Meth use, intimate partner violence weaken immune function in HIV-positive men
FINDINGS A study of HIV-positive black and Latino men who have sex with men finds the use of methamphetamine combined ...
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Immune system-stimulating nanoparticle could lead to more powerful vaccines
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A common strategy to make vaccines more powerful is to deliver them along with an adjuvant — ...
THE LANCET: Six different COVID-19 boosters are safe and increase immunity when given after two doses of AstraZeneca or Pfizer-BioNTech, with large variations in immune responses, UK trial shows
Peer-reviewed / Randomised Controlled Trial / People Randomised, phase 2 trial of COVID-19 booster vaccines finds seven increase immunity when ...
Immune cells in the brain play key role in relationship between gut microbes and beta-amyloid
New research from the University of Chicago points to microglia, key immune cells in the brain, as a key mediator ...
Plant pathogen evades immune system by targeting the microbiome
A team of biologists has identified that the pathogenic fungus Verticillium dahliae, responsible for wilt disease in many crops, secretes ...
Targeting the brain’s immune cells may help prevent or treat Alzheimer’s disease
A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer’s disease alters a signaling pathway in certain immune cells of individuals with the disease, ...
Delaying second dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine produces stronger immune response
The first peer-reviewed study in North America examining the timing between the first and second doses of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines ...
Novel immune cell population may trigger inflammation in multiple sclerosis and other brain disorders
A group of immune cells that normally protect against inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract may have the opposite effect in ...
Unvaccinated white evangelicals appear immune to pro-vaccine messaging
White evangelical Christians have resisted getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at higher rates than other religious groups in the United States. ...
Study finds relationship between immune pathway response to influenza and genetic ancestry
New research at the University of Chicago has found differences in immune pathway activation to influenza infection between individuals of ...
Genetic ancestry shapes immune response to influenza virus
A new study aimed at explaining differential susceptibility to viral epidemics reveals that ancestry and associated genetic variation can explain ...
Immune cell receptor and ligand regulation: A therapeutic avenue for inflammatory diseases
Immune cells play a key role in mediating inflammatory responses. Dysregulation in signaling mechanisms that operate across immune cells can ...
COVID-19 case severity: How genetic differences leave immune cells at a disadvantage
LA JOLLA, CA—New research shows how genetic variations linked to severe cases of COVID-19 affect our immune cells.Credit: La Jolla ...
Cancer cells use ‘tiny tentacles’ to suppress the immune system
To grow and spread, cancer cells must evade the immune system. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and MIT used ...
UCLA scientists make strides toward an ‘off-the-shelf’ immune cell therapy for cancer
Immunotherapies, which harness the body’s natural defenses to combat disease, have revolutionized the treatment of aggressive and deadly cancers. But ...
Wistar scientists discover sugar molecule on HIV-infected cell plays role in evading immune system — they exploit as weakness to make more effective “natural killers” against HIV
PHILADELPHIA — (Nov. 11, 2021) — A new study by researchers at The Wistar Institute, an international biomedical research leader ...
Researchers identify molecule that blocks immune cells from entering and killing breast tumors
WASHINGTON (Nov. 3, 2021) – George Washington University researchers have identified a key molecule in certain kinds of breast cancers ...
Alzheimer’s disease may cause vicious circle between brain network and immune cell dysfunctions
SAN FRANCISCO—October 26, 2021—Studying the complex causes of Alzheimer’s disease, and how to treat and prevent this condition, is like ...
Long-term immune response to Sputnik-V COVID vaccine
The contributors are Kazan Federal University, Kazan State Medical Academy, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, and the University of ...
Ludwig Lausanne study shows how tumors turn immune cells into enablers of their growth
OCTOBER 25, 2021, NEW YORK – A Ludwig Cancer Research study has identified a means by which cancer cells engineer the ...
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Can seven questions determine how wise you are?
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Scientists edge closer to probe that would inspect atherosclerotic plaques by forcing molecules to sound their presence
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Spanish scientists determine the mode of action of essential proteins involved in cancer and Alzheimer´s disease
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Probiotics improve nausea and vomiting in pregnancy, according to new study
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Study reveals that giant planets could reach “maturity” much earlier than previously thought