Genetic risk factor and viral infection jointly contribute to multiple sclerosis, study suggests

Recent findings suggest that the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is involved in both causing multiple sclerosis (MS) and shaping its ...
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DNA from ancient viral infections helps embryos develop, mouse study reveals

A stretch of viral DNA in the mouse genome gives cells in early-stage embryos the potential to become almost any cell type in ...
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‘Primed and ready’: How one fast-acting type of white blood cell fights off infection in infants

From the moment they’re born, newborns — or, specifically, their immune systems — must learn to fight germs without harming their own tissues. In a new study, Yale researchers found that one type of ...
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T cells rise up to fight infections in the gut

Pathogen-fighting immune cells called tissue-resident memory CD8 T cells (TRM cells) go through a surprising transformation -- and relocation -- as they fight infections in the small intestine. Your ...
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Reinvigorating exhausted T cells in cancer and chronic viral infections

Killer immune cells destroy cancer cells and cells infected by virus. These CD8 + T cells are activated after detection of viral infection or growth of “non-self” tumor cells. However, in chronic ...
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First human 'lung-on-chip' model developed using stem cells from a single donor

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human 'lung-on-chip' model using stem cells taken from only one person.
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TB Can Use the Immune System to Boost Infection

People and animals are very susceptible to infections from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the bacterium that causes ...