Missing link found between brain and immune system
In a discovery that overturns decades of textbook teaching, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have determined…
Chance discovery changes human leukemia cells into harmless immune cells
After a chance observation in the lab, Stanford researchers have identified a method that forces human leukemia cells to mature…
Autoimmune diseases linked to adolescent marijuana use
Medical researchers from the Universita degli Studi di Milano (Italy) say that exposure to marijuana during adolescence can seriously affect…
Antihistamines may be next blockbuster anti-cancer drug
Scientists have established a connection between two diseases that aren’t commonly linked: allergy and cancer. The new research, published in…
How a cold or the flu can cripple your spatial awareness
Catching a cold or the flu, which leads to inflammation in the brain, impairs our ability to form spatial memories.…
Immune cells triggering anxiety symptoms?
New research appearing in The Journal of Neuroscience shows that during prolonged stress, cells from the immune system are recruited…
Infant formula found to compromise immune system
Duke University scientists have discovered how breast milk, but not infant formula, fosters colonies of microbiotic flora in a newborn’s…
Liver Recipient Takes On Donor’s Immune System
An Australian teenager who received a liver transplant has astonished medical experts by taking on her donor’s immune system. Writing…
When A Spotty Face Indicates A Healthy Partner
What ornithologists previously considered to be a male bird’s decorative plumage, has instead been found to have a far deeper…
Fighting Fit For Space Travel
The suppression of the human immune system in space was first observed forty years ago during the Apollo missions when…