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Ebola update: How the virus disables the body’s immune system

The Ebola virus is known for how quickly and effectively it shuts down a hosts’s immune system. Scientific research has already identified proteins within the virus that hamper the host’s immune response...

9 December, 2016

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Natural born killers: Common virus can stimulate immune system to destroy cancer cells – study

British scientists say a common virus that causes childhood coughs and colds could be key in developing future treatments for primary liver cancer and hepatitis C. Researchers at University of Leeds found that a...

23 November, 2016

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Scientists take lesson from immune system in hunt for HIV vaccine

A vaccine has been elusive in part because the AIDS virus mutates rapidly, making it a moving target for researchers. However, in a small fraction of people who have been infected for a couple of years, their immune...

13 September, 2016

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Morning flu shot might be more effective than afternoon

Influenza is still a significant threat to public health and ways to minimize its impact are constantly being investigated. The results of a study carried out at the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, implies...

28 April, 2016

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Drugs fail to reawaken dormant HIV infection

Scientists at Johns Hopkins report that compounds they hoped would “wake up” dormant reservoirs of HIV inside immune system T cells — a strategy designed to reverse latency and make the cells vulnerable to...

24 March, 2014

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Israeli study sparks new research into fighting infectious diseases in babies

The need to let helpful microbes do their work weakens a baby’s immune system, a problem challenging an Israeli scientist. That babies are especially sensitive to bacterial infections isn’t news. According to the World...

20 December, 2013

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Scientists show key role for inflammation in Alzheimer’s

Southampton scientists have found that an immune response in the brain plays a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s, and that a vaccine designed to tackle the disease was able to suppress the response. The...

20 August, 2013

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Australian researchers to develop new TB vaccine

Australian researchers are set to launch a study to develop a new Tuberculosis vaccine that will boost immunity in children and protect them from allergies. Over 1,400 children are expected to be part of this research...

16 August, 2013

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No antibodies required for immunity against some viruses

A new study turns the well-established theory that antibodies are required for antiviral immunity upside down and reveals that an unexpected partnership between the specific and non-specific divisions of the immune...

11 April, 2012

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New strategies for treatment of infectious diseases

The immune system protects from infections by detecting and eliminating invading pathogens. These two strategies form the basis of conventional clinical approaches in the fight against infectious diseases.

29 February, 2012

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