The Hindu

Jules Bordet’s Nobel-winning discovery that transformed the understanding of immunity

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was not awarded from 1915 to 1918. Although the Nobel Foundation continued its work during the First World War, the conflict severely disrupted scientific ...
Healio

‘Important discovery’ shows how complement cascade drives systemic inflammation

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement ...
C&EN

Activation of the ‘complement system’ helps trigger dangerous sickle-cell-disease outcome

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...