With COVID-19, questions about how infections cause lasting immunity, or don’t, and how you know and what it all means for vaccines have become a matter of public focus. But some immunologists have been pondering those questions for years. “The immune system has a very good memory,” Bali Pulendran told BioWorld. “Clearly, some viruses and some pathogens can enter the body and stimulate the immune system, and the immune system can remember that encounter for decades.”
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in neurology, including: Blood-based test used to predict who is likely to develop psychotic disorders; Study could lead to more personalized choices for OCD treatment; Nerve cells differ before birth in people with ASD.
BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: iBET you I can kill those metastases; Elite controller achieves none-in-a-billion status; AP-1 and antidepressant action; ‘Undruggable’ phosphatase can be targeted for dystrophies; Candida auris: mostly, nothing wrong; In T cells, exhaustion starts young; Chewing the fat keeps stem cells quiet; Antiviral protein produces flu mRNAs; Engineered brown fat cells improve blood sugar control; For organs, rejuvenation helps transplantation.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in diagnostics, including: A.I. tool promises faster, more accurate Alzheimer's diagnosis; Bioluminescent tool tracks DNA break repair; Mechanisms of retinopathy come into focus.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in orthopedics, including: Hip fracture risk linked to nanoscale bone inflexibility; High intensity physical activity in early life could lead to stronger bones in adulthood; Xtant Medical reports U.S. launch of the Matriform Si; Opioid prescription rates for knee surgery vary, but higher strength dosage common.
HONG KONG – Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) research enterprise in Singapore have found a way to not just reverse antibiotic resistance but also increase sensitivity in some bacteria, using hydrogen sulfide.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in oncology, including: Microspheres paired with LHRH perform well in study of triple-negative breast cancer; New partner in crime for AHR; MMA induces epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition; SCCA incidence trending up in U.S.
Keeping you up to date on recent developments in cardiology, including: Deep chest compressions help save brain; Selfies for heart disease?; Looking to the past to understand the heart.
Through the use of sequencing data, researchers in Hong Kong presented a case study providing the strongest evidence yet that individuals can become reinfected with SARS-CoV-2 after clearing a first infection.
Despite two significant coronavirus outbreaks in the last two decades that killed hundreds of people, dominated international headlines, and grabbed millions in research dollars, SARS-CoV-2 still caught researchers, national scientific advisors, pharmaceutical companies flatfooted when it emerged in late 2019. Why?
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