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 ...

A growing body of research has identified a hidden immune defect, not written in DNA, that helps explain why certain people ...

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, have discovered that immune cells known as macrophages remain ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Antiviral therapy without interferon improved liver function in patients with hepatitis C virus ...

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 ...

Interferons are proteins that are part of your natural defenses. They tell your immune system that germs or cancer cells are in your body. And they trigger killer immune cells to fight those invaders.

New Rochelle -- Inhaled interferon-gamma may be an effective treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic and progressive form of lung disease caused by excessive formation of fibrotic ...

Researchers have gained new insight into the early stages of our immune response, providing novel pathways to develop treatments for diseases from multiple sclerosis to cancer. Monash University ...

Autoantibodies against interferon-γ are associated with severe disseminated opportunistic infection, but their importance and prevalence are unknown. We enrolled 203 persons from sites in Thailand and ...