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Researchers find gene therapy as potential cure to children born w
Updated : 1 day, 11 hours ago IST
California [US], May 11 (ANI): Researchers have developed a gene therapy that successfully treated 48 out of 50 children with a form of severe combined immunodeficiency that leaves them without an immune system.
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Researchers develop new material to treat wounds, can protect agai
Updated : 1 day, 18 hours ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], May 11 (ANI): A team of researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has developed a new material that prevents infections in wounds - a specially designed hydrogel, that works against all types of bacteria, including antibiotic-resistant ones.
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Study reveals children with weaker immune system not showing high
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Southampton [England], April 22 (ANI): Children with weakened immune systems have not shown a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infection despite commonly displaying symptoms, a new study suggests.
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UK human 'challenge trial' launches to study COVID-19 reinfection
Updated : 3 weeks, 2 days ago IST
London [UK], April 19 (ANI): A year-long trial launched Monday to study how the immune system reacts in people contracting coronavirus for the second time.
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Study explores link between infant antibiotic exposure, future imm
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Washington [US], April 11 (ANI): An irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon is found in infants who were exposed to antibiotics in utero and infancy. T cells are a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life, after only six months.
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Infant antibiotic exposure may affect future immune responses towa
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Washington [US], April 5 (ANI): According to a new study, exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon, a valuable component of the immune system's response toward allergens in later life, after only six months.
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Immune system harmed by preservative used in popular processed foo
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): A food preservative that is used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods might cause harm to the immune system, suggest the findings of a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental W
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Preservative used in popular processed foods may harm immune syste
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Washington [US], March 25 (ANI): The findings of a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group suggested that a food preservative that is used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods might cause harm to
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Study finds new way to halt excessive inflammation in body
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], March 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have discovered a new way to 'put the brakes' on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical for our immune system.
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Study reveals fructose-rich diet may cause damage to immune system
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bristol [England], February 27 (ANI): A high sugar fructose diet might prevent the proper functioning of peoples' immune systems in ways that have, until now, largely been unknown.
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Immune system damage maybe caused by fructose rich diet: Study
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bristol [England], February 23 (ANI): New research indicated that consuming a diet high in sugar fructose might prevent the proper functioning of peoples' immune systems in ways that have, until now, largely been unknown.
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Researchers identify therapeutic approach to optimise immune syste
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Toronto [Canada], February 13 (ANI): During a recent study, a team of researchers from the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) have identified a therapeutic approach to restore the effectiveness of immune cells. The team was prompted by the need to improve conventional trea
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