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Initial human trial results for a promising COVID-19 vaccine have been been published in the journal The Lancet. The vaccine, developed at Oxford University, has so far been found to be safe and induce the two key immune responses needed to protect aga… Continue reading Oxford’s COVID-19 vaccine is safe and induces immune response
Robust new research is suggesting a high-fat diet and antibiotic use work together synergistically to promote the type of gut microbiome imbalance that can lead to bowel inflammation. The study sheds light on the causal mechanisms by which environmenta… Continue reading How antibiotics and a high-fat diet can drive gut inflammation
One of the many deteriorative effects of aging in humans is a decline in immune system function, which invites a whole host of other risks including vulnerability to infectious diseases. Scientists may have uncovered a way to reverse this trend, using … Continue reading Immune cell transplant reverses effects of aging in mice
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA) is a common and quite dangerous hospital infection that’s resistant to many drugs. Now, researchers at New York University have developed a new treatment path that targets not the bacteria itself, but … Continue reading Promising golden staph treatment targets toxins instead of bacteria
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcal aureus (MRSA) is a common and quite dangerous hospital infection that’s resistant to many drugs. Now, researchers at New York University have developed a new treatment path that targets not the bacteria itself, but … Continue reading Promising golden staph treatment targets toxins instead of bacteria
A new Yale University-led study has solved a long-standing mystery of how acute stress seems to amplify inflammatory disease despite the fact many stress hormones actually suppress the immune system. The research reveals a particular immune cell is rel… Continue reading Yale study solves mystery of how stress triggers inflammation
A new Yale University-led study has solved a long-standing mystery of how acute stress seems to amplify inflammatory disease despite the fact many stress hormones actually suppress the immune system. The research reveals a particular immune cell is rel… Continue reading Yale study solves mystery of how stress triggers inflammation
Immunotherapy is a promising potential treatment for cancer, but it still has kinks to iron out. In a new study from Yale, researchers have identified a “jamming signal” that cancer uses to hide from the immune system – and importantly, engineered a sy… Continue reading Synthetic immune cell rallies the troops to fight cancer
An Oxford University-led trial testing a commonly available immunosuppressive drug on COVID-19 patients has found the cheap steroid significantly reduces deaths when administered to severely sick patients in intensive care. The treatment, described as … Continue reading How suppressing the immune system can save lives in severe COVID-19 cases
Six months into the COVID-19 global pandemic and many questions still remain unanswered concerning the nature of this novel coronavirus. Perhaps one of the most important unresolved mysteries surrounds human immune responses to the virus and how long a… Continue reading Long-term immunity to COVID-19 questioned in new study