New insights into how SARS-CoV-2 evades our immune system
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), possesses a positive-sense ...
Tag: Immune Response
Machine learning uncovers potent immunomodulators for vaccines and immunotherapy
Small molecules called immunomodulators can help create more effective vaccines and stronger immunotherapies to treat cancer. But finding the molecules ...
Study reveals previously unappreciated role for innate immune cells in early stages of TB infection
A new study from the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research published today in the Journal of Experimental Medicine ...
Newly discovered synthetic adjuvant materials could make vaccines more accessible, sustainable
New raw vaccine materials that could make vaccines more accessible, sustainable, and ethical have been discovered. The Advanced Manufacturing Building ...
Monkeypox mimics smallpox vaccine's immune response, new study reveals
A study published in the journal Nature Communications finds that monkeypox (MPOX) infection induces a similar anti-viral antibody response as ...
Unlocking the secrets of our body's first line of defense against strep throat and more
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers determined the cryogenic-electron microscopic (cryo-EM) structures of secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA)-M4 ...
Immune cells can create their own chemical cues to navigate in complex environments
Human immune cells are capable of coordinating their own movement more independently than previously thought. InFLAMES researcher Jonna Alanko has ...
Early viral exposure in mice weakens vaccine response, raising questions for human studies
In a preprint* research paper recently uploaded to the bioRxiv server, researchers at Washington University investigated how the exposome can ...
Study sheds light on immune cells' ability to collectively migrate through complex environments
When fighting disease, our immune cells need to reach their target quickly. Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology ...
Study shows how cancer can selfishly hijack a helpful immune pathway to spread
A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Weill Cornell Medicine discovered a new relationship ...
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