. This key protein enables the human immune system to detect viruses and prevent ...More
    January 14, 2013
    Posted in News
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