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Researchers give more insight into development of lupus in females
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
For many years, healthcare professionals have known that lupus, an autoimmune disease, affects women nine times more than males. Some of the variables that contribute to the disease's high incidence in women have remained unknown, but Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers have found answers in
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Exposure to broccoli sprouts protects against colitis in bowel disease
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The researchers investigated the interactions between mice and their immune systems, as well as the broccoli sprout diet, microbes within the Crohn's-afflicted gut, and how those microbes would use an inactive compound in the broccoli sprouts to make an anti-inflammatory compound in the gut.
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Study shows that gut fungus has a long-term impact on the immunological re
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian, specific gut-dwelling fungi thrive in severe cases of COVID-19, exacerbating the disease's extreme inflammation while also causing long-term immune system changes.
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Study highlights gut fungi's lasting impact on severe COVID-19 immune resp
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
According to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, certain gut-dwelling fungus thrive in severe cases of COVID-19, magnifying the excessive inflammation that causes the disease while also triggering long-term alterations in the immune system. This research indic
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Study reveals what new mothers and cockroaches have in common
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Researchers are investigating the dramatic morphological changes that some insects undergo when they give birth to live young. This involves weakening their immune systems to accommodate kids, which certain insects and humans share. Understanding how these systems function can aid in the dev
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Immune system ageing can be identified by CT scan: Study
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Thymus, a small and generally obscure organ, may have a larger function in adult immune system than previously thought. The glandular tissue in the thymus is replaced by fat as we age, but the rate at which this occurs is connected to sex, age, and lifestyle factors, according to a recent st
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Study finds how immunity from routine vaccines can fight cancer
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
In theory, a team from the University of Massachusetts Amherst proved that a protein antigen from a childhood vaccine may be administered into the cells of a malignant tumour to reorient the body's immune system against the cancer, effectively stopping it and preventing its recurrence.
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Study reveals how cancer drug helps to restore immune system's ability to
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A group led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin has discovered a brand-new, bio-inspired medication that restores the capability of immune cells to combat cancer. The medication increases the effectiveness of immunotherapy and inhibits tumour growth in mice models of melanoma,
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Premature neonates in neonatal care units are at risk of developing deadly
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Premature neonates in neonatal care units are extremely sensitive to potentially lethal infections. To help keep these babies safe, the risk of infection must be maintained to a minimum.
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Premature babies in neonatal care units are susceptible to fatal illnesses
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Premature babies in neonatal care units are very sensitive and susceptible to potentially fatal illnesses. To help keep these babies safe, the danger of infection must be kept as low as possible. A particular problem is late-onset sepsis which starts from three days after birth, when bacter
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Immune cells are vital for effective immunisation against SARS-CoV-2 virus
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
An important fraction of immune system cells necessary for effective immunisation against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus has recently been the subject of new research.
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Study discovers training gut's immune system to combat detrimental effects
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a new study, mice with immune systems that had been trained against the microbial protein flagellin did not experience the usual harmful repercussions of taking food additive emulsifiers, pointing to a potential new way to combat numerous chronic inflammatory illnesses. These findings we
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