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By using advanced screening methods to tune into the communications taking place between individual cells, scientists have produced the first full connectivity map of the human immune system. This new wiring diagram will help researchers better underst… Continue reading Scientists create first full map of human immune system connectivity
A 66-year-old man has become the fourth patient to be effectively cured of a HIV infection after undergoing a stem cell transplant from a donor with a rare genetic mutation that has been linked to HIV resistance. The man, now in remission for 17 months… Continue reading Stem cell HIV cure proves successful in oldest patient to date
Infections can trigger all kinds of reactions in the human body, and one of the most extreme is sepsis. This life-threatening complication causes more than 250,000 deaths in the US each year, but a new artificial intelligence system developed at Johns … Continue reading Bedside AI warning system for sepsis reduces mortality by nearly 20%
With the Omicron subtype BA.5 rapidly becoming dominant in the United States a small body of research has begun to reveal the unique properties of this novel SARS-CoV-2 variant. Two recent preprints have described how BA.5 is more immune-evasive than p… Continue reading Does BA.5 cause more severe disease than earlier Omicron subvariants?
A small autopsy study examining brain tissue from patients who died from COVID-19 is offering new clues to how this novel coronavirus can lead to brain damage. The findings suggest an abnormal immune response could be damaging vascular cells in the blo… Continue reading New clues to how COVID may trigger immune damage in the brain
New research from the UNC School of Medicine has found users of nicotine-salt-containing pod and disposable e-cigarettes display unique markers of immune suppression not seen in users of other kinds of e-cigarettes. The study indicates the long-term he… Continue reading Nicotine-salt e-cig pods may harm immune cells more than other vapes
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are beginning a Phase 1 human trial to test a new universal flu vaccine. The trial will test the novel vaccine being delivered either as a nasal spray or by injection after animal studies demonstra… Continue reading Universal flu vaccine developed by US government begins human trials
A large new study tracking the health of around two million people has found annual influenza vaccination is associated with a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The compelling findings build on growing research finding links between several viral infections and neurodegenerative disease.
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Tags: Virus, Brain, Influenza, Vaccines, The Immune System, Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia
Continue reading How the flu vaccine can lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease
Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research in London have developed a new light-activated “photoimmunotherapy” that could help treat brain cancer. The key is a compound that glows under light to guide surgeons to the tumor, while near-infrared ligh… Continue reading Light-activated “photoimmunotherapy” kills brain cancer, reduces relapse
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have found that adding a booster protein can significantly improve the outcome of cancer immunotherapy. Tests in mice showed the protein produced 10,000 times more immune cells, with all mice surviving … Continue reading Immunotherapy booster produces 10,000 times more cancer-fighting cells