During Influenza Infection, Memory Killer T Cells are Primed in the Spleen
CD8+ T cells, also known as “killer” T cells, are the immune system’s assassins. They seek out and destroy other cells that are infected with…
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A New Study has Raised Concerns about the Growing Number of Head and Neck Injuries
The increased frequency of accidents caused by riding electric scooters, according to a Henry Ford Health System physician, is a major public health concern. Any…
How Cerebral and Alto Neuroscience Embarked on an At-Home Clinical Trial for Depression
Decentralized clinical trials were likely on the horizon before the epidemic pushed distant employment, school, and research to the forefront. They have arrived in earnest…
Study Finds that Psoriasis Medicine Makes Severe Asthma Symptoms Worse
According to study results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, a drug approved to treat psoriasis increased symptoms in people with severe…
Fecal Transplantation
Antibiotics are typically used to treat C. diff infections, as they are for most infections. However, in some people, the illness can resurface at any…
Fecal Microbiome Differences in Food Allergies are Discovered in a New Twin Study
Potential microbial players in food allergies have been identified in a new study conducted by the University of Chicago and Stanford University on pairs of…
A Protein that is Important for Motor Coordination and Exercise Performance has been Identified in a Study
In mice, researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet discovered a protein that increases muscular metabolism, motor coordination, and exercise performance. The findings, which were published in…
The Availability of Naloxone does not make Heroin Appear Safer
Naloxone is a medication approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat opioid overdoses. It is an opioid antagonist, which means it binds…
The Devastation Caused by COVID to Public Health
A new study describes the extent of the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on public health: Many public health workers have been redeployed to COVID-related duties, resulting…
SARS-CoV-2 and Similar Viruses in Animals Around the World: Relationships between Human and Animal Strains in Various Species and Countries are being Investigated
A genetic and geographic examination of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 and related viruses in humans and animals, could reveal evidence of broad interspecies…
Preclinical Research Suggests that a Family of Proteins could be Useful in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
According to preclinical researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), boosting a family of naturally occurring proteins that dampens inflammation…
Stress Can Cause Excessive Drinking in Women but Not in Men
Life can be stressful at times. In everyday life, situations arise that cause sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, and excitement. Many people who find themselves in…
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