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Let the Rabbit See the Virus
NewsResearchers have validated the role of specific rabbit genes in contributing to their resistance to the myxoma virus which once ravaged rabbit populations.
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The Human Immune System Decoded
NewsFor the first time ever, researchers are comprehensively sequencing the human immune system, which is billions of times larger than the human genome.
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Sleeping Off Infection
NewsResearchers have discovered why sleep can sometimes be the best medicine, potentially improving the ability of some of the body’s immune cells to attach to their targets.
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Checking Out the Bird Flu Shuffle
NewsA pandemic flu strain could come from reassortment between animal and human flu viruses when they infect the same cells. Scientists have been probing the factors that limit reassortment between bird flu strains and a well-known strain (H3N2) that has dominated recent US human flu seasons.
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Immune Stimulant Molecule Protects Against Multiple Cancers
News Feb 15, 2019A research team at the University of Louisville has discovered that an immune checkpoint molecule they developed for cancer immunotherapy, also protects against future development of multiple types of cancer when administered by itself.
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Measles Virus Vector Used to Streamline Cell Reprogramming
News Feb 14, 2019Using the measles virus vector; researchers have trimmed the multi-vector process with four reprogramming factors down to a single “one cycle” vector process.
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Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals Linked to Equine Metabolic Syndrome
News Feb 14, 2019Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in a horse's environment may play a role in the development of equine metabolic syndrome (EMS).
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Why Too Much DNA Repair Can Injure Tissue
News Feb 13, 2019In certain situations, DNA repair can become harmful to cells, provoking an inflammatory response that produces severe tissue damage.
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Immune System MicroRNA "Master Switch" Discovered
News Feb 12, 2019Scientists have discovered a critical part of the body's immune system with potentially major implications for the treatment of some of the most devastating diseases affecting humans.
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Digital Holographic Microscope Generates Label-free Cell Measurements
News Feb 12, 2019A new method has been devised to study how single biological cells react to stressful situations. Understanding these responses could help develop more effective drugs for serious diseases. As well as that, the research could even help to brew better beer.
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Machine Learning Helps ID the Source of Salmonella
News Feb 12, 2019A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Georgia Center for Food Safety in Griffin, Georgia, has developed a machine-learning approach that could lead to quicker identification of the animal source of certain Salmonella outbreaks.
Alzheimer's and Neutrophil Adhesion in Brain Capillaries
News Feb 12, 2019Neutrophils that adhere to brain capillaries are responsible for the reduction of cerebral blood flow in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. The finding may provide a strategy for improving cognition in people with Alzheimer's disease.
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Almost 2000 Unknown Bacteria Discovered in the Human Gut
News Feb 12, 2019Researchers have used computational methods to identify nearly 2000 uncultured gut bacterial species.
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Parasite mRNA Analysis Reveals Complexity of Malaria Spread
News Feb 11, 2019Using a combination of genomic and bioinformatic approaches, parasite transcriptomes were compared from different patient infections and analyzed how the parasites responded to chloroquine, a common antimalarial drug.
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8th European Clinical Microbiology and Immunology Congress
Jun 12 - Jun 13, 2019
