The immune system is a complex balancing act; if it overreacts or underreacts to foreign molecules, there can be serious health consequences.
May 20, 2021
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Psoriasis is a common inflammatory skin condition. The underlying genetic factors have not yet been sufficiently researched. The skin inflammation is usually triggered by external factors such as infections or stress. A research ...
Apr 19, 2021
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New research from the UVA Cancer Center could rescue once-promising immunotherapies for treating solid cancer tumors, such as ovarian, colon and triple-negative breast cancer, that ultimately failed in human clinical trials.
Apr 6, 2021
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Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have developed artificial enzymes that can successfully block reactivation and replication of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in the host's immune cells.
Apr 1, 2021
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ETC-159, an anti-cancer drug that is currently in early phase clinical trials for use in a subset of colorectal and gynecological cancers, could also prevent some tumors from resisting therapies by blocking a key DNA repair ...
Mar 16, 2021
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Heart problems cause disturbed gene activity in the brain's memory center, from which cognitive deficits arise. Researchers at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), the University Medical Center Göttingen ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Strategies based on the use of gene therapy to mitigate the effects of mutations that cause blindness are undergoing rapid development. Novel gene vectors now achieve widespread gene delivery and reduce the risks associated ...
Feb 22, 2021
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Most people infected with SARS-CoV-2 are able to recover from the disease at home—even if they might experience very stressful disease progressions. Some have no symptoms at all. But about ten percent of those affected ...
Feb 16, 2021
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Protein alteration in the family of lamins causes several diseases, known as laminopathies, such as progeria or precocious aging. A study in which UB researchers have taken part states that alterations in the levels of one ...
Feb 1, 2021
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University of Helsinki researchers report a comprehensive pilot study on the metabolic effects of full vegan diet on young children. The study found vegan children to have remarkably altered metabolism and lower vitamin A ...
Jan 21, 2021
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