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Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-
WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

by Robin FosterAs an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread."Thempoxoutbreaks in the Democrat

WHO unveils plan to end African mpox outbreak

by Robin FosterAs an mpox outbreak continues to rage in Africa, the World Health Organization on Monday launched a six-month plan to quell its spread."Thempoxoutbreaks in the Democrat
Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g

Antimalarial treatments more likely to fail in children with acute malnutrition, finds study

by University of OxfordCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainChildren with acute malnutrition across Africa and Asia have a higher risk of treatment failure and malaria reinfection, even after being g
How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche

How SARS-CoV-2 evades the immune system

by Hokkaido UniversityThe expression of the immune response gene NLRC5 (red purple) is suppressed in SARS-CoV-2 (green) infected cells (Photo: Koichi Kobayashi). Credit: Koichi KobayashiResearche
Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c

Type III interferon in COVID-19: Protective or harmful?

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: CC0 Public DomainOur immune system makes interferons and other cytokines to help us fight viruses. But in COVID-19, we've learned that they can also c
Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe world's biggest vaccine maker will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa from May, bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly in

Cut-price malaria vaccine to begin Africa rollout from May

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe world's biggest vaccine maker will start rolling out a cheap new malaria inoculation in Africa from May, bolstering the fight against one of the most deadly in
Study compares tuberculosis infection and disease progression rates in a prospective manner

Study compares tuberculosis infection and disease progression rates in a prospective manner

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to sil

Study compares tuberculosis infection and disease progression rates in a prospective manner

byBoston University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to sil
Chicago migrant shelter reports measles outbreak

Chicago migrant shelter reports measles outbreak

by Physician's Briefing StaffThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a team to Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles that has sickened four.The Chicago Department of

Chicago migrant shelter reports measles outbreak

by Physician's Briefing StaffThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has sent a team to Chicago to help contain an outbreak of measles that has sickened four.The Chicago Department of
SARS-CoV-2 mutations can complicate immune surveillance of human T-killer cells

SARS-CoV-2 mutations can complicate immune surveillance of human T-killer cells

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical representation of T cell recognizing and killing SARS-CoV-2 infected cell (top). Mutant SARS-CoV-2 is not pr

SARS-CoV-2 mutations can complicate immune surveillance of human T-killer cells

by CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of SciencesGraphical representation of T cell recognizing and killing SARS-CoV-2 infected cell (top). Mutant SARS-CoV-2 is not pr
Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa

Researchers identify way to block alphavirus infection

by Washington University in St. LouisCredit:Cell(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.09.007Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found an innovative wa