Psychology & Psychiatry
A good mood helps COVID-19 vaccines work better
mRNA vaccines, like COVID-19 vaccines, work better if patients are in a good mood, finds new research by Cardiff University.
Apr 2, 2025
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Immune System Phenomena: News and Research on Adaptive Immunity
MeSH tree: G12.450.050
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
5 years on, true counts of COVID-19 deaths remain elusive, and research is hobbled by lack of data
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers struggled to grasp the rate of the virus's spread and the number of related deaths. While hospitals tracked cases and deaths within their walls, the broader picture ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report: Flu, RSV trending upward and COVID remains flat as holiday season arrives
Coronavirus cases have been flat locally, likely due to the outsized surge that occurred this past summer, but the flu appears to be ramping up on its traditional trajectory, indicating that the latest spike of cases will ...
Nov 29, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Chlamydia vaccine shows early promise in mice
An experimental vaccine has shown promise in protecting against the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia, researchers report.
Nov 15, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Newly discovered COVID vaccine targets may last longer
Melbourne researchers have discovered more than 200 new vaccine target candidates from the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, that could lead to the development of vaccines with a longer lasting broader immunity than existing vaccinations.
Oct 9, 2024
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Immunology
Scientists pioneer new method for measuring immune memory and SARS-CoV-2 response in the nasal passage
Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have published the first-ever, in-depth analysis of immune cell memory in the upper airways of adult volunteers. Among these immune cells, the researchers spotted "tissue ...
Jul 31, 2024
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Genetics
Adeno-associated virus vectors can trigger innate immune pathways
Adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based viral vectors used in human gene therapy can trigger innate immune pathways, leading to the initiation of adaptive immune responses. A new review article published in the journal Human Gene ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Hallmarks of precancer: Researchers investigate the principles governing the biology of early, precancerous lesions
Every oncologist and cancer researcher is familiar with the hallmarks of cancer, a series of functional capabilities that human cells acquire as they transition from a normal state to a neoplastic state (a state of excessive ...
May 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vagus nerve activation of the spleen shows promise to treat infections
One of the main roles of the spleen is to help the body's immune system fight infections. The spleen does this through producing and regulating antibodies—antibody production is negatively affected in various conditions, ...
May 6, 2024
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Pediatrics
Study identifies immunity threshold for protection against COVID-19 in children
As COVID-19 becomes endemic, an important group of people who continue to require vaccination is future birth cohorts of children. Yet, in the face of everchanging variants, as well as the waning of antibodies with time after ...
Apr 30, 2024
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