Researchers demonstrate in an animal model that age-related frailty and immune decline can be halted and even partially reversed using a novel cell-based therapeutic approach. …read more Source:: Science
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Vitamin D levels appear to play role in COVID-19 mortality rates
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•Researchers analyzed patient data from 10 countries. The team found a correlation between low vitamin D levels and hyperactive immune systems. Vitamin D strengths innate immunity and prevents overactive immune …read more Source:: Science
Molecular ‘switch’ reverses chronic inflammation and aging
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•Scientists have identified a molecular ‘switch’ that controls the immune machinery responsible for chronic inflammation in the body. The finding could lead to new ways to halt or even reverse …read more Source:: Science
How measles wipes out the body’s immune memory
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•A new study shows that measles wipes out 20 to 50 percent of antibodies against an array of viruses and bacteria, depleting a child’s previous immunity. A measles-ravaged immune system …read more Source:: Science
Gene therapy restores immunity in infants with rare immunodeficiency disease
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•A small clinical trial has shown that gene therapy can safely correct the immune systems of infants newly diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening inherited disorder in which infection-fighting immune cells …read more Source:: Science
Diversity in the CD4 receptor protects chimpanzees from infection by AIDS-like viruses
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•Medical researchers have found that the CD4 surface protein, which is used by HIV and SIV as the receptor to enter immune cells, is highly variable among wild chimpanzees. Understanding …read more Source:: Science
Unique immunity genes in one widespread coral species
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•A new study has found that a common coral species might have evolved unique immune strategies to cope with environmental change. …read more Source:: Science
T cell engineering breakthrough sidesteps need for viruses in gene-editing
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•In an achievement that has significant implications for research, medicine, and industry, scientists have genetically reprogrammed the human immune cells known as T cells without using viruses to insert DNA. …read more Source:: Science
Birds migrate away from diseases
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•In a unique study, researchers have mapped the origins of migratory birds. They used the results to investigate and discover major differences in the immune systems of sedentary and migratory …read more Source:: Science
Eye microbiome trains immune cells to fend off pathogens in mice
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•Bugs in your eyes may be a good thing. Resident microbes living on the eye are essential for immune responses that protect the eye from infection, new research shows. The …read more Source:: Science