The degree of severity to which someone experiences COVID-19 has a lot to do with the body's immune response to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the infection it causes. Our immune system tailors antibodies to fight infections, so ...
Feb 21, 2024
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A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer's patients is epigenetically altered. That means the patients' behavior or environment has caused changes that affect the way their genes ...
Feb 10, 2024
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During pregnancy, a woman's immune system changes dramatically but researchers don't yet understand all the underlying mechanisms. A new study shows how the gut microbiota may play a role.
Feb 7, 2024
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Beet juice has been linked to lower blood pressure and reduced inflammation. It's often sweet and can pair well with a hearty meal, or the powder supplement can be perfectly blended into a shake or smoothie.
Feb 5, 2024
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Imec teamed up with the KU Leuven laboratory of tumor immunology and immunotherapy for the first clinical validation of its cell sorter chip technology. The chip successfully identified PD-1 positive T cells in the blood ...
Feb 2, 2024
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A recent collaborative study has developed a microphysiological system to study the effects of COVID-19. The model consists of bronchial organoids and vascular beds and reveals the interactions between the bronchi and vasculature ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Treatment with a molecule known as A485 can quickly and temporarily increase levels of white blood cells, a critical part of the body's immune system, an effect that is difficult to deliver with currently available pharmaceuticals, ...
Jan 31, 2024
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Health care providers are learning critical new information to help improve care for patients with long COVID, thanks to a pair of recent studies out of the Post-COVID-19 Program at UT Health Austin, the clinical practice ...
Jan 30, 2024
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Cambridge scientists may have discovered a new way that fasting helps reduce inflammation, a potentially damaging side-effect of the body's immune system that underlies a number of chronic diseases.
Jan 30, 2024
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and ischemic stroke are major public health concerns and leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A research team led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) neuroscientists recently ...
Jan 26, 2024
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