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Researchers have found a promising way of kicking the AIDS virus out of its hiding place in infected cells, potentially removing the main obstacle to curing HIV.
There’s no doubt chronic alcohol abuse changes the body’s infection-defence system. But here’s what the research says on whether a binge-drinking weekend can make people more susceptible to illness.
A Harvard University researcher last week suggested western women stop breastfeeding after a couple of months to reduce the risk of passing potentially harmful toxins on to infants via breast milk.
A seemingly harmless oral fungus can get out of hand but there aren’t as many drugs as you may think to deal with it.
The immune system protects us from the constant onslaught of viruses, bacteria and other types of pathogens we encounter throughout life. But it can sometimes misbehave.
Vaccines aren’t just for animals anymore. Research shows priming plants with pathogen-derived compounds strengthens their immune systems and enhances protection against future attack.
While there may be a connection between inflammation and depression, one doesn’t necessarily lead to the other.
When the measles vaccine was introduced, it was associated with reductions in more childhood disease deaths than were actually caused by the measles. How does that work?
Plucking hairs from the scalp causes surrounding hairs to regenerate, and could be a novel treatment for alopecia sufferers.
Rates of food allergies have increased over recent decades and are at an all-time high. While we don’t know the full extent of the allergy epidemic, the rate of hospitalisation for food allergies has quadrupled…
Your intestines are home to many different kinds of bacteria (and some non-bacterial organisms as well). Together they’re called the “gut microbiome.” They come from the food you eat – and whatever else…
Cocaine is a popular recreational drug that makes users energetic, confident and talkative. It’s also highly addictive and dependence-producing. Australians rank fourth in the world in cocaine abuse rates…
The extent to which our personalities determine aspects of our lives and health has increasingly been the subject of research over the last few years. There was the suggestion, for example, that being…
Research into how humans choose a mate is often guided by evolutionary theory: because people’s choice of mate is assumed to have consequences for reproductive success, it must therefore be subject to…
When you’re sick, you want the most effective treatment to help get you back on your feet. But what if that involved bugs? Maggots and leeches have been used for decades and are still supplied to hospitals…
The immune system is critical for protecting against illness-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi, which are collectively known as pathogens. Without it, we would quickly become infected…
Sepsis claims the lives of 8m people worldwide each year. It is the leading cause of hospital deaths in the US, a major threat to soldiers wounded in battle and a killer of children, particularly in under-resourced…
The immune system is there to protect us from threats and infections. But to be healthy, it also needs to be tolerant of an individual’s own tissues that are harmless. If it can’t do this, the immune system…
A study has found the immune system is not working properly in people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which…
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Professor in Immunology, University of Manchester
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor: Innovation and Knowledge Exchange, University of Nottingham
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, University of South Carolina
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Principal Scientist and Canada Research Chair in Zoonotic Virus and Animal Reservoirs at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization and Co-Lead of One Health at the University of Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan