Health Some benefits of exercise stem from the immune system James Pereira Nov 6, 2023 The connection between exercise and inflammation has captivated the imagination of researchers ever since an early… Read More...
Health Team identifies key driver of cancer cell death pathway that activates immune cells James Pereira Jul 31, 2023 Scientists have identified a protein that plays a pivotal role in the action of several emerging cancer therapies. The… Read More...
Health Monkeypox: Characterization of post-infectious immune response James Pereira Jul 30, 2023 In 2022-2023, an outbreak of monkeypox, now known as mpox (caused by the monkeypox virus or MPXV) led to 87,000 human… Read More...
Health Researchers discover specialized immune cells patrolling the human eye James Pereira Jul 30, 2023 The discovery, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, redefines current understanding… Read More...
Health New RNA-based therapy combats melanoma in mouse models: Experimental approach that triggers a type… James Pereira Jul 30, 2023 Investigators at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have designed an innovative RNA-based strategy to activate… Read More...
Health Scientist discover protein required for an effective immune response to invading bacteria: The… James Pereira Jul 29, 2023 A team led by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has discovered a protein that plays critical roles in… Read More...
Health Immune systems develop ‘silver bullet’ defenses against common bacteria James Pereira Jul 23, 2023 Immune systems develop specific genes to combat common bacteria such as those found in food, new research shows.… Read More...
Health In rats, loss of immune cells leads non-moms to care for newborns James Pereira Jul 23, 2023 Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease in… Read More...
Health Researchers engineer nanostructures to enhance the immune system’s ability to combat cancer:… James Pereira Jul 19, 2023 Over the past decade, researchers have sought more effective and enduring cancer treatments. Among the wide variety of… Read More...
Health PFAS reduce the activity of immune cells, study suggests: Study demonstrates immune-modifying effect… James Pereira Jul 18, 2023 Because they are persistent, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are also known as "chemicals for eternity." They… Read More...