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Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-

Stem cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice

byKeck School of Medicine of USCCredit: CC0 Public DomainAs people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-
Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: AbstractLong COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respirat

Long COVID 'indistinguishable' from other post-viral syndromes a year after infection, researchers find

by European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious DiseasesCredit: AbstractLong COVID appears to manifest as a post-viral syndrome indistinguishable from seasonal influenza and other respirat
New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine havepublished&nbsp

New study reveals insights into COVID-19 antibody response durability

byUniversity of Maryland School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine havepublished&nbsp
Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall

Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age

by Alister Hart, The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAs someone who started marathon running in midlife, I know how many aches and pains (and doubts) you can have if you take on the chall
Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study

Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study

by FrontiersInflammation: linking molecular interactions to societal and planetary outcomes? Image: Vodovotz et al/Frontiers. Credit: Vodovotz et al/FrontiersFrom anxiety about the state of the w

Chronic stress and inflammation linked to societal and environmental impacts in new study

by FrontiersInflammation: linking molecular interactions to societal and planetary outcomes? Image: Vodovotz et al/Frontiers. Credit: Vodovotz et al/FrontiersFrom anxiety about the state of the w
SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicThis is an illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 particle, top left. To the right of the particle, the viral genome is stretched out. Genes are represented by boxes of diff

SARS-CoV-2 mutations come and go, and physicians' advice remains the same: Please vaccinate

by Kelley Luckstein,Mayo ClinicThis is an illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 particle, top left. To the right of the particle, the viral genome is stretched out. Genes are represented by boxes of diff
Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un

Pesticides found in kale but at low risk levels

by Johns Hopkins UniversityKale growing at a farm outside Baltimore. Credit: Keeve Nachman/Johns Hopkins UniversityKale fans can rest easy knowing pesticides used to grow the hearty greens are un
An online tool for long COVID support

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b

An online tool for long COVID support

by University of SouthamptonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA website to support people living with long COVID is launched today, on Long COVID Awareness Day (March 15), by a research team led b
Newly discovered genetic markers help pinpoint diabetes risks, complications

Newly discovered genetic markers help pinpoint diabetes risks, complications

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn the largest genome-wide association study to date on type 2 diabetes, a team of international researchers, co-led by a University

Newly discovered genetic markers help pinpoint diabetes risks, complications

byUniversity of Massachusetts AmherstCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn the largest genome-wide association study to date on type 2 diabetes, a team of international researchers, co-led by a University
WHO declares JN.1 a COVID variant of interest as it spreads widely

WHO declares JN.1 a COVID variant of interest as it spreads widely

by Robin FosterThe new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its ra

WHO declares JN.1 a COVID variant of interest as it spreads widely

by Robin FosterThe new COVID variant known as JN.1 was named a "variant of interest" by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, which means health officials are now closely tracking its ra
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy tested for post-COVID conditions

FEBRUARY 21, 2024byKarolinska InstitutetAnder Kjellberg. Credit: Martin StenmarkHyperbaric oxygen therapy—giving patients 100% oxygen at a pressure corresponding to 10–20 meters below sea level—
How first contact influences the immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

How first contact influences the immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

byUniversity of CologneGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.004Although SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a stranger to the immune system, new virus variant

How first contact influences the immune response to new SARS-CoV-2 variants

byUniversity of CologneGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.11.004Although SARS-CoV-2 is no longer a stranger to the immune system, new virus variant