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Preventing autoimmune diabetes in genetically susceptible people
Department of Biochemistry - Microbiology and Immunology - University of SaskatchewanCan we now envisage antigen-specific therapies to prevent and treat organ-specific autoimmune diseases, such as autoimmune diabetes?
Professor Ceire Costelloe – Institute of Cancer Research
Céire Costelloe is a Professor of Health Informatics at the ICR. Céire is an expert in the use of data to predict, inform, develop and evaluate interventions within the real-world healthcare setting
Professor Céire Costelloe is a Medical Statistician with experience in building and leading research teams using real world...
Long COVID lessons learned beyond the pandemic
The Long COVID lessons learned beyond the COVID-19 pandemic are detailed here by leading Professors working on the University College London STIMULATE-ICP programme.
Key to faster diagnosis for lung conditions in the NHS
Misdiagnoses and delays are far too common for people with lung conditions. Rachel Warren, Senior Policy Officer at Asthma + Lung UK and Policy Lead (Diagnosis) at the Taskforce for Lung Health, explores how new community diagnostic centres could help tackle this issue.
COVID-19 originated at Wuhan wet market via raccoon dogs and foxes
3 years later, after COVID-19 has claimed 6.4 million lives, research indicates that COVID-19 originated at the Wuhan wet market.
Could cutting-edge technology provide a potential HIV cure?
Scientists at AIDS 2022 describe how new technological insights into HIV latent cells could help HIV cure research.
The all-in-one vaccine for future COVID-19 threats
Using almost $30 million in funding, an all-in-one vaccine is being developed to bring new protection against a range of new and existing coronavirus variants.
Oliver Pérez, M.D, Ph.D – Cuban Academy of Science
Dr. Pérez is a Research and teaching Professor in the Department of Immunology, in the Instituto de Ciencias Básicas y Preclínicas “Victoria de Girón”, Iniversidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana, Havana, since 1997
He worked on mucosal and adjuvant design, development and production. His PhD was earned in the...
Negative sentiments on social media influence vaccine hesitancy
Research examining Twitter opinion about vaccines shows that social media is a considerable factor influencing vaccine hesitancy.
Understanding the immune system to create new malaria treatments
By analysing patient samples, researchers believe they now understand how the human immune system protects the body from malaria - opening the door to new malaria treatments.
Implications for medicine of understanding the basis of self-nonself discrimination
Peter Bretscher, biochemistry, microbiology and immunology at The University of Saskatchewan, discusses the implications for medicine of understanding the basis of self-nonself discrimination.
Which is the better protection against COVID-19? Immunity or vaccination?
Researchers find the best protection against COVID-19 is vaccinations rather than natural immunity, when analysing how infection with SARS-CoV-2 affects the immune system.
TheraVision: An oncolytic virus platform technology for a personalised virus-immunotherapy
Prof Dr Susanne M Bailer, Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB, explains the possibilities of an oncolytic virus platform technology.
Do the arts of the treating tropical leishmaniases teach important lessons?
Professor Peter Bretscher, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, explains what we can learn from the treatment and prevention of tropical leishmaniases.
Could immune monitoring be the route to a Long COVID test?
Dr. Shivani Amdekar, Medical Director at Oxford Immune Algorithmics, believes deep immune monitoring could be the key to creating a Long COVID test.
Prospects for minimally invasive and optimally effective cancer immunotherapy
Here, Professor of Biochemistry, Microbiology & Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan, Peter Betscher, explains how he is dedicated towards realising Robert North’s vision.
Secrets of the immune system could help unlock future MS treatments
Researchers have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells can go rogue and promote the onset of MS
Study identifies factors in blood linked to severe COVID
Unique “indicators” in the blood of patients with severe and fatal COVID could create simple diagnostic tests - to help doctors identify who could become critically ill.
Human & animal health, food security & biosecurity
Curtis R Youngs from Iowa State University probes the relationship between human and animal health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, including comment on the food system & biosecurity programmes.
Where do you get information about food allergy or celiac disease and food safety?
Rick Goodman, University of Nebraska, discusses food allergy risk assessments for new foods in different countries