Babies whose immune cells produce more pathogen-fighting proteins are more likely to develop temporary or persistent asthma later in life Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2232641-overactive-immune-cells-in-babies-may-lead-to-childhood-asthma/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
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The immune cells inside tumours hint at a new way to treat cancers
A type of immune cell has been found inside tumours that helps our bodies mount attacks against cancer. Boosting these cells may lead to a new kind of treatment Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2229155-the-immune-cells-inside-tumours-hint-at-a-new-way-to-treat-cancers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
10 Things We Learned About Humans in 2019
This past year, new discoveries have revealed an invisible network of immune cells, a “Jell-O” violin in our ears and how the oldest people in this world survived to such extreme ages. Source: https://www.livescience.com/10-things-we-learned-about-humans-2019.html
Eating a keto diet may give some protection against the flu
Giving mice a diet with lots of fat and few carbohydrates seemed to boost certain immune cells, which protected them from the flu Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2223688-eating-a-keto-diet-may-give-some-protection-against-the-flu/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
World’s Oldest People May Have Supercharged Immune Cells
People who live to 110 seem to have unusually high levels of a rare immune cell. Source: https://www.livescience.com/supercentenarians-have-rare-immune-cell.html