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Category: immune systems

cancer / COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / immune systems / vaccines

Extra COVID boosters could benefit some cancer patients

Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters could benefit people with cancer, depending on the treatment they’re receiving, researchers report.

allergies / children's health / food / Health and Medicine / immune systems

Discovery may treat disease that keeps kids from eating

EOE, a disease triggered by food allergies or airborne allergens, prevents kids from eating. Researchers may have found a way to treat it.

cancer / cells / Health and Medicine / immune systems / immunotherapy

Engineered ‘tails’ tame killer T cells for immunotherapy

Fusing a molecular tail onto the engineered T cells used in immunotherapy can inhibit their proclivity to attack each other, say researchers.

COVID-19 / Health and Medicine / immune systems / menstrual period / vaccines

Did the COVID vax really alter people’s periods?

COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.

antibodies / babies / breastfeeding / Featured / gut bacteria / Health and Medicine / immune systems

Breast milk has unique antibodies

Each person’s breast milk contains unique antibodies and these remain stable through lactation and multiple pregnancies, a new study shows.

Health and Medicine / hepatitis / immune systems / viruses

‘Mask’ lets hepatitis C virus evade immune system

Researchers have solved the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus evades the immune system and spreads through the body: it puts on a “mask.”

Alzheimer's disease / blood / brains / Health and Medicine / immune systems

Common blood condition may protect against Alzheimer’s

There’s a link between a blood condition called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and protection against Alzheimer’s.

Alzheimer's disease / blood / brains / Health and Medicine / immune systems

Common blood condition may protect against Alzheimer’s

There’s a link between a blood condition called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and protection against Alzheimer’s.

death / families / Health and Medicine / immune systems / parents / trauma

Losing a parent early affects immune systems later on

New research finds that if the parents or caregivers of a child under 16 die, the child’s immune function is negatively affected later.

gut bacteria / Health and Medicine / immune systems / lupus

Blooming gut bacterium overlaps with lupus flare-ups

Bacterial blooms of a certain gut bacterium overlapped with flare-ups of systemic lupus erythematosus in a recent study.

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