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How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to

How the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay

by Jake Miller,Harvard Medical SchoolThese microscope images show how interferon in the nucleus raises levels of the protective protein IFI16 (stained green) from low background levels (left) to
A call for improved CDC communication on adult immunization

A call for improved CDC communication on adult immunization

JANUARY 11, 2024 Editors' notesby CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aneditorialin theAnnals of Internal Medicine, CUNY S

A call for improved CDC communication on adult immunization

JANUARY 11, 2024 Editors' notesby CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health PolicyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn aneditorialin theAnnals of Internal Medicine, CUNY S
FDA seizes more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products

FDA seizes more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products

by Dennis ThompsonFederal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport r

FDA seizes more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products

by Dennis ThompsonFederal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.A three-day operation at Los Angeles International Airport r
Addressing both flu and COVID-19 through a single, multitasking injection

Addressing both flu and COVID-19 through a single, multitasking injection

byPohang University of Science and TechnologyMechanism of antiviral action by the rhIL-7-hyFc recombinant protein. Credit: POSTECHIn preparation for the winter season last year, the Korean Medic

Addressing both flu and COVID-19 through a single, multitasking injection

byPohang University of Science and TechnologyMechanism of antiviral action by the rhIL-7-hyFc recombinant protein. Credit: POSTECHIn preparation for the winter season last year, the Korean Medic
Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment

Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging

by Keck School of Medicine of USCFeature expression heatmap of associations between 46 food items in CHS (N=124 at baseline, N=88 at follow-up) . Credit:Environment
Individuals with immunodeficiency at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection

Individuals with immunodeficiency at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection

by University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency are at higher risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the g

Individuals with immunodeficiency at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection

by University of BirminghamCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPatients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency are at higher risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection compared with the g
Effectiveness of COVID vaccines unclear for people with immune deficiencies—but they're safe and worthwhile

Effectiveness of COVID vaccines unclear for people with immune deficiencies—but they're safe and worthwhile

by Vanessa Bryant and Charlotte Slade,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe COVID vaccine rollout is underway in Australia, with people inphase 1bnow eligible to be vaccinate

Effectiveness of COVID vaccines unclear for people with immune deficiencies—but they're safe and worthwhile

by Vanessa Bryant and Charlotte Slade,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe COVID vaccine rollout is underway in Australia, with people inphase 1bnow eligible to be vaccinate
Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relate

Tracking SARS-CoV-2 with phone app data offers insights into proximity and duration risk factors

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the University of Oxford, U.K., have discovered how the rate of exposure time to someone with COVID-19 contact relate
Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.11.010In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "var

Study shows T cells can tackle new 'Pirola' SARS-CoV-2 variant

byLa Jolla Institute for ImmunologyGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Host & Microbe(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2023.11.010In August, researchers detected a new SARS-CoV-2 "var