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'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse

'Self-sabotage' prevents immune protection against malaria

by Walter and Eliza Hall InstituteAustralian scientists have for the first time revealed how malaria parasites cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages our body's ability to protect itse
A new device provides added protection against COVID-19 during endoscopic procedures

A new device provides added protection against COVID-19 during endoscopic procedures

by Tohoku UniversityThe device. Credit: Hiroyuki EndoThe COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can

A new device provides added protection against COVID-19 during endoscopic procedures

by Tohoku UniversityThe device. Credit: Hiroyuki EndoThe COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up unimaginable challenges for healthcare workers. Even simple outpatient procedures such as endoscopies can
Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a not insubstantial fee, many private clinics in the UK offer full-body MRI scans to detect disease and abnormalities at the e

Opinion: Full-body scans to look for hidden disease are a bad idea—here's why

by Adam Taylor,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFor a not insubstantial fee, many private clinics in the UK offer full-body MRI scans to detect disease and abnormalities at the e
COVID-19 high-risk groups: Why the immune system is less effective at fighting the virus

COVID-19 high-risk groups: Why the immune system is less effective at fighting the virus

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinThe older a person with COVID-19 is, the higher the frequency of T-helper cells which react to the virus. However, fewer and fewer of these cells produce th

COVID-19 high-risk groups: Why the immune system is less effective at fighting the virus

by Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinThe older a person with COVID-19 is, the higher the frequency of T-helper cells which react to the virus. However, fewer and fewer of these cells produce th
Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l

Study explores characteristics associated with poor COVID-19 antibody response

by Melissa Rohman,Northwestern UniversityAnti-S1 IgG levels over time between first vaccine dose and serosurvey by socio-demographic and clinical correlates. Plot of predicted anti-S1 antibody l
Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test

Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsGlobally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before the

Lives could be saved from tropical disease with new rapid test

by Wellcome Trust Sanger InstituteCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsGlobally, more than half of patients die after infection with the neglected tropical disease, melioidosis, often before the
Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US

Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US

by Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicNeisseria meningitidisbacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Credit: CDCA rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the

Meningococcal disease on the rise in the US

by Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicNeisseria meningitidisbacteria, responsible for causing meningococcal meningitis. Credit: CDCA rise in invasive serogroup Y meningococcal disease has prompted the
MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo

MS patients face much greater risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19, despite high rates of vaccination

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew real-world research being presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo
What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

by Cameron Webb and Andrew van den Hurk,The ConversationBlue jays are an important host of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States. Credit:Mathew Schwartz/UnsplashHealth aut

What is eastern equine encephalitis? Two mosquito researchers explain what's behind the latest outbreaks

by Cameron Webb and Andrew van den Hurk,The ConversationBlue jays are an important host of eastern equine encephalitis virus in the United States. Credit:Mathew Schwartz/UnsplashHealth aut
Experimental therapeutic reduces advanced-stage influenza viral loads faster than current therapies in preclinical study

Experimental therapeutic reduces advanced-stage influenza viral loads faster than current therapies in preclinical study

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityAn Eradivir employee conducts research on the company's EV25 influenza therapeutic. Research published inProceedings of the National Academy of Science

Experimental therapeutic reduces advanced-stage influenza viral loads faster than current therapies in preclinical study

by Steve Martin,Purdue UniversityAn Eradivir employee conducts research on the company's EV25 influenza therapeutic. Research published inProceedings of the National Academy of Science