A new clinical trial led by QIMR Berghofer, in collaboration with University of Sunshine Coast Clinical Trials Network has found a medication currently used for some blood disorders could help the ...
Researchers have discovered that Type I interferon (IFN) plays a key role in helping the immune system effectively target viruses, while stopping white blood cells from 'going rogue' and attacking the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Interferon is a key player in the innate immune response.
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It’s not just DNA: scientists uncover the real reason some people get much sicker
A growing body of research has identified a hidden immune defect, not written in DNA, that helps explain why certain people ...
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 ...
In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed the roles of the interferon (IFN) regulatory factors (IRFs): IRF1, IRF3, and IRF7 in infections by human coronaviruses ...
McMaster University researchers have found not only how some viral infections cause severe tissue damage, but also how to reduce that damage. They have discovered how Type I interferon (IFN) stops the ...
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