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A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… to hair color and the genes that control the body's immune system. They published their findings May 3, 2018, in PLOS … from a viral or bacterial infection, the body's innate immune system kicks into gear. Infected cells respond by … of the Genetic Disease Research Branch at NIH's National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). "These results may …
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The skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, directing many immune functions and defending against bacterial pathogens.
… The billions of microbes that reside on human skin - probably more than 10 billion microbial cells on … the skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, actually directing many immune functions and helping … head of the Microbial Genomics Section of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), and Yasmine Belkaid, …
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NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system. The findings, published in Nature today, open the … Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI). Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, causing …
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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… disease may also compromise affected people's immune response. … disease in T-cells. T-cells play important roles in human immune response. The mutations resulted in an increased risk … NHGRI study highlights role of mitochondria in immune response … disease may also compromise affected people's immune response. …
Educational Resources
An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them.
… An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign … Immune System, Bacteria, Virus, Blood, Circulation, Disease, Antigen … An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes …
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Researchers find weaker immune response to viral infections in children with mitochondrial disorders
NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… One of the first human studies on how mitochondrial function impacts immune cells to guide future treatments. … in Immunology was led by researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), who analyzed gene activity of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and …
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Researchers at NHGRI have discovered an immune mechanism in humans that perceives threats and was found only in plants.
… don't seem to have much in common. When it comes to their immune systems, however, they might be more similar than their exteriors suggest. Researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have discovered an immune mechanism in humans, known as a "guard" mechanism, …
Research Funding
The Genomics-enabled Learning Health System (gLHS) Network aims to identify and advance approaches for integrating genomic information into existing learning health systems.
… VA Office of Primary Care The VA Genomics Learning Health System: Implementing genomic medicine across diverse veteran … 1U01HG013781-01 Adam Buchanan, M.P.H. Geisinger Health System Danville, PA Guthrie Clinic AtlantiCare Making Genomic Medicine Routine in a Rural Healthcare System 1U01HG013796-01 Todd C. Skaar, Ph.D. Paul R. Dexter, …
Genetic Disorders
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system.
… Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system. … the Boy in the Bubble, who was born without a working immune system. Caused by defects in any of several possible … the insights it provides into the workings of the normal human immune system. In addition, one form of SCID became the …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section in Bethesda, Maryland.
… The Intramural Research Program of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National … The National Human Genome Research Institute seeks a postdoc to join the …