For decades, doctors have warned about the health risks of smoking. However, their warnings focused on the physical risks that
Month: January 2020
Contaminating a fake rubber hand could help people overcome obsessive compulsive disorder
The famous, but bizarre, ‘rubber hand illusion’ could help people who suffer from obsessive compulsive disorder overcome their condition without
Gut microbes may improve stroke recovery
New research shows that the microorganisms in our gut could help protect brain cells from damage caused by inflammation after
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors
A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune system’s attack on pancreatic cancer cells,
Effects of tuberculosis on immune system
Scientists from Trinity have discovered both how TB puts the brakes on our immune engines and how we can
It’s difficult to correct vaccine misinformation
The number of girls receiving HPV vaccines in Denmark plummeted after vaccine misinformation spread through Danish media outlets from 2013
How CD4+ T cells directly target tumours after immunotherapy
More effective cancer treatments could be on the horizon now that researchers have found out how tumour-killing cells are switched on. Doctors have
Lifestyle choices could slow familial frontotemporal dementia
A physically and mentally active lifestyle confers resilience to frontotemporal dementia (FTD), even in people whose genetic profile makes the
Bacterial link in celiac disease
Bacterial exposure has been identified as a potential environmental risk factor in developing coeliac disease, a hereditary autoimmune-like condition that
A molecular switch for stomach disease
Infectious diseases triggered by bacteria and other microbes are the most frequent cause of human mortality across the globe. Roughly
