Fat helps our immune defenses
Fat droplets help cells attack bacteria. A process that could help find countermeasures against infectious agents resistant to antibiotics. THE ...
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Jeff Bridges cancer: what is lymphoma?
The 70-year-old American actor, known in particular for his role as The Dude in The Big Lebowski, announced on his ...
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These diseases that it is better to have during childhood
Our immune peak would be between 11 and 14 years old. From there, our body will defend itself less and ...
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Covid-19: Activation of immune cells in the severe form works like for Lupus
In the severe form of Covid-19, as in systemic lupus erythematosus, the immune cells do not have time to specialize, ...
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Covid-19: an old infection with another coronavirus would reduce the severity
A previous cold coronavirus infection may reduce the severity of Covid-19, the respiratory disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, according to a ...
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Gene therapy: researchers have found a way to bypass the immune system
The CRISPR-Cas9 molecule is used for gene therapies… But it could also be used to control the body's immune response, ...
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Pertussis: a new vaccine in preparation
A new whooping cough vaccine is under development at Inserm. The first results show that this nasal treatment offers greater ...
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Alzheimer’s disease: the track of a treatment based on immune cells is confirmed
Researchers find that a genetic variation that protects against Alzheimer's disease improves the functioning of immune cells. THE ESSENTIAL The ...
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Lymphoma: rising incidence and a real-time study
At the end of August, the REALYSA study recruited its 1,000th French patient with lymphoma. This approach ultimately aims to ...
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The immune system could act on the feeling of anxiety
By carrying out experiments on mice, American researchers have found that immune cells surrounding the brain produce a molecule which, ...
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Alarmin, the element that generates the immune benefits of breast milk
Alarmin, a protein produced by breast milk, would be the key element that strengthens the immune system of the child. ...
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Covid-19: the false trail of the “cytokine storm”
Contrary to what scientists suggested, Covid-19 does not seem to trigger a "cytokine storm", this unsuitable immune system response which ...
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Coronavirus: exaggerated immune response behind serious cases
Serious forms of Covid-19 infection would be the result of an exaggeration of the immune response. This is the thesis ...
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Bacteria’s secret weapon revealed
Australian researchers have discovered a previously unknown method used by bacteria to evade immune responses. THE ESSENTIAL Some bacterial infections ...
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Zika: how does the virus block the immune system?
A protein allows the virus to prevent the immune system from reacting to the infection. Every virus acts on our ...
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Colds have trained our immune system to recognize Covid-19
A new study confirms the principle of cross-immunity that previous infections with cold viruses have trained the immune system to ...
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Coronavirus: a promising treatment developed in Marseille
Marseille-based researchers are developing a treatment for Covid-19 and presenting encouraging translational results to treat patients with severe forms of ...
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Ebola survivors have severe immune system abnormalities two years later
Ebola survivors should be monitored long term, especially for inflammatory markers. THE ESSENTIAL During the Ebola epidemic in West Africa ...
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Coronavirus: discovery of a blood signature to predict serious cases
French researchers seem to have found a valuable indicator in the blood to predict which covid patients will develop a ...
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How the Tuberculosis Vaccine Boosts the Immune System
Developed nearly a century ago, the tuberculosis vaccine (BCG) has long been known to boost the immune system of vaccinated ...
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Covid-19: the immunity of patients still present a month after their recovery
A study conducted by the Institut Pasteur and the University Hospital of Strasbourg confirms that one month after recovery, patients ...
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Coronavirus: vitamin D deficiency could promote complications
People with Covid-19 who suffer from vitamin D deficiency are twice as likely to develop a severe form of the ...
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Targeting the immune system to treat OCD
Scientists have discovered a major role a protein plays in immune cells in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Treatments aimed ...
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Coronavirus: ANSES warns against food supplements
The plants contained in certain food supplements could weaken the immune system and prove to be dangerous in an epidemic ...
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The deadliest strain of malaria protects itself from the immune system
The parasite responsible for the most severe form of malaria uses proteins that aim to glue red blood cells together, ...
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Covid-19: what is the “cytokine storm”, this phenomenon which would lead to the death of certain patients?
A massive release of cytokines, a molecule released by the immune system, could be the cause of the death of ...
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Premature babies: the immune system can catch up
Premature infants' immune systems can very well catch up, even those born before 28 weeks' gestation, according to a new ...
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Too much salt is bad for the immune system
According to a German study carried out on mice and humans, consuming too much salt would be harmful to the ...
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Coronavirus: is boosting your immune system effective?
To best prepare for the spread of the coronavirus, having a good immune system is essential. Some specialists remain skeptical ...
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What does the coronavirus change for cancer patients?
Among the most fragile threatened by the coronavirus pandemic are people with cancer, whose immune system does not protect them ...
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