Study shows the biological clock influences immune response efficiency
According to a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
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Lethal brain tumour shields itself from immune attack
One of the deadliest brain tumours forms a genetic force field around itself to protect it from attack by the
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Immune system and mental health are connected
Our understanding of how our psyche affects our immune system—and vice versa—has been limited. Until now. Many people have long
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Study explores role of metabolism in immune cell behavior
What makes healthy cells change and become dysfunctional to the point of causing disease? In addition to a disruption in
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New immune pathway involved in resistance to parasite worms found in undercooked pork
Scientists from Lancaster University in the UK have discovered that immune responses originally found to prevent fungal infections are also
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Three studies show how tumors hijack the immune system to resist radiation therapy
More than a decade ago, radiation oncologists noticed a nifty phenomenon: Sometimes radiation used locally against a tumor could excite
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Identification of lymph node cells that may play important roles in immune tolerance
Aire expression in the thymus contributes to immune tolerance by eliminating auto-reactive T cells; insufficient elimination causes autoimmune disorders. The
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Vitamin D and immune cells stimulate bone marrow disease
The bone marrow disease myelofibrosis is stimulated by excessive signaling from vitamin D and immune cells known as macrophages, reveals
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A code for reprogramming immune sentinels
For the first time, a research team at Lund University in Sweden has successfully reprogrammed mouse and human skin cells
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Regulating the immune system’s ‘regulator’
A research team at the Academy of Immunology and Microbiology, within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has discovered a
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