A new Nature Immunology study led by University of Pittsburgh and National Institutes of Health researchers sheds light on how a rare type of helper… Read more
Category: immunology
Study Points to New Approach to Treat Chronic Transplant Rejection
University of Pittsburgh researchers have identified a type of immune cell that drives chronic organ transplant failure in a mouse model of kidney transplantation and… Read more
Targeting Type of B Cell Could Reduce Lupus Disease, Study Suggests
University of Pittsburgh researchers have given new meaning to “knowing your ABCs.” In a new study, published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the team… Read more
Fighting Hospital-Acquired Infections Starts with Understanding Immune Response
Hospitals are where people go to get better. But being hospitalized increases the risk of unwanted complications – including infections. And when a vulnerable patient… Read more
Innate Immune Training Could Hold Key to Better Infection Clearance and Vaccine Response
A protein called IL-17 can train cells in the lymph nodes to help mice better fight future infections, according to a recent study published in… Read more