News

Researchers have identified an enzyme in the thymus that is essential for immune T cells to correctly identify threats, safeguarding them from going rogue and attacking healthy tissue in the body.

Human immune cells not only circulate in the blood, but can also occupy certain tissues and sometimes remain there for years.

A phase one clinical trial testing an mRNA vaccine designed to induce B-cell immune responses in HIV patients has begun.

An influenza vaccine administered through the nose and constructed with nanoparticles that enhance immune response offers strong protection against different influenza virus strains.

Researchers have altered the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to enable replication and infection in mice, demonstrating that the ACE2 receptor is key for virus entry into host cells.

Scientists from the University of Freiburg’s livMatS Cluster of Excellence have succeeded in developing a muscle solely on the basis of natural proteins.

According to a new study, a protein that masterminds the way DNA is wrapped within chromosomes has a major role in the healthy functioning of blood stem cells.

Researchers have explored the cellular changes that occur in human mammary tissue in lactating and non-lactating women, offering insight into the relationship between pregnancy, lactation, and breast cancer.

Structural proteomics can resolve the detailed structure of protein interactions and therefore may progress understanding of neurodegenerative disease treatments.

Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered hundreds of proteins that are constantly transported throughout the healthy brain in small membrane-enclosed sacs, revealing a new form of communication between brain cells.