Interferons are a basic way that our bodies fight everything from the sniffles to certain cancers. Released by cells when threatened, these proteins tell nearby cells to, in a sense, “interfere” with ...

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 ...

More than 7 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's ...

More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's Association. The O'Banion Lab at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at ...

New findings suggest sex-specific immune responses in Alzheimer’s, as female microglia show heightened interferon signaling ...

Scientists have discovered how a mitochondrial mutation rewires immune function in a model of inherited primary mitochondrial disorders, which often lead to severe disability and death. They have ...

More than seven million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, and two-thirds of them are women, according to the Alzheimer's ...

Despite potential benefits, the therapy remains in limited use for myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). Pegylated interferons are a meaningful therapeutic option for the treatment of ...

Research presented by Professor Cecilia Johansson of Imperial College London has linked early type I interferon signalling in ...

In Part I of this article, which appeared in the January 2022 issue of GEN, William A. Haseltine, PhD, discussed findings that can help us understand why some people resist COVID-19 more effectively ...