25th November, 2016Researchers from John Hopkins University may have found a novel target for tuberculosis (TB) therapy. The team, led by Gyanu Lamichhane...
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Treating helminth infections boosts immune system
23rd November, 2016Chronic helminth infections have been associated with immunological hyporesponsiveness. This favours the survival of the helminths...
Toll-like receptor helps nematodes avoid pathogens
21st November, 2016 Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are an integral part of the innate immune system. They are trans-membrane proteins which are able to identify pathogenic molecules.
Infants can produce anti-HIV antibodies with minimal somatic hypermutation
18th November, 2016 Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) that target HIV have been studied extensively for their use in an HIV vaccine.
Antibodies from Ebola survivor have potent anti-viral activity
16th November, 2016 Antibodies are the correlate of protection in most of the available, effective anti-viral vaccines. Therefore, it is important to understand the role...
The microbiome has anti-tumor effects
14th November, 2016The microbiome does not only have a role in maintaining a healthy gut environment but has been found in a recent study to also have anti-cancer effects. The microbiome consists of...
Understanding the organization of TB-associated granulomas
11th November, 2016Active tuberculosis (TB) infection may result in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria entering the lung, leading to the development of granulomas
Using cell-specific knock-outs to study the function of genes
9th November, 2016One of the most effective ways of determining the function of a gene is to perform a gene “knock-out” where the gene is deleted...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis tricks body into autoimmunity
7th November, 2016Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for causing tuberculosis (TB) disease, a disease which killed over 1.5 million people in 2014 according to the CDC.
HIV R4P Highlights: Dendritic cells which capture HIV in Female Reproductive Tract
4th November, 2016 It has been shown that young women are at higher risk of acquiring HIV as opposed to young men. Since sexual transmission...