Common colds train the immune system to recognize COVID-19
Previous infections with common cold viruses can train the immune system to recognize SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according
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Scientists discover how immune cells mobilize to fight infection
Scientists have shed light on how immune cells navigate to the lymph nodes, where they help to fight off harmful
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The immune system facilitates alcohol addiction
The activation of the immune system could eventually perpetuate some of the deleterious effects of alcohol, like addiction. This is
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Genes that predispose to cancer by impairing the immune system
The idea that the immune system ‘monitors and prevents’ the development of cancer, which is called ‘cancer immune vigilance,” was
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Immune properties in ancient DNA found in isolated villages might benefit humanity today
Could remnants of DNA from a now extinct human subspecies known as the Denisovans help boost the immune functions of
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Nutritional recommendations to boost the immune systems of frontline workers
Cristina Palacios—associate professor in the Department of Dietetics and Nutrition at the Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social
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Unusual immune response in bladder appears to drive repeat UTIs
As many people know, bladder infections can be a painful and recurring condition, and those who are prone to the
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Timing of immune response to COVID-19 may contribute to disease severity
A new USC study suggests that temporarily suppressing the body’s immune system during the early stages of COVID-19 could help
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How could COVID-19 and the body’s immune response affect the brain?
Although the most immediately threatening symptoms of COVID-19 are respiratory, neuroscientists are intently studying the pandemic from the perspective of
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Syphilis eludes immune attack by altering a single gene
The bacterium that causes syphilis, Treponema pallidum, likely uses a single gene to escape the immune system, research from UW
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