AIDS: how the HIV virus weakens the immune system of patients
For the first time, researchers have understood how HIV infection leads to paralysis of the immune system. But if this ...
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Growth, morale, memory, skin, libido: the great virtues of sleep
The virtues of the biological function of sleep on our physical and mental health are numerous. Here are the main ...
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Allergies: pollens already back in the East
Pollens have already appeared in eastern France. They come back earlier and earlier each year, which is inconvenient for people ...
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New coronavirus: why do some epidemics come from bats?
SARS, MERS, Ebola… These different viral epidemics have one thing in common: they come from bats. American researchers believe that ...
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Intestinal bacteria disrupt bone growth
A new study shows that a bacterium present in the intestinal microbiota can influence the immune system and disrupt bone ...
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Why you can’t catch a cold and the flu at the same time
The flu and the common cold are the two classic winter infections. American researchers have discovered that it is however ...
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How our immune system has evolved to make us more vulnerable to certain diseases
Genetic mutations that allow us to fend off deadly infections would have made us more vulnerable to inflammatory and autoimmune ...
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Researchers have found the key to the longevity of supercentenarians
Sport, balanced diet, low alcohol consumption… If ordinary mortals tend to believe that a healthy lifestyle is the secret to ...
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Flu: this adjuvant triples the effectiveness of the vaccine
An adjuvant called azoximer bromide could triple the effectiveness of the flu vaccine, Russian researchers have discovered. Each year, the ...
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Influenza: the action of the immune system can aggravate the disease
In some cases of flu, the immune defenses worsen the patient's state of health by trying to fight the virus. ...
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A plant-derived compound for more effective and less expensive gene therapy
Thanks to the use of a natural anti-inflammatory present in grapes, the researchers succeeded in implanting new genes inside blood ...
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Parkinson’s: peculiarities in the immune cells of patients’ blood
Study finds difference in blood immune cells in patients with Parkinson's disease. She advocates the development of new drugs to ...
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Industrial pollution: the impact on mothers would have consequences for several generations
According to a new American study, the current exposure of a mother to industrial pollution weakens the immune system of ...
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Biological clock: the effectiveness of our immune response varies from hour to hour
Apart from appetite, sleep or body temperature, the internal clock regulates the body's immune response. This is revealed by a ...
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Crohn’s disease: soon a new targeted treatment?
According to a new study, inhibiting certain receptors on the surface of the intestine could significantly reduce inflammation in Crohn's ...
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Ebola: an anti-parasitic would help fight the virus
Normally used to treat gastrointestinal infections, nitazoxanide would allow the immune system to act against the Ebola virus. The Ebola ...
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Cancer: acting on the immune system before the disease occurs
For the first time, a French team has succeeded in predicting the development of lung cancer by measuring the immune ...
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HIV: 8 bubble babies saved thanks to the AIDS virus
In the United States, for the first time, eight children born without immune defense could be saved thanks to a ...
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Grief weakens the immune system
Mourners have elevated levels of inflammation, defective expression of immune cell genes, and reduced antibody reactivity. Losing a loved one ...
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How E319, this food additive that weakens our immune system, works
Present in ice cream, frozen meals or even cereals, the food additive E319 is accused, in an American study, of ...
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Crohn’s disease: a genetic test could avoid the side effects of treatment
The side effects of some Crohn's disease treatments can be fatal. A genetic discovery has the potential to make treatments ...
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HIV: “tailor-made” proteins to help antibodies fight the virus
Researchers have succeeded in developing proteins that mimic HIV and therefore capable of inducing the body to generate an immune ...
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The immune system is a fountain of youth
By helping the immune system eliminate dead cells, the body can regain, in part, its youthfulness. The best anti-aging would ...
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Chronic fatigue syndrome is linked to our immune system
British researchers are interested in patients who are taking treatment for hepatitis C, because one of the side effects is ...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: It’s All About Your Immune System
Chronic fatigue syndrome is partly due to a malfunction of the immune system. How does chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) set ...
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One of the secrets of pregnancy discovered
Swedish researchers have discovered the importance of the thymus in pregnant women. This small organ ensures that the immune system ...
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Flu, cold: yes, men cost more
For its Christmas edition, the BMJ returns to this major public health issue that is the “human flu”." I will ...
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Alcohol: our immune system pushes us to drink at night
Scientists may have found why we prefer to drink in the evening. This behavior would be motivated by a specific ...
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Bacteria, a new weapon in the fight against cancer
A potentially dangerous bacteria for humans could help fight cancer. Called Clostridium novyi-NT, it is able to target malignant cells ...
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To fight infections, the brain and the immune system work together
Inserm researchers have brought to light new mechanisms of cooperation between the nervous system and the immune system in the ...
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