Couples help researchers discover gene that may afford protection against COVID-19
During the COVID-19 pandemic, health worker Maria Tereza Malheiros Sapienza's curiosity was aroused by her immunity to ...
Intestinal immune system gives new clues to mechanism behind food tolerance and allergies
With every bite of food we take, our intestinal immune system must make a big decision. Tasked with defending us from foreign ...
Harvard Medical School8d
Regulatory T Cells Found To Safeguard Brain Health, Memory Formation
Immune cells called regulatory T cells have long been known for their role in countering inflammation. In the setting of ...
Unique genetic mechanism that protects cells against viruses discovered
Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have discovered a unique genetic mechanism that provides cells with rapid and efficient protection against viruses. The findings could lead ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel14d
“Chameleon” Immune Cells Linked To Severe Asthma
Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get around cutting-edge asthma treatments by ...
The Sun26d
The 10 things destroying your immune system – and tips to dodge nasty winter bugs
It's made up of different organs, cells, and proteins that work together to eradicate intruders. There are two types of immunity: innate - which are the defence systems you were born with - and ...
Science Daily28d
New AI predicts inner workings of cells
In the same way that ChatGPT understands human language, a new AI model developed by computational biologists captures the language of cells to accurately predict their activities. In the same way ...