How can you become immune to malaria
And other how can you become immune to malaria, milder than SS but likely to reduce fitness before modern treatment was available. These infected red blood cells tend to burst every 48, from one to...
Tag: Immune
Lack Of Sleep Compromises Immune System
A study helps to explain the reason why a lot of people get sick when they get too little sleep. The study shows that our immune system functions better when we get enough sleep and...
CRISPR gene editing can create cells immune to HIV
Transplanted cells persist for 19 months in man with HIV – but don’t appear to control HIV when treatment stops CRISPR gene editing was safe and moderately effective in introducing stem cells that lacked the...
Genetics Home Reference: PLCG2-associated antibody deficiency and immune dysregulation
PLCG2-associated antibody deficiency and immune dysregulation (PLAID) is an immune system disorder characterized by an allergic reaction to cold temperatures. Other immune system problems can also occur. The hallmark feature of PLAID is the development...
Sticky nets of DNA from immune cells may be to blame for gallstones
By Ruby Prosser Scully The team found DNA (red) and an enzyme (green) on the surface of human gallstones (yellow)Munoz et al./Immunity It has long been known that gallstones grow from crystals in the gallbladder,...
The immune system's fountain of youth
If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests this dream could be at least...