Researchers discover a potential vaccine to prevent tuberculosis in people of all ages
In a critical global public health development, a candidate vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) has been created using a gene-editing approach.
Jun 19, 2024
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In a critical global public health development, a candidate vaccine for tuberculosis (TB) has been created using a gene-editing approach.
Jun 19, 2024
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A study from physician-scientists at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) points to a potential novel approach for treating autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis—preventing antibodies and immune cells from leaving ...
Jun 17, 2024
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The innate immune system is responsible for protecting the human body from threats that could cause disease or infection. The system relies on innate immune sensors to detect and transmit signals about these threats. One ...
Jun 15, 2024
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A team of neurologists at Third Military Medical University, in China, has found that transplanting stem cells from the bone marrow of young mice into older mice led to a slowdown of the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Cambridge scientists have grown 'mini-guts' in the lab to help understand Crohn's disease, showing that 'switches' that modify DNA in gut cells play an important role in the disease and how it presents in patients.
Jun 10, 2024
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As humans age, hematopoietic stem cells—the immature precursor cells that give rise to all blood and immune cells—accumulate mutations. Some of the mutations allow these stem cells to self-renew and expand more effectively ...
Jun 5, 2024
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A team from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and Monash University has engineered a COVID-19 vaccine that induced—in pre-clinical models—very long-lasting, protective ...
Jun 4, 2024
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The research group of Professor Riitta Lahesmaa have discovered a novel modulator for human regulatory T cells. This novel regulator can strengthen or dampen immune response and provides a new basis for therapeutic approaches ...
May 30, 2024
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The stress of heart failure is remembered by the body and appears to lead to recurrent failure, along with other related health issues, according to new research. Researchers have found that heart failure leaves a "stress ...
May 24, 2024
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A team of infectious and inflammatory disease specialists affiliated with several institutions in France reports that women are more susceptible to autoimmune diseases, such as lupus, due to failed X-chromosome inactivation.