When immune cells detect harmful pathogens or cancer, they mobilise and coordinate a competent defence response. To do this effectively
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Sweet success of parasite survival could also be its downfall
University of York scientists are part of an international team which has discovered how a parasite responsible for spreading a
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Lassa virus’ soft spot revealed
As this year’s Lassa fever outbreak in Nigeria is finally ebbing, the total tally came to more than 600 infected
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First step to induce self-repair in the central nervous system
Damaged peripheral nerves can regenerate after an injury, for example, following a forearm fracture. Axons, the long projections of neurons
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Shingles vaccine safely prevents outbreaks among stem cell transplant patients: The study could offer hope to others with severely compromised immune systems
A newer form of shingles vaccine reduced outbreaks of the painful rash among patients who were transplanted with their own
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How human cells react to external signals and further process them
Researchers from Heidelberg University and Sendai University in Japan used new biotechnological methods to study how human cells react to
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Sweet! How C. difficile toxin A enters intestinal cells: CRISPR/Cas9 genetic screen reveals the entry portal, and a potential treatment strategy
Clostridiodes difficile infection has become a leading cause of severe, sometimes fatal diarrheal illness. It flourishes best in hospitals and
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How the immune system keeps the Epstein-Barr virus in check
A protein called PD-1, which is found on immune cells called CD8+ T cells, plays a key role in controlling
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Probiotics: How lactic acid bacteria from Sauerkraut and yogurt the immune system to stimulate downright
As lactic acid bacteria stimulate our immune system Probiotic foods promise a variety of positive health effects, but with quite
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Scientists advance a way to track changes in a person’s cardiovascular system
Every heart beat sends blood flowing throughout the human body. While an electrocardiogram uses a contact approach to measure the
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