Bird flu: Scientists see gene editing hope for immune chickens
Researchers have developed gene-edited chickens that are partially resistant to bird flu. Source link
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Immune System Early Warnings Inspire New Remedies
Sept. 20, 2022 – The immune system is among the most complex and mysterious in the human body, and it is more versatile than previously understood, report researchers in the emerging field of mechanoimmunology, tracking how our bodies fight illness and how to successfully intervene. Unlike other systems that rely on organs to operate, the … Read more
The myth of a ‘super-charged’ immune system
Suddenly we are all talking about immunity but how much do we really understand? Source link
How the COVID Virus Sneaks Past Immune Defenses
TUESDAY, Dec. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Just how SARS-CoV-2 eludes the human immune system has mystified scientists for close to two years, but now they’ve uncovered an important clue. Turns out the virus that causes COVID-19 has some stealth moves that allow it to spread from cell to cell, hiding from the … Read more
Could Meditation Strengthen Your Immune System?
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Meditation done at an intense level may bring a significant boost to the inner workings of your immune system. The finding follows a blood sample analysis that took pre- and post-meditation snapshots of genetic activity among more than 100 men and women. That … Read more
A Quest to Learn How Immune Cells Age
Nov. 12, 2021 — A key risk factor for severe COVID-19 is age, in part because the immune response weakens as we get older. But our understanding of this effect of age remains hazy, as the immune system is one of the most complex systems in the human body. In the hope of clearing some … Read more
Covid: Immune therapy from llamas shows promise
By vaccinating Fifi with a tiny, non-infectious piece of the viral protein, the scientists stimulated her immune system to make the special molecules. The scientists then carefully picked out and purified the most potent nanobodies in a sample of Fifi’s blood; those that matched the viral protein most closely, like the key that best fits … Read more
Breakthrough medical discoveries on sequencing of virus done in form of mRNA vaccine; Kris Gopalakrishnan
DNA sequencing has given good insights about understanding virus and its mutants. “We are living in an explosive era of medical discoveries where sequencing of virus has been done in the form of breakthrough technology called as mRNA vaccine development which was done within weeks of the Covid virus outbreak to develop the required immune … Read more
Households of adults with weak immune systems to be vaccinated
The aim is to reduce the risk of infection to those who may not respond well to a vaccine. Source link
COVID-19 Isolation and Your Baby’s Immune System
Experts say developing your baby’s immune system is important, but doing so during a pandemic can be tricky. Source link