Just like diseases, vaccines cause the body to form an immunological memory. This memory can prevent a second infection or illness caused by the same pathogen. "Put simply, specific immunity is based on antibodies that prevent ...
Oct 28, 2021
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At a hospital in Spain, a doctor holds a test tube under Encarna Oviedo's nose to see if she can smell anything—a full 18 months after she had COVID.
Oct 28, 2021
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My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. During her care, she was found to have a BRCA2 mutation. Her doctor suggested that my brothers and I get tested for this mutation, too. I am a 26-year-old woman, and I am not sure ...
Jan 19, 2021
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Infections pose an increasing risk to hospitalized patients. In collaboration with a number of partners, the Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering and Biotechnology IGB has developed a new therapeutic approach ...
Sep 1, 2020
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As the world anxiously awaits a remedy for the novel coronavirus, ETH Zurich is also involved in the search for active substances and vaccines. This overview sets out the therapeutic approaches pursued by ETH researchers.
Apr 21, 2020
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When a patient is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or spondyloarthritis, prescribing the correct type of medicine is a case of trial and error. It is simply not possible to predict which medication ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Years ago, when I was teaching at a state university, I had the privilege to show real human embryos and fetuses to my genetics classes. An obstetrician back in the 1950s had saved them after patients had miscarried, with ...
Sep 9, 2016
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A new £100m project will map the DNA of up to 100,000 patients with cancer and other rare diseases.
Dec 11, 2012
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The British woman who gave birth to the world's first test tube baby has died aged 64, her family said on Wednesday.
Jun 20, 2012
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