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Immune-boosting therapy helps honey bees fight viruses: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Scientists have discovered a unique method of strengthening honey bees' immune systems to help them fight lethal viruses, which have contributed to significant losses of the essential pollinator worldwide.
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Intas launches DCGI-approved Tofacitinib Topical (JAKi) in Auto-Immune Con
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], June 29: Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., one of India's leading pharmaceutical companies with operations across the globe has launched TOFATAS - a DCGI-approved, Tofacitinib Ointment 2 per cent w/w for the treatment of mild to moderate Atopic Dermatitis (AD) in patie
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'Ageing' immune cell levels may predict how well we respond to vaccines: R
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Cambridge scientists have discovered a blood pattern that could help predict how well an individual will respond to immunisations. The study, which was published in Nature Communications, could explain why, even within susceptible patient groups, some people respond better to immunisations t
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Study dicovers human impact on wildlife even in protected areas
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A study led by Rice University ecologist Lydia Beaudrot and colleagues found that tropical mammals living within protected areas are not immune to the effects of human activity, even when it occurs outside of the protected boundaries.
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Popular steroids may mess up with several cancer therapies: Study
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Immunotherapy is a relatively new and successful cancer treatment. It causes the immune system to identify tumours as invaders and attack them. Immunotherapy, however, does not benefit all patients. Why? Scientists aren't always certain. Sometimes, immunotherapy patients experience side eff
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Study reveals how popular steroids might mess up some cancer treatments
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Immunotherapy is one of the most recent and effective cancer treatments. It causes the immune system to identify tumours as intruders in the body and attack them. However, not all patients benefit from immunotherapy. Why? Scientists are not always sure.
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Genetic mutations direct immune defences in leukaemia linked rare bone mar
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
A discovery that may result in novel medicines to halt or reverse the disease could be beneficial to patients with a rare genetic bone marrow problem who are at an elevated risk of blood malignancies.
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Study finds how space travel alters gene expression in white blood cells,
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
There is growing evidence that illnesses are more likely to affect astronauts in space. For instance, respiratory and non-respiratory illnesses are rather prevalent among astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS), as well as skin rashes. Additionally, it is known that astrona
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Researchers find how HIV can lie dormant in brain
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) inserts a copy of its DNA into human immune cells as a component of its life cycle. HIV latency is the term used to describe the long-lasting inert, latent condition that some of these newly infected immune cells might enter.
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Study finds women with multiple sclerosis get better with pregnancy
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Researchers have discovered beneficial changes in the immune system that occur naturally during pregnancy. The study was published in 'Journal of Neuroinflammation'.
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Study finds SARS-CoV-2 responses varied significantly depending on cell ty
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers employed heart and lung stem cells infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 to better understand how the illness affects various organs, paving the path for more tailored therapies.
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Women with multiple sclerosis get better when pregnant: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Researchers identified the beneficial changes that occur naturally in the immune system during pregnancy. The study was published in 'Journal of Neuroinflammation'
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