Topic: immune system

Type 1 diabetes, previously known as juvenile diabetes, is an autoimmune disease where the body's immune system attacks and destroys the insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas. Without insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of being used for energy. This can lead to serious health complications if not managed properly. Causes of Type 1 Diabetes The exact causes of these diabetes are still unknown, but genetics plays a major role. ...

A revolutionary new vaccine has recently been developed to prevent deadly diseases caused by Clostridium bacteria. Clostridium bacteria can cause illness ranging from minor wound infections to life-threatening conditions like gas gangrene and botulism. For a long time, researchers had been searching for effective ways to develop immunization against these pathogens. After years of extensive research and clinical trials, scientists from a leading pharmaceutical company have finally unveiled a pen...

Benefits of Biosurgery Biosurgery offers numerous clinical benefits over traditional surgery. Biosurgical products are designed to control bleeding, prevent infection and promote natural healing at surgical sites. They reduce the risk of postoperative complications and speed up recovery time for patients. Controlling bleeding during surgery is crucial but it can be challenging. Biosurgical hemostats are highly effective at rapidly stopping blood loss and absorbing fluids. They reduce the need...

What is CAR T Cell Therapy? T cell therapy, also called adoptive cell transfer (ACT) therapy, is a type of immunotherapy that uses a patient’s own T cells to fight cancer. In CAR T cell therapy, a patient’s T cells are altered to better recognize and attack cancer cells. Specifically, T cells are collected from a patient and engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that targets a specific protein on the cancer cell surface. Once infused back into the patient, these CAR T cells ca...

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) is a biochemical technique widely used mainly in immunology to detect the presence of an antibody or an antigen in a sample. Over the past few decades, this technique has revolutionized the field of diagnostics and biomedical research. What is ELISA? ...

Antibodies, also known as immunoglobulins, are Y-shaped proteins produced by plasma cells that are used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects like bacteria and viruses. Antibodies recognize a unique molecule of the harmful foreign substance, called an antigen, and this binding between antibody and antigen helps eliminate these pathogens from the body. In this article, we will explore antibodies in more depth looking at their structure, function and role in human health ...