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Mothers' ability to ‘remember’ prior pregnancies can provide strategies fo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
For decades, scientists have understood that pregnancy requires a mother's body to modify so that her immune system does not fight the developing foetus as if it were a hostile foreign invader. Despite knowing a lot more about pregnancy immunology in recent years, a new study demonstrates t
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Immune cells are critical to efficacy of coronavirus vaccinations: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A study has provided fresh information on a vital subset of immune system cells required for successful vaccination against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic virus.
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Study finds training gut’s immune system to fight harmful effects of emuls
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a new study, mice with immune systems that had been trained against the microbial protein flagellin did not experience the usual negative consequences of consuming food additive emulsifiers, pointing to a potential new strategy to battle many chronic inflammatory disorders.
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Implantable device could allow injection-free diabetes management: Study
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers created a unique implanted device that not only contains hundreds of thousands of insulin-producing islet cells but also has its own onboard oxygen factory that manufactures oxygen by splitting water vapour found in the body.
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Healthy guts containing mature bacteria linked to less allergy-related wh
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy, babies and young children with better-developed populations of gut bacteria are less likely to develop allergy-related wheezing or asthma.
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Immune system is critical in extending multiple myeloma remission: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A new study underlined the critical role that the immune system plays in determining the duration of patients' remission from multiple myeloma.
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Researchers discover stem cells in thymus for first time
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Stem cells have been detected in the human thymus. These cells could be a new target for researchers studying immunological diseases, cancer, and immune system stimulation.
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Study finds lung cells induce immune response to influenza
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Researchers have uncovered some novel and unexpected ways that influenza virus and viral RNA are detected by human lung cells, which may have therapeutic ramifications.
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Study finds stem cells in thymus for first time
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered stem cells in the human thymus. These cells represent a potential new target for research into immunological disorders, cancer, and immune system stimulation.
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Study suggests new approach to treating kidney failure
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Scientists at UC San Francisco are developing a new strategy to treating kidney failure that could one day eliminate the need for dialysis or the use of harsh medicines to suppress the immune system following a transplant.
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Study reveals how being in space impairs astronauts’ immune system
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A recent study led by Karolinska Institutet researchers in Sweden investigated how weightlessness affects immune system T cells. The findings, published in the journal Science Advances, may explain why astronauts' T cells become less active and effective at fighting infection.
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Immunotherapy helps to fight against cancer: Study
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The potential of artificial DNA constructs that, when used in conjunction with antibodies, tell the immune system to focus on malignant cells in particular is highlighted by a recent study.
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