During a bout of influenza, B cells interact with other immune cells and then take different paths to defend the body. One path is the B cells that differentiate into lung-resident memory B cells, or ...
Interferon-Free Treatment: No Longer a Dream? Several studies were presented at both Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2012 in May and at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) annual ...
An experimental COVID-19 antiviral appears to be effective at preventing hospitalizations without some of the downsides of other treatments. A study appearing Wednesday in The New England Journal of ...
When interferons were first discovered in the 1950s, it was hoped that these naturally occurring chemicals could do for viruses what penicillin did for bacterial infections. Although that wish didn't ...
More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine So far in this series, I’ve described the intricate dance ...
A new drug quashes all coronavirus variants. But regulatory hurdles and a lack of funding make it unlikely to reach the U.S. market anytime soon. By Benjamin Mueller Over the past year, America’s ...
In a joint study by researchers at the University of Rochester, US, and Indian researchers found that immune cells in the ...
New findings suggest sex-specific immune responses in Alzheimer’s, as female microglia show heightened interferon signaling ...
More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's ...