In a new study published in Cell Host & Microbe, scientists at La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) have compared the immune response of individuals who received older versus newer versions of the whooping cough vaccine. ...
Jul 26, 2023
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How does the brain adapt our behavior in response to an infection or injury? A multidisciplinary team of scientists from the Institut Pasteur, CNRS and Inserm have revealed the existence of a circuit involved in sensing and ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Researchers at Tel Aviv University demonstrated for the first time that there is a significant link between behavioral stress and the effectiveness of vaccines. They found that acute stress in mice 9-12 days after vaccination ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Our respiratory systems are lined with a thin fluid layer called mucus on the inside. The mucus protects us from inhaling harmful and unwanted airborne agents from germs to pollutants; it achieves this feat due to its unique ...
Jul 25, 2023
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In 2022–2023, an outbreak of monkeypox, now known as mpox (caused by the monkeypox virus or MPXV) led to 87,000 human cases in 170 countries.
Jul 25, 2023
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Questions abound when it comes to the molecular mechanisms deployed by the human immune system to thwart cancer and infection, and questions especially abound when it comes to the precise steps taken by the innate immune ...
A new study in Gastroenterology identifies how certain proteins in the immune system interact and lead to organ rejection. The study, which involved experiments on mice and human patients, uncovered an important communication ...
Jul 19, 2023
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A new study in mice suggests that having a common form of the flu during pregnancy may affect the next generation by impairing immune function in the gut. The study is published ahead of print in the American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal ...
Jul 19, 2023
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Systemic autoimmune diseases are characterized by inflammation of multiple organs and can have devastating consequences for patients. There is a dire need for treatments against these diseases. RNase treatments seem promising ...
Jul 18, 2023
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An infectious disease is a condition in which a microorganism (virus, bacterium, or parasite) manages to penetrate and multiply in the human body, causing direct damage to the body's cells. The damage to the body may also ...
Jul 13, 2023
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