Infants may not be as immune to measles as thought
A surprising new study upends the notion that antibodies passed from mother to fetus protect infants from measles for as
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Q&A: Should you get vaccinations with a suppressed immune system?
Dear Mayo Clinic: I am 72 and take a drug for rheumatoid arthritis that suppresses my immune system. I’m scheduled
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When studying immune cells, environment matters
For years, scientists have used cells grown in petri dishes to study the metabolic processes that fuel the immune system.
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Genomic map implicates broad immune cell involvement in multiple sclerosis
The International Multiple Sclerosis Genetic Consortium (IMSGC) reports the results of its latest study, “Multiple sclerosis genomic map implicates peripheral
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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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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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