Tag: Immune system
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...
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune...
Deborah Fuller, University of Washington
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and...
Specialized cells maintain healthy pregnancy by teaching the mother’s immune system...
Eva Gillis-Buck, University of California, San Francisco; James Gardner, University of California, San Francisco, and Tippi MacKenzie, University of California, San Francisco
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Under the Trump administration, US airstrikes are killing more civilians
Steven Feldstein, Boise State University
When President Donald Trump took office in January, it was unclear whether the bombast from his campaign would translate into...
