Melbourne researchers have discovered that an immune cell, thought largely to be focused on fighting infection in newborns and infants, can in fact cannibalize the features of other immune cells, making it a potential new ...
Feb 22, 2022
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Immunologists in Australia have eavesdropped on a stowaway population of B cells that hide in the lungs, their telltale biomarkers indicating they're armed to fight influenza—and their presence yet another sign that the ...
An international team led by the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has discovered novel properties of the protein Gasdermin B that promotes repair of cells lining the gastrointestinal tract in people with ...
Feb 7, 2022
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and the Cancer Research Center in Spain blocked development of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in mice with a genetic mutation that increases the risk of childhood cancer.
Feb 7, 2022
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One-fifth. Nearly 20% of cancers worldwide are caused by a virus.
Feb 2, 2022
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Many questions about how exposure to SARS-CoV-2 by infection or immunization might result in long-term protective immunity remain unanswered. Onur Boyman, head of the Department of Immunology, and his research team at the ...
Feb 2, 2022
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Patients under immunosuppressive therapy, who do not respond to primary COVID-19 vaccination, have an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. Until now, it was not clear whether those patients at risk can benefit ...
Jan 26, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Night shift work may increase the risk for chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.
Jan 25, 2022
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Scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have found that four COVID-19 vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, J&J/Janssen, and Novavax) prompt the body to make effective, long-lasting T cells against SARS-CoV-2. ...
Jan 24, 2022
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With omicron having rapidly driven up COVID infections, attention is once again focusing on antibodies, and reasonably so. They play a critical role in fighting off viruses and are important for preventing the coronavirus ...
Jan 13, 2022
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