Genetics
Scientists discover biomarker for flu susceptibility
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a way to predict whether someone exposed to the flu virus is likely to become ill.
Jun 13, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquito spit may affect your immune system for days
Mosquito saliva alone—even in the absence of any pathogens—contains hundreds of proteins. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have discovered that the interaction of these proteins with the ...
May 17, 2018
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Immunology
Immune diversity among the KhoeSan population
A new study of the KhoeSan of Southern Africa has improved the understanding of immune diversity among the oldest surviving indigenous population in the world.
Apr 20, 2018
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Immunology
Does running a marathon suppress your immune system?
It is commonly believed that some forms of exercise, such as endurance events, suppress your immune system and leave you at risk of infections, like the common cold. However, our latest review of the evidence suggests that ...
Apr 18, 2018
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Immunology
Blood donors' leftover immune cells reveal secrets of antibody affinity
During some kinds of blood donations, you get most of your blood back. For example, platelet donation involves a procedure in which donor blood is filtered to harvest the platelets for medical use and the rest of the blood ...
Mar 9, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Molecular 'magnets' could improve cancer immunotherapy
Chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better immunotherapies for cancer patients, according to new research published in Cell.
Feb 8, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
New immunotherapy approach boosts body's ability to destroy cancer cells
Few cancer treatments are generating more excitement these days than immunotherapy—drugs based on the principle that the immune system can be harnessed to detect and kill cancer cells, much in the same way that it goes ...
Jan 12, 2018
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Medical research
Gene therapy improves immunity in babies with 'bubble boy' disease
Early evidence suggests that gene therapy developed at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital will lead to broad protection for infants with the devastating immune disorder X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency disorder. ...
Dec 9, 2017
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Immunology
Annual influenza vaccination does not prevent natural immunity
Earlier studies have suggested that having repeated annual influenza vaccination can prevent natural immunity to the virus, and potentially increase the susceptibility to influenza illness in the event of a pandemic, or when ...
Nov 14, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer relapse linked to body's own immune system
Cancer cells that survive after treatment may use the body's own immune system to wake themselves up and fuel their growth, a new study shows.
Oct 16, 2017
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