31st March, 2017One of the obstacles in curing HIV is that the virus forms reservoirs which cannot be infiltrated by antiretroviral drugs.
March 2017
Dysfunctional B cell subsets in TB patients
29th March, 2017B cells are not only important for producing antibodies but they also aid the T cell arm of the immune response by antigen presentation.
HIV vaccine design with less mutated antibodies
27th March, 2017 Broadly neutralizing antibodies are of great importance to the HIV vaccine field.
Lab mice may be too clean to use in studies
24th March, 2017 Immunologists use mouse models in a variety of experiments to determine immunological pathways and functions. However, as this review shows, keeping mice in
Combination of 2 antibodies controls HIV replication
22nd March, 2017 As there is no cure for HIV, scientists are investigating ways to control virus replication in infected individuals. A combination...
CD8 T cells are important for Zika virus control
20th March, 2017 The last Zika virus outbreak gave scientists the urge to understand the virus better in the hope of developing effective treatments and a vaccine to prevent infection.
New autoimmune disease driven by thymic tumour
17th March, 2017Researchers, led by Yutaka Takahashi, have discovered a novel autoimmune disease that is caused by a thymic gland tumour known as thymoma. The autoimmune...
Malaria vaccine trial with promising results
15th March, 2017 development of an effective malaria vaccine has long been investigated with hardly any success. There were approximately 438 000 deaths from malaria infection in 2015; predominantly in children under the age of 5
Road to an effective HIV immunogen
13th March, 2017 Designing a HIV immunogen capable of eliciting broad antibody responses has been a challenge in the field. The highest efficacy in an HIV vaccine trial was 31% which is not enough to protect the majority of vaccinees.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity
10th March, 2017 Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb). The presence of drug-resistant strains of the bacteria highlights the fact that the bacteria can easily mutate....