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
Category: immunology
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
A Complex Test of the Genome, Right Here at Home
The traditional route to test for a possible genetic disease involves a physician determining what they believe their patient might have. Then, the individual genes… Read more
Pitt Researchers Seek to Decipher Regulatory DNA Code of Human Immune Cells
Each type of cell in the human body — such as those in eye, kidney or immune cells — expresses a unique combination of genes.… Read more