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Study finds how fever promotes increased activity, mitochondrial damage in
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Centre showed that fever temperatures increase immune cell metabolism, proliferation, and activity, but they also promote mitochondrial stress, DNA damage, and cell death in a specific subgroup of T cells.
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Researchers find how immune cells prevent lung healing after viral infecti
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Researchers found a mechanism by which immune cells impede the regeneration of the lungs' defensive barrier following viral infections such as COVID-19.
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Study finds strains of tuberculosis that are most infectious
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study evaluating how various strains migrate across mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities, the chances of an exposed person becoming infected with TB vary depending on whether the human and the bacterium share a hometown.
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Researchers discover new T cells, genes related to immune disorders
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A team of researchers has identified a number of uncommon helper T cell subtypes that are linked to immune conditions like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis.
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Study finds how macrophages play critical role in immune system
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Macrophages are essential to the immune system because they combat infections and help heal damaged tissue. It's critical to comprehend how these cells are triggered in various contexts in order to design novel medical interventions. The complexity of these cells and their reactions has made
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Study finds how novel immune cell therapy can fight hepatitis B infections
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Researchers found out how chronic infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes gradual liver damage, and eradicating the virus remains a daunting challenge.
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Researchers discover new approach to treat allergic asthma
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Researchers revealed that a protein known as Piezo1 stops allergens from hyperactivating a kind of immune cell in the lungs. The work implies that activating Piezo1 could be a new therapeutic approach to lowering lung inflammation and treating allergic asthma.
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Researchers give insight into how brain awakens from anesthesia
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The brain's process of waking up from anaesthesia is aided by the same cells that protect the central nervous system from injury, according to a Mayo Clinic study that was published in Nature Neuroscience.
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Gut bacteria generate neurotransmitters that shape the neonatal immune sys
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers discovered that specific bacteria colonise the gut shortly after birth and produce the neurotransmitter serotonin, which educates gut immune cells. This helps to prevent allergic responses to both food and microbes during early development.
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Study gives insight into role of specific protein in activating immune cel
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A new study provided light on the role of the protein STAP-1 in activating certain immune cells
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Do you know genetic malfunction causes rare lung disease? Study finds
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
One of the most significant cells in the body is the macrophage. This immune cell, dubbed "big eater" in Greek, eats and breaks down dangerous substances like dust, debris, bacteria, and cancer cells. Macrophages play a particularly important role in the lungs, where they combat bacterial in
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Researchers discover genetic malfunction that causes rare lung disease
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The macrophage is one of the most important cells in the body. This immune cell, which means "big eater" in Greek, consumes and digests harmful materials such as bacteria, cancer cells, dust, and detritus. Macrophages are notably crucial in the lungs, where they fight bacterial infections wh
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