Cold-water swimming has benefits for the brain as well as the body
Swimmers in January at Beckenham Place Park lake in London AMcCulloch / Alamy It’s 8am and I’m standing…
Deep learning AI model identifies first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress
Using a deep learning AI model, researchers identified the first-of-its-kind biomarker of chronic stress detectable through routine imaging,…
Intranasal nanomedicine shows promise against glioblastoma
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, along with collaborators at Northwestern University, have developed…
New clues in pancreas lymph nodes, spleen could help detect and prevent type 1 diabetes
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) impacts nearly two million Americans, and by the time most people learn they have…
Neoantigens-loaded DC vaccines show strong potential to overcome tumor resistance
Despite the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors in revolutionizing oncology, their benefits remain limited to a small fraction…
Breakthrough in FcγRI inhibition opens path to safer autoimmune therapies
An international research group directed by UMC Utrecht have developed and characterized two first-in-class antibodies that specifically block…
Blood group A linked to a higher risk of primary biliary cholangitis
A major retrospective study shows that people with blood group A face a higher likelihood of autoimmune liver…
Study identifies iron dysregulation in the spleen as a driver of immune aging
Researchers at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology Faculty of Biology have identified a unique mechanism involved…
T cells drive vaccine effectiveness against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
A new study shows that the effectiveness of current vaccines against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)…
Personalized prehabilitation reduces the risk of surgical complications
The weeks leading up to a major surgery can be a time of uncertainty and worry for patients,…
Scientists discover hidden weakness in Lyme disease bacterium
For decades, Lyme disease has frustrated both physicians and patients alike. Caused by the corkscrew-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, the…
Study links common Epstein-Barr virus to autoimmune lupus
One of humanity’s most ubiquitous infectious pathogens bears the blame for the chronic autoimmune condition called systemic lupus…