Fever is known to help power up our immune cells, and scientists in Shanghai have new evidence explaining how. They found in mice that fever alters surface proteins on immune cells like lymphocytes to make them better able ...
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Contrary to popular belief, consuming red meat and white meat such as poultry, have equal effects on blood cholesterol levels, according to a study published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Jun 4, 2019
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There's more evidence that one of the world's most common viruses may set some people on the path to developing multiple sclerosis.
Jan 16, 2022
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A new paper in Biology Methods & Protocols indicates that researchers in Germany have developed a new system to display epitopes in mammal cells for immunization studies. They believe that this method can help scientists ...
Dec 12, 2023
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Some treatments for type 2 diabetes make the body more sensitive to insulin, the hormone that lowers blood sugar. But new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests a different strategy: slowing ...
Sep 3, 2015
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Working with human immune cells in the laboratory, Johns Hopkins researchers report they have identified a critical cellular "off" switch for the inflammatory immune response that contributes to lung-constricting asthma attacks. ...
Dec 2, 2016
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A diet developed for reducing cholesterol also lowers blood pressure, a St. Michael's Hospital study has found.
Nov 7, 2015
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Rabies virus is incurable and almost always fatal once it has invaded the central nervous system, with the victim doomed to suffer a horrible death.
Sep 28, 2023
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More and more evidence is coming out that people with COVID-19 are suffering from cognitive effects, such as brain fog and fatigue.
Dec 17, 2020
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Investigators at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Health System have identified a new molecular pathway that controls lifespan and healthspan in worms and mammals. In a Nature Communications ...
Oct 13, 2017
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