Common cold gives children immunity against COVID-19
During the pandemic, medical doctors and researchers noticed that children and adolescents infected with COVID-19 became less ill than adults. ...
Tag: immunity
Spraying compound probiotics improves growth performance and immunity and modulates gut microbiota and blood metabolites of suckling piglets
This study is led by Prof. Heping Zhang (Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Dairy Biotechnology and Engineering, Inner Mongolia Agricultural ...
THE LANCET: Most comprehensive study to date provides evidence on natural immunity protection by COVID-19 variant and how protection fades over time
Peer-reviewed / Systematic review and meta-analysis / People Largest review and meta-analysis assessing the extent of protection following COVID-19 infection ...
Mother’s blessing: microbiota from mothers regulates lung immunity in newborns
A new study led by Bruno Silva Santos, group leader and vice-director at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes (iMM; Portugal), and published ...
Researchers reveal genetic predisposition to immunity against new variants of COVID-19
The SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant that caused the third wave of COVID-19 in mid-2021 turned out to be more contagious than ...
Past obesity can trigger persistent epigenetic changes in innate immunity and neuroinflammation
A history of obesity caused by a high-fat diet produces changes in innate immunity that can promote inflammatory disease – ...
Tissue-specific immunity may be the future, if we can first learn its rules
Recent pressure to maximize vaccine efficacy has stirred up many new discoveries within immunology, revealing numerous paradigms with untapped therapeutic ...
Large, real-world study finds COVID-19 vaccination more effective than natural immunity in protecting against all causes of death, hospitalization and emergency department visits
INDIANAPOLIS – In one of the first large, real-world studies comparing the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines versus natural immunity in ...
Study identifies how stealthy HIV evades drugs and immunity
DURHAM, N.C. – An immune response that likely evolved to help fight infections appears to be the mechanism that drives ...
Efficient nanovaccine delivery system boosts cellular immunity
Cancer immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint inhibition therapy, have been attracting attention in recent years as new methods for treating ...
Tracking the pathway to immunity, one cell at a time
Vaccines work their magic by effectively creating immune cells that are long lived, often for over decades. These immune cells ...
The Black Death shaped the evolution of immunity genes, setting the course for how we respond to disease today, researchers find
Attention editors: Embargoed by the journal Nature until Wednesday, October 19th at 11 a.m. eastern Credit: Matt Clarke/McMaster University Attention editors: Embargoed by ...
The missing link: Fatty acid metabolism impacts plant immunity
That healthy salad you ate for lunch contains fatty acids—surprised? Fatty acids, lipids, and fats in our food may sound ...
Acquired immunity against random food allergens may protect some lucky people against COVID-19
Why do some people become seriously ill with Covid-19, while others have no symptoms at all? The answer may lie ...
New study reveals breakthrough infections increase immunity to COVID-19
Vaccine boosters and breakthrough infections following vaccination both provide a substantial and potentially pandemic-breaking immunity against COVID-19, according to new ...
SMART and NTU Singapore develop a quick test kit to determine a person’s immunity against COVID-19 and its variants
Singapore, 22 September 2022 - A team of scientists from the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), MIT’s research ...
Newly discovered barrier prevents immunity from reaching smell-sensing cells
DURHAM, N.C. – Duke scientists have identified a previously unknown barrier that separates the bloodstream from smelling cells in the ...
Bacteria provide immunity against giant viruses
Amoebae receive surprising support in defense against viruses: The bacteria they are infected with prevent them from being destroyed by ...
Buck scientists highlight new perspective in how immunity is fine-tuned through mechanics
The immune system protects us from infections, harmful substances and problematic changes in our own cells. Traditional research posits that ...
Scripps Research scientists discover antibodies that induce broad immunity against SARS viruses, including emerging variants
LA JOLLA, CA—As the world has witnessed firsthand, SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, is difficult to control because of ...
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A final present from birds killed in window collisions: poop that reveals their microbiomes
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Shining light on the mechanics of embryo development
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Study shows physical activity prevents, not just delays, cancer recurrence in patients previously treated for colon cancer
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Mimicking biological enzymes may be key to hydrogen fuel production
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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Employees tend to avoid taking breaks despite high levels of stress