In a recent study, a team from the Centre for Research on Filariasis and other Tropical Diseases (CRFilMT) collected samples of individuals living in a highly endemic focus in Central Cameroon where more than 20 years Ivermectin has been administered...
2022
Stopping inflammation in its tracks
In this recent paper, researchers were able to show the direction and degree of which the NLRP3 structure/filament expands during inflammation using cryo-electron microscopy...
T cells and melanomas – a potential predictive tool
In a recent paper, Jaiswal, et al., researchers analysed several human tumour samples as well as T cell populations and tumour types in order to model T cell behaviour during cancer...
COVID-19 mortality and genetic predisposition
In a new paper by Anderson, et al., the researchers established a detailed model which links COVID-19 mortality and age...
Novel vaccines induce neutralising antibodies against Epstein-Barr virus in mice
Following the development of two new vaccines for the treatment of Epstein-Barr virus, a recent study by Wei, et al., have evaluated the effectiveness of these vaccines in mouse models...
SARS-CoV-2 and partial resistance to remdesivir
A recent study by Stevens, et al., has demonstrated partial resistance of SARS-CoV-2 to the antiviral drug, remdesivir, in vitro.
Enhancing the immune response: skin bacteria and the smallpox vaccination
A recent paper by Shmeleva, et al., the researchers have shown that vaccination for smallpox leads to an increase in skin bacteria which may enhance the immune response...
Leaky gut in COVID-19 and its impact on Neutrophil Extracellular Trap formation
Saithong, et al., have hypothesized now that severe COVID-19 causes leaky gut and gut translocation of pathogenic cell wall components enhancing the formation of NETs and sepsis severity...
Where is single cell genomics taking the field of Immunology?
In a recent paper, Ginhoux and colleagues shed light and provide insight into the ever-expanding world of singe-cell immunology, highlighting the power of the technology for future use...
TB diagnosis in children: metabolite biomarkers
Druszczynska, et al., used targeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to assess the levels of 30 small metabolites in the serum and M. tb antigen-stimulated blood cultures of active TB children...