Tag: Immune system
An itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch...
Marlys Fassett, University of California, San Francisco
Itching can be uncomfortable, but it’s a normal part of your skin’s...
Your immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it’s...
Neil Marsh, University of Michigan
Antiviral drugs are generally considered to be a 20th century invention. But recent research...
Several Down syndrome features may be linked to a hyperactive antiviral...
Joaquin Espinosa, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
People with Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, a genetic condition caused...
Bile acids and gut microbes could potentially treat multiple sclerosis, according...
Andrea Merchak, University of Virginia
Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an immune system gone haywire. A patient’s immune system...
Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets...
Michael W. Russell, University at Buffalo
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing...
What is inflammation? Two immunologists explain how the body responds to...
Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina
When your body fights off an...
What causes hives and how dangerous can they be? A nurse...
Patricia A. MacCulloch, UMass Lowell
Every year, about 20% of Americans will get hives – those itchy, red bumps...
An expert panel has recommended against taking vitamin E or beta...
Katherine Basbaum, University of Virginia
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement in June 2022 on...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
