Medical breakthrough allows kidney transplant for patient with zero options
An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna reports on a new treatment strategy that…
Popular supplement creatine supercharges critical immune cells fighting cancer
Creatine, the organic acid that is popularly taken as a supplement by athletes and bodybuilders, supercharges a critical…
Scientists Think They Found a Way to Boost Your Immune System—and Slow Down Your Aging
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Dengue infection leaves lasting genetic imprint on immunity
Just as a computer’s operating system can be rewritten after a major update, dengue infection can ‘re-programme’ the…
Oxford University and Ellison Institute link for AI vaccine research
The University of Oxford has announced the launch of a new vaccine research programme in collaboration with the…
Gene therapy can be less effective in women – and my research in mice brings us one step closer to understanding why
Gene therapies hold immense promise for treating sight loss. These therapies use a modified, harmless virus to deliver…
Decoding macrophage immune responses with gene editing and machine learning
Fighting off pathogens is a tour de force that must happen with speed and precision. A team of…
TB bacteria can play dead to outlast the immune response, study reveals
A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain…