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Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense) is a highly sophisticated filovirus that relies on complex molecular evasion, the exploitation of immune-privileged sanctuaries, and the induction of societal disruption to ensure its survival and propagation, challenging its traditional, simplified classification as merely an agent of acute hemorrhagic fever.
#Ebola #Epidemiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Immunology #Virology #WhatIs #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05312601.html

What Is: Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense)

Learn how Orthoebolavirus zairense (Ebola) uses molecular evasion, immune sanctuaries, and psychological contagion to survive and propagate.

David Usharauli 2d ago

This work sounds a bit like science fiction to me. Iron-loaded liver-resident macrophages help pigeons navigate by detecting magnetic fields?

#science
#immunology

https://www.science.org/content/article/mind-blowing-iron-rich-immune-cells-help-homing-pigeons-navigate

Scientific Frontline 3d ago

Stem cell-derived CD4⁺ T cell immunotherapy is a novel approach to cancer treatment that differentiates human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells into adaptive-like CD4⁺ T cells equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to target and destroy malignancies.
#Immunology #Oncology #StemCellBiology #CellularEngineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/imgy05282601.html

Unlocking Durable Immunotherapy with Stem Cell-Derived CD4⁺ T Cells

Discover how iPS cell-derived CD4+ T cells revolutionize CAR-T immunotherapy by resisting exhaustion to provide highly durable cancer control.

pub2post 3d ago

Ketone bodies from the ketogenic diet suppress bifidobacteria and Th17 cells.
a-hydroxybutyrate reducing Bifidobacterium
📉 KD indirectly reduced intestinal Th17 cells through changes in gut microbiota

#KetogenicDiet #Microbiome #Th17Cells #Bifidobacteria #Immunology

https://tnyp.me/qA6FEao0/m

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

The living bandage is a cell-based delivery platform that utilizes encapsulated, engineered cells as on-site "factories" to secrete therapeutic signaling proteins directly into a wound over extended periods. It is designed to maintain therapeutic levels of tissue-regenerating molecules precisely where they are needed most.
#Bioengineering #SyntheticBiology #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/beng05272601.html

Living Bandage: Accelerating Wound Healing

Rice University's living bandage uses engineered cells to continuously deliver cytokines, accelerating the healing process for chronic wounds.

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) is a severe dust-borne fungal infection, and recent studies reveal that life-threatening, disseminated cases can be successfully treated by modulating the patient's immune system.
#Immunology #Microbiology #Genetics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/imgy05272601.html

Immune Treatments for Severe Valley Fever

UCLA research shows that modulating the immune system can effectively treat deadly, disseminated Valley Fever when standard antifungals fail.

Brains Matter 4d ago

First video of immune cells eating live skin cancer in real time https://theconversation.com/first-video-of-immune-cells-eating-live-skin-cancer-in-real-time-283124 #immunology #science #STEM

First video of immune cells eating live skin cancer in real time

Cells called macrophages can devour living cancer cells – and may hold the key for successful treatment.

The Conversation

Scientific Frontline 4d ago

Researchers have identified 19 specific genetic mutations in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) that trigger significantly faster viral replication and lead to more severe illness in pediatric patients.
#Virology #Genomics #PediatricInfectiousDiseases #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/vi05262601.html