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A new study shows post-menopausal women were more likely to report severe coronavirus, while women who were taking contraceptive pills were less at risk.
Coronavirus has mutated into a stronger and more infectious strain known as D614G, which is up to six times more infectious than before. Scientists strive to figure out how the new mutation affect and re-infects patients with a failing immune system.
Berries have proven to be filled with health benefits such as antioxidants. A new study links eating black raspberries to how the immune system responds to skin allergies.
The relationship between blood platelets and viral infection is clarified in a recent study. Further research is needed to see how platelets help the immune system fight viruses such as COVID-19, and how these findings may help with vaccine developments.
Autoimmune diseases may now be easier to treat as UK scientists have discovered a way to trick the immune system and prevent it from attacking their healthy cells. The researchers are hoping that with their findings, conditions such as multiple sclerosis would become better understood and more treatable.
Researchers have found that the arctic birds, Svalbard rock ptarmigan save energy by weakening an already weak immune system. This energy-saving method is the first time they've observed such behavior in these arctic animals. Want to learn more? Read the full article by clicking the link above.
New research is suggesting that the inflammatory actions in the brain reduces a person’s motivation and eventually influences the decisions that people are making.
NASA launched its “twin study” project to find out how microgravity would have its impact on the human body, particularly how it causes the body to age.
A treatment that helps the immune system fight deadly blood cancers is showing early signs of promise against some solid tumors, giving hope that this approach might be extended to more common cancers in the future.
A recent study explores the benefits of yoga and meditation in bringing the positive impacts on the immune and central nervous system, and also to enhance the stress resilience.
Virologists from University of Geneva developed a possible cure for cancer. The new designer virus will battle both the viral infections and tumor cells through the immune system.