Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues
Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why.
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Allergy and immunology news
Vaccines causing 'turbo cancer'? How fake science is spreading online
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, claims that vaccines can cause severe disease have been widespread on social media, with skeptics raising the alarm about what they call "turbo cancer."
Feb 10, 2026
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Can training your brain boost immune response? Vaccination study highlights power of positive thinking
Training people to activate a part of the brain linked to reward and positive expectations may be associated with an increase in the body's immune response to a vaccine. The findings from a study involving 85 participants, ...
Jan 19, 2026
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In developing immunity to allergens, a little 'dirty' goes a long way
Conventional wisdom has held for some time that children who grow up in environments rich with biodiversity—farms, homes with pets, rural settings in general—are less likely to have allergies. The thing nobody has ever completely ...
Jan 31, 2026
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Scientists recruit red blood cells to deliver genetic cargo with instructions to kill cancer
Scientists have developed a way to turn the body's own immune cells into cancer-fighting agents—without removing them from the body—by using red blood cells to deliver genetic instructions. Current CAR (chimeric antigen receptor) ...
Blocking both drug-resistant bacteria and influenza with a broad-spectrum infection prevention approach
Secondary infections caused by bacteria or viruses during hospital care remain a long-standing global challenge, despite advances in modern medicine. In particular, mixed bacterial-viral infections in critically ill or immunocompromised ...
Feb 16, 2026
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An existing, FDA-approved drug could stem the spread of breast cancer
Cancer spreads (metastasizes) when tumor cells shed from a primary solid tumor (for example, in the breast) and embed in other organs, such as the lung, liver, and brain, and begin to grow. Most approaches to prevent this ...
Mar 4, 2026
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Researchers identify molecule linked to treatment-resistant inflammatory bowel disease
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune-regulating molecule that may help explain why some patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, do not respond to commonly ...
May 13, 2026
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Leftover COVID spike fragments kill crucial immune cells but are less deadly in omicron
New research shows that after the body's defenses kill the virus behind COVID-19, leftover digested chunks of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein can target specific immune cells based on their shape. The revelations could explain why ...
Jan 27, 2026
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How does long COVID develop? New piece of the puzzle found
How long COVID develops is still largely unknown. New molecular connections are revealed in a recent study led by the Center for Individualized Infection Medicine (CiiM), which is a joint institution of the Helmholtz Center ...
Jan 29, 2026
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