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Effect of gravity on the immune system
The new finding shows that gravity changes like the situation that is affecting astronauts and scientists on the International Space Station (ISS) can affect the body's…
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Why can't the body resist HIV?
Research shows that, when HIV enters the human body, they produce a protein called vpu directly against the immune defense proteins. Normally, immune system proteins pre…
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Find new ways to stop the development of AIDS
Chinese scientists have found a drug that can stop the reproduction of HIV and provide a new way of controlling and eliminating viruses caused by the disease.
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Breast cancer cells can resist the immune system
The findings of Australian scientists published on July 23 in the journal Nature show that breast cancer cells can neutralize the body's immune responses and allow the v…
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Close-up of the life-and-death battle inside the body
In experiments, the research team from Imperial College London implanted a type of Citrobacter rodentium into a mouse, then tracked the ambush sites, the extent of the b…
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Breast milk kills HIV virus?
Antibodies help stop the development of HIV found in the milk of HIV-infected mothers in CH Malawi. Duke University (US) scientists have demonstrated that this antibody…
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Belly fat is not necessarily bad
The fat membrane under our belly until recently has been considered an excess and does not serve many roles. However, medical researchers at Loyola Chicago Stritch Unive…
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Two new anticancer drugs have been effective
The US team has just announced two immunosuppressive anti-cancer drugs, BMS-936558 and BMS-936559, which were effective in the early stages of testing. The two drugs are…
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The girl is
According to DailyMail, babies with Nina have an extremely rare syndrome of 'young bubbles' and are so fragile that even a common cold can kill them. This syndrome descr…
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The rats are prostrate and have a human immune system
A research group led by Dr. Megan Sykes of Columbia University Medical Center has successfully created a human immune mouse, a type of mouse that helps the infected host…
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Antibiotics increase the risk of asthma in children
Many parents rely on antibiotics only when their children are sick. However, experts warn, the current popular antibiotics kill bacteria in the intestinal tract, so it c…
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Discover the immune system against the spread of HIV
Recent studies have shown that immune cells, also known as dendritic cells, contain proteins that are able to counter the spread of HIV called SAMHD1.
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Develop vaccines that can attack tumors
Scientists in the US on December 12 said they have developed a vaccine that attacks tumors in mice. This breakthrough is expected to help protect against human cancers o…
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Viagra anti-cancer?
On November 28, German scientists said that Viagra physiotherapy for men could produce an immune system to fight cancer.
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The link between oral hygiene and heart disease
On November 14, the Conference of the American Heart Association in Orlando, Florida, published a study by Taiwanese scientists confirming that people who clean their te…