In a recent study, scientists uncovered an immune response that fights off viruses that cause upper respiratory infections within the nose. Further research found that cooler temperatures impair this defensive response, increasing the likelihood of an infection...
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Your gut microbiome and white blood cells
In a recent study, researchers have investigated the role of intestinal bacteria composition in enhancing the recovery of the neutrophil population in the blood of mice following chemotherapy and/or stem cell transplant...
Leukemia linked T cells may drive autoimmune diseases
In a new study, researchers have shown that leukemia patients were at risk of developing autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or aplastic anemiam showing that immune cells, killer T cells, may be key role player...
Predicting patient responses to COVID-19 immunotherapies
According to data from a phase 2 trial, researchers have discovered inflammatory markers that may help identify COVID-19 patients who are more likely to react to treatments like the anti-cancer medicine pacritinib...
Neurological effects of COVID-19
In a new study, researchers have described the effects of COVID-19 on the neurological system and the subsequent development of 'neuro-COVID'.
HIV and its mechanisms of drug evasion
In a recent paper, researchers offer fresh understandings into the perplexing mechanism that not only renders HIV extremely elusive but may also be involved in other viral diseases...
Axon regeneration in the adult nervous system – immune modulation
In a recent paper, researchers used a murine model to simplify a few of the difficulties involved in the regeneration of damaged axons, shedding new light on the quest for therapeutic approaches for difficult illnesses like spinal cord injuries...
Atypical B cells as biomarkers of renal complication in lupus patients
In a recent study, researchers investigated the role of abnormal B cell activation and differentiation to memory or plasma effector cells in the pathogenesis of Lupus nephritis (LN)...
Improved cancer treatment response in those with COVID vaccination
In an interesting finding, researchers found that when patients received the Chinese vaccine SinoVac instead of being unvaccinated, the cancer medications performed better...
Tumor associated macrophages: the future targets for anti-melanoma immunotherapy ?
In a review by Rebecca Adams et al., researchers described the involvement of tumor-associated macrophages (TAM) in failure of CI therapy and potential strategies to target those cells thereby improving CI efficacy...