Deciphering plant immunity against parasites
Nematodes are a huge threat to agriculture since they parasitize important crops such as wheat, soybean, and banana; but plants can defend themselves. Researchers at Bonn University, together with...
View ArticleScientists uncover mechanism allowing bacteria to survive the human immune...
Researchers have uncovered molecular details of how pathogenic bacteria fight back against the human immune response to infection.
View Article'Pharmacoscopy' enables immunomodulatory drug discovery by analyzing immune...
The immune system consists of a great variety of cell types fulfilling diverse tasks in monitoring tissue homeostasis to protect against pathogens and to remove damaged cells. To ensure the smooth,...
View ArticleStarvation causes atypical cell death
Researchers from the Cell death group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), led by Dr. Cristina Muñoz-Pinedo, have characterized the cell death process due to starvation, in which...
View ArticleNew study defines the environment as an influencer of immune system responses...
Two populations of wild dolphins living off the coast of Florida and South Carolina are experiencing more chronically activated immune systems than dolphins living in controlled environments, raising...
View ArticleColorful reptile serves as a health barometer for the impacts of coal waste
Coal combustion waste is well documented as an environmental pollutant. The United States produces over 130 million tons of coal combustion residues, or CCRs, every year, with 40 percent of these...
View ArticleDiscovering the early age immune response in foals
Researchers at the College of Veterinary Medicine have discovered a new method to measure tiny amounts of antibodies in foals, a finding described in the May 16 issue of PLOS ONE.
View ArticleHigh sea surface temperatures may affect immune competence of California sea...
Anomalously high sea surface temperatures may compromise the immune response of California sea lions, according to a study published June 28, 2017 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Karina...
View ArticleQuick test finds signs of sepsis in a single drop of blood
A new portable device can quickly find markers of deadly, unpredictable sepsis infection from a single drop of blood.
View ArticleCrystallography provides battle-plan blueprints for attacking disease-causing...
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have gained key structural insights into the machinery employed by opportunistic, disease-causing bacteria, which may help chemists design new drugs to inhibit them.
View ArticleViruses up their game in arms race with immune system
In a classic example of the evolutionary arms race between a host and a pathogen, the myxoma virus—introduced to control the rabbit population in Australia in 1950—has developed a novel and deadly...
View ArticleBacteria found to produce compounds that activate sweet taste receptors in...
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in the U.S. has found that a certain type of bacteria produces compounds that cause sweet taste receptors in the sinuses to...
View ArticleNanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide
Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.
View ArticleShining light on the social lives of viruses
Scientists know viruses are contagious and can spread quickly, but how do they interact with each other?
View ArticleBreeding resistant chickens for improved food safety
A new test developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in College Station, Texas, could make it easier to breed pathogen-resistant chickens.
View ArticleFish provide insight into the evolution of the immune system
New research from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK, and Dalhousie University, Canada, reveals how immune systems can evolve resistance to parasites.
View ArticleArthritis, autoimmune disease discovery could lead to new treatments
More than 23.5 million Americans suffer from autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and lupus, in which an overzealous immune response leads to pain, inflammation, skin disorders...
View ArticleUnlocking mystery of protein function
What makes the body of a person or any other organism work can for the most part be summed up in a word: proteins.
View ArticleCryo-EM reveals 'crown-like' structure of protein responsible for regulating...
A team led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) has revealed for the first time the atomic-level structure of a promising drug target for conditions such as stroke and traumatic brain...
View ArticleHow fungus manipulate fruit flies into hosting spores and releasing them
A team of researchers at the University of California has learned more about the means by which a type of fungus invades fruit flies, takes over their bodies and uses them to reproduce. In their paper...
View ArticleScientists solve structure of complement C5a receptor
Scientists at Heptares Therapeutics have published the first high-resolution X-ray crystal structure of the complement C5a receptor (a G protein-coupled receptor, GPCR) binding a small molecule...
View ArticleBreakthrough enables screening millions of human antibodies for new drug...
A paper just published in Nature Biotechnology outlines a pioneering method of screening a person's diverse set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery. Antibody proteins are an important part of...
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