Lab research finds gluten causes brain inflammation in mice
In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researchers have found that wheat gluten causes brain inflammation in mice.
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In what is believed to be a world first discovery, University of Otago researchers have found that wheat gluten causes brain inflammation in mice.
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A signaling protein known as STING is a critical player in the human immune system, detecting signs of danger within cells and then activating a variety of defense mechanisms.
Aug 3, 2023
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Immune system T cells that should be able to kill cancer cells become dysfunctional or "exhausted" within hours of encountering a tumor, according to a study reported Aug. 3 in Nature Immunology.
Aug 3, 2023
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Two significant factors have hampered the age of human-integrated cybernetics. One, humans can interact well with electronic devices without needing to implant them. Nearly all cybernetic human-machine interactions can be ...
CAR-T immune therapies could be effective against solid tumors if the right targets are identified, a new study led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers suggests. The researchers have successfully deployed ...
Aug 1, 2023
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A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered a protein that plays critical roles in alerting the body to a bacterial infection and initiating an effective immune response to fight back ...
Jul 26, 2023
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A new technology developed at Caltech is designed to make more potent vaccines, beginning with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). In mouse studies, the prototype vaccine elicited five times more antibodies than ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Questions abound when it comes to the molecular mechanisms deployed by the human immune system to thwart cancer and infection, and questions especially abound when it comes to the precise steps taken by the innate immune ...
A UC Davis Health study that looked at acute bone loss in mice who had COVID-19 showed that SARS‐CoV‐2 infection can cause significant changes in bone structure. The study, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research, ...
Jul 24, 2023
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Hardship experienced by mothers during their own childhood or during pregnancy is reflected in the composition of their 2-year-old children's gut microbiomes, reports an international team of scientists led by UCLA psychologists.
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