September 22, 2022 – By Nina Bai “I think receiving this Breakthrough Prize is incredible, and I also definitely have the reward of seeing my patients completely changed by these new drugs,” said Emmanuel Mignot. “It’s a fantastic kind of human adventure.”Stanford Medicine photo Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, the Craig Reynolds Professor of Sleep Medicine, is...
by University of Helsinki H1N1 influenza virus particles. Credit: NIAID Researchers at the University of Helsinki have identified influenza virus peptides that resemble human protein fragments and can cause an immune response against the body’s own cells due to cross-reactivity. The recently completed study confirms the notion that influenza A (H1N1) virus peptides can trigger an autoimmune...
