17th July, 2017Gonorrhoea is an infection caused by the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium that is highly transmissible through sexual contact, where women...
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Reprogrammed T cells kill cancer
14th July, 2017Relapsed and refractory acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a form of cancer that is responsible for the most childhood cancer deaths and an extremely poor...
Malaria-induced anaemia reinforced by treatment
12th July, 2017Malaria, a vector-borne disease transmitted by mosquitoes, causes flu-like symptoms in infected individuals. If let uncheck, severe symptoms, including seizures...
Immunopaedia, the Official IUIS Learning Site
11th July, 2017Immunopaedia.org is the official educational provider of online pre-course material for IUIS immunology courses in the developing world and in other countries. Supported and working closely with...
Optimizing HIV immunization strategies
10th July, 2017The development of an effective HIV vaccine is highly dependent on using the right immunogen capable of eliciting a strong immune responses. The use of recombinant...
High salt intake linked to graft rejection
7th July, 2017Organ transplants save countless lives every day, but they are also incredibly risky. Due to genetic disparities between the donor and host, graft versus host...
The nutritional consequence of HIV-helminth coinfection
5th July, 2017Helminth infections are worm parasites that are often situated in the intestines or blood vessels and are extremely prevalent globally. Nearly a quarter...
mTOR implicated in the onset of asthma
3rd July, 2017The role of the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR pathway) in asthma was not well understood although it is known to have effects on immune responses. Scientists from...
A Broad Overview of HIV Treatments and Cures
30th June, 2017Antiretroviral therapies (ART) are highly effective at supressing HIV in HIV positive individuals and yet, thousands of people are infected with HIV every day...
HPV E7 protein downregulates antitumour immunity
28th June, 2017 Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted virus with up to 80% of the sexually active population becoming infected at one point in their lifetime...