immune system
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Some People Already Have Antibodies That Recognise Covid-19, Thanks to Common Colds
A new study suggests that a small portion of the population carries antibodies that respond to the coronavirus behind covid-19 that were created before the pandemic emerged last late year.
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Nobel Prize For Medicine Awarded To Researchers Who Harnessed The Immune System To Fight Cancer
The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to a pair of immunologists for devising an effective new class of cancer therapy that unshackles the body’s immune system.
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We Were Wrong About Not Feeding Peanuts To Infants
For years, parents have been told to withhold peanut products from their children until the age of three. In a total flip-flop, the NIH has issued new guidelines recommending that babies be fed peanuts early in their lives to prevent the onset of dangerous allergies.
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Watch White Blood Cells Swarm And Attack A Parasite
Video: The human body is such a magnificent thing. Just check out this video that shows how our immune system works. When a parasite finds its way inside a place where it clearly shouldn’t be, white blood cells immediately start rushing to the rescue. It only takes a few seconds for the parasite to get…