Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Could TB vaccine protect medics from COVID-19?
Could a common vaccine used for decades to protect against tuberculosis help shield health workers from COVID-19?
Apr 3, 2020
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News tagged with innate immune
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify role that skin plays in Zika virus
When a mosquito infected with Zika virus bites someone, the skin is the first line of defense against infection.
Apr 3, 2020
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Vaccination
Five things you need to know about mRNA vaccines
The race for a vaccine against the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, is on, with 54 different vaccines under development, two of which are already being tested in humans, according to the World Health Organization. And among ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Older people are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
The rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic is taking a particularly harsh toll on older people.
Mar 19, 2020
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Genetics
Bisphenol A activates immune response in mice that passes down through generations
Some plastic food and beverage containers still contain bisphenol A (BPA), which can mimic the hormone estrogen. Although experts say that small amounts of BPA detected in foods are unlikely to cause problems, some people ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Immunology
Outsourcing is a matter of time
Immune cells found in the mouse kidney at various stages of development are morphologically virtually indistinguishable. It now turns out that these cells are derived from different tissue sources at different stages in the ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Immunology
Boost to lung immunity following infection
The strength of the immune system in response to respiratory infections is constantly changing, depending on the history of previous, unrelated infections, according to new research from the Crick.
Jan 13, 2020
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Medical research
New study reveals an innate genome immune response to retroviruses in koalas
A new study from researchers at UMass Medical School and the University of Queensland in Australia identifies a never-before-seen type of immune response in an animal already known for being unique: the koala bear. Koalas ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Immunology
Gut immunity more developed before birth than previously thought
Most biology textbooks explain that the fetal immune system is largely undeveloped and that it learns after being exposed to the world at birth. New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Manipulating dose, timing of two therapies reduces relapse in mouse models of breast cancer
Changing the standard dose and timing of two therapies greatly cut tumor relapse and reduced side effects in mouse models of kinase mutated breast cancer and lung cancer, UT Southwestern Simmons Cancer Center researchers ...
Aug 9, 2019
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