Researchers looked at mechanisms in the skin that might lessen damage from UV radiation or infections, which can also produce uncomfortable symptoms like sunburn, in a new report that looked at inflammatory reactions in the skin...
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Vimentin and its role in COVID-19 infection
According to a new study, the cell-surface protein vimentin serves as a co-receptor for the infection-promoting entrance of SARS-CoV-2 into host cells...
How the brain slows us down when we are sick
In a recent paper, researchers have described a cluster of neurons slow the activity of mice in order to prioritise fighting bacterial infections...
Improving vaccine immunity against fungal pneumonia
Using a murine model, researchers have identified and described a type of T cell, that promotes the production of certain cytokines that play a key role in immunity against fungal pathogens...
Time of day for COVID-19 vaccination does not matter
In a recent paper, researchers have found that immunisation with the Moderna COVID-19 mRNA vaccine at different times of the day has no effect on the efficacy of the vaccine...
Non-invasive tumour immune cell monitoring
In a recent study, researchers have developed a new technique that is safer and non-invasive in order to track within brain and breast tumors in living mice...
Infection in the brain – defenses and consequences
In a new study, researchers have described and created a detailed map of the immune system in the brain and how reacts to infection. They showed how the brain is initially protected by brain-resident macrophages...
What determines COVID-19 disease persistence and severity?
Recently, researchers have described the patterns of immune system disruptions which can lead to long-term or severe COVID-19. They were able to predict that consistent reduction of dendritic cells increasing their chance of developing long COVID...
Novel treatment approach for asthma without negative immune system effects
In a recent paper, researchers have described how inhibiting or blocking calcium signals in immune cells can lead to a reduction in common asthma symptoms without effecting the immune response to flu viruses...
Development and use of cellular behavioural landscapes to describe inflammatory states
In a recent paper, Crainiciuc and colleagues made use of 4D imaging technology to visualise several hundreds of cells in an attempt to characterize each leukocyte at the site of inflammation...