10th April, 2017Broadly neutralizing antibodies can bind to various HIV strains and prevent entry into cells. For this reason...
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IL-17RA deficiency and susceptibility to pathogens
7th April, 2017 Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) is an infection caused by the fungus Candida albicans.
Microvilli in T cell activation
5th April, 2017 The adaptive immune system relies heavily on T cells to mount an effective immune response. Researchers have found...
Asthma increases susceptibility to influenza
3rd April, 2017Researchers, led by Phillip Monk, have found that having asthma increases susceptibility to influenza infections. This phenomenon is due...
Identical viruses form HIV reservoir
31st March, 2017One of the obstacles in curing HIV is that the virus forms reservoirs which cannot be infiltrated by antiretroviral drugs.
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.