A*STAR Singapore Immunology Network (A*STAR SIgN)

With rhinitis affecting an enormous 40 per cent of Singapore’s population, research in the city state is yielding some very interesting insights into a worldwide problem.

In revealing
the liver’s ‘weak spot’ for hepatitis B virus replication, A*STAR scientists
are paving the way for new drug development efforts

The
effect of gut bacteria on specific immune cells is behind persistent liver
inflammation in chronic viral hepatitis

An existing laboratory technique can detect Zika virus
infection and may help make
diagnostic tests more accessible

More mysteries of the developing immune system have been revealed in a study of fetal
dendritic cells

Lupus
patients exhibit altered cell proteins, a discovery with potential implications
for diagnostics and studies into the
disease’s origins

Powerful
new technologies shed light on the origin and maturation process of key immune
system cells

Scientists
have scratched the surface of the genetics behind an irritating skin condition

A new initiative will investigate the causes of heart failure in unprecedented detail.

Gout is associated with unhealthy living, but its underlying
mechanism has been a mystery

An antibody that targets all four strains of the virus
renews hope for effectively treating and preventing dengue

Insight into how symptoms of the chikungunya virus are triggered suggests existing
treatments could be repurposed to help infected patients