The Immune System – News and Features

A study identifies the immune pathway in plants that prevents virus transmission to seeds, revealing crucial genes involved. Researchers aim to reduce infection rates.

New research challenges the traditional view that low oxygen levels in tumors only contribute to cancer progression, highlighting a potential new strategy to harness the body’s immune system to fight cancer more effectively.

A new finding into how the liver metabolizes fat indicates weight loss drugs could fight fatty liver disease.

Researchers identified a brain-gut connection where stress affects gut bacteria through Brunner's glands. Stress reduces mucus secretion, harming beneficial bacteria like Lactobacilli.

Individuals with compromised immunity and persistent COVID-19 infections can harbor drug-resistant variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which have the potential to spread.

Researchers advocate for routine clinical examination of placentas to understand pregnancy complications and improve maternal health. Placental pathology can identify causes of adverse outcomes and predict risks for future pregnancies.

A study uncovers how histone modifications, specifically in the H3.3 protein, regulate gene expression in mouse stem cells. Mutations in these sites disrupt cellular functions and activate dormant viral sequences.

Researchers found that blackcurrant supplements helped prevent bone density loss in peri- and post-menopausal women. In a six-month trial, those taking two capsules daily showed increased bone density.

A new long-term study into long COVID has investigated how a certain population of white blood cells, called memory T cells, are established and develop during infection.

Researchers found that sphingolipids, rather than serving solely as energy sources, are critical for cancer cells to evade immune responses. Blocking sphingolipid production with existing FDA-approved drugs can enhance immune detection of tumors.