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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Another trick up the immune system’s sleeve: Regrowing blood vessels
Roughly 8.5 million people in the United States suffer from peripheral artery disease (PAD), a narrowing of the arteries in
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Salty diet reduces tumor growth by tackling immune cells
A study by an international research team led by Professor Markus Kleinewietfeld (VIB-UHasselt) shows that high salt intake inhibits tumor
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Immune system discovery inspires a new barometer for inflammatory diseases
A unique discovery about the nature of neutrophils—the most numerous white blood cells in the body—may lead to new models
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Fighting staph infections with the body’s immune system
Researchers have gained a greater understanding of the biology of staphylococcus skin infections in mice and how the mouse immune
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New HIV vaccine strategy ‘pumps’ the immune system
A new HIV vaccine delivery strategy appears to enhance the protective immune response in a preclinical model. Scientists at the
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In rare cases, immune system fails despite HIV suppression
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is usually very effective at suppressing HIV in the body, allowing a person’s immune system to recover
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Research links development of childhood leukaemia to mistakes by the immune system
Genetic mutations that drive the development of a common type of childhood leukaemia can be traced back to errors by
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Skin cancer can spread in mice by hijacking the immune system
Scientists have uncovered molecules released by invasive skin cancer that reprogram healthy immune cells to help the cancer to spread.
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Researchers reveal new mechanism to ‘activate’ the immune system against cancer
A new mechanism for activating the immune system against cancer cells allows immune cells to detect and destroy cancer cells
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