Children with a history of prior dengue virus infection had a significantly lower risk of being symptomatic when infected by
Category: Immune system
Malfunction of immune cells could explain some cases of hypertension
Hundreds of thousands of deaths every year can be traced back to hypertension, better known simply as high blood pressure.
New strategy may curtail spread of antibiotic resistance
Spotless surfaces in hospitals can hide bacteria that rarely cause problems for healthy people but pose a serious threat to
Caesarean sections prevent natural transfer of immune system-boosting bacteria
Baby‘s birth is always an exciting moment, but it can also be hugely stressful. In fact, in certain cases natural
Depression linked to brain inflammation
Years of depression can cause brain inflammation that has been linked to degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, an analysis
Helping the immune system thwart infections
Yale researchers have developed a set of synthetic molecules that may boost the strength of a key, virus-fighting protein. The
How infection site affects the immune system
A new study by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes shows that infection sites could affect the immune system’s response to
Treating aggressive colon tumor with immunotherapy
Immunotherapy against cancer cells has become a powerful approach to treat cancers such as melanoma and lung cancer. However, to
Cancer-killing virus alerts immune system
A new UC San Francisco study has shown that a cancer-killing (“oncolytic”) virus currently in clinical trials may function as
Molecular magnet could improve cancer immunotherapy
According to new research in cell, chemicals that attract specialised immune cells toward tumours could be used to develop better