Two siblings who have the only known mutations in a key gene anywhere in the world have helped scientists gain new insights that could help progress the search for new treatments in type 1 diabetes.
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop a gene therapy that would modify the immune system's B cells to spur them to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV.
The technology used to sequence SARS-CoV-2 at record speed early in the COVID-19 pandemic has been successfully tested as a technique to monitor arboviruses and diseases transmitted mainly by mosquitoes.
Researchers have revealed the regulatory mechanism of a specific protein that plays a key role in balancing the immune response triggered by viral infections in mammal cells.
A comprehensive study by a Finland-based university has found that higher muscle strength is linked to a longer lifespan and a lower risk of developing age-related diseases and disabilities. But notably, age-related loss of muscle strength is individual and is related not just to lifestyle but also genetics.
The genome and health data of more than 340,000 Finnish citizens was used in the research, making it the most comprehensive international study on the subject.