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Study finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 9 (ANI): People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mig
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Study discovers key growth factor protein effective in protection against
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A recent discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has said that a growth factor protein produced by rare immune cells in the intestine can protect against the effects of Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an umbrella term used to describe disorders th
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COVID reinfections due to stronger immune escape phenomenon in Omicron tha
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New Delhi [India], February 5 (ANI): Health experts say reinfection of people with COVID-19 within two to three weeks of their last infection is because of the 'immune escape capacity' of the virus.
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Researchers find new rotavirus vaccine to prevent a deadly diarrheal disea
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Washington [US], February 5 (ANI): A team of researchers have found that an Australian developed neonatal rotavirus vaccine RV3-BB was safe and produced a robust immune response in African babies.
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Study finds how SARS-CoV-2 infection may become severe COVID-19
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Washington [US], February 4 (ANI): A recent research has found that whether SARS-CoV-2 infection becomes severe or not depends not only on the strong immune activation but also on the dysfunctional endothelium, in other words, the vascular system.
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Studies explore Omega-3 Index benefits for immunity and cell membrane inte
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Sioux Falls (South Dakota) [US], February 4 (ANI): Two pivotal studies featuring the Omega-3 Index have shed light on how they impact the body. The first discussed how the Omega-3 Index relates to red blood cell (RBC) distribution width (a measure of cellular integrity) and the second explor
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First virus infection in infants linked with infections later in life: Stu
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Edinburgh [Scotland], February 2 (ANI): When a baby leaves the protection of its mother's womb and comes into the world, its body takes time to adjust to the new environment. It is natural for them to have infections in their first few days and weeks, but a recent research has something else
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Scientists develop new way to deliver RNA for those afraid of needles
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Cambridge (Massachusetts) [US], February 1 (ANI): Traditionally, vaccines have always been injected. Same is the case with RNA vaccines. This, however can be a hindrance for people who fear needles. Now, a team of MIT researchers have come up with an innovative solution for this.
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Researchers discover key growth factor protein, effective in protection ag
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New York [US], February 1 (ANI): Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is an umbrella term used to describe disorders that involve chronic inflammation of one's digestive tract. A recent discovery by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers has said that a growth factor protein produced by rare immune
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New research sheds light on how lactic acid weakens anti-tumour defences
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Ixelles [Belgium], January 31 (ANI): In cancer research, it has been a long-known fact that lactic acid, or lactate, is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defence against tumours. Now, a recent study has shed light on exactly "how" this happen
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Researchers create new test to quickly identify COVID-19 infection and sev
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Washington DC [US], January 30 (ANI): The first, second and now third wave has made one thing amply clear: the speed of getting the results of the COVID-19 test plays an important role in its diagnosis and treatment. Now, researchers from George Washington (GW) University have made a breakth
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Study develops intranasal flu vaccine with nano-particles that provides ro
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Washington [US], January 30 (ANI): A new study has developed an influenza vaccine that is administered through the nose and has been constructed with nanoparticles that increase the immune response and offers stronger protection.
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