Topic: immune-system

Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19

Neanderthal genes linked to severe COVID-19

Nancy Lapid, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 05:12 AM

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus. Read more »

Exercise may boost your vaccine response

Exercise may boost your vaccine response

Gretchen Reynolds, The New York Times
Updated as of Sep 01 02:38 PM

Having an immune system primed to clobber infections and respond robustly to vaccinations is obviously desirable now, during the ongoing pandemic. Read more »

Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics

Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 05:51 AM

TOKYO - A new method to create insulin-producing pancreatic cells from stem cells and protect them from the body's immune system could pave the way for improving experimental diabetes treatment. Read more »

How the coronavirus short-circuits the immune system

How the coronavirus short-circuits the immune system

Gina Kolata, The New York Times
Updated as of Jul 02 08:15 AM

Researchers have discovered yet another unpleasant surprise about COVID-19. In many patients hospitalized with the coronavirus, the immune system is threatened by a depletion of certain essential cells, suggesting eerie parallels with HIV. Read more »

SARS-CoV-2: Anatomy of a Pandemic

SARS-CoV-2: Anatomy of a Pandemic

Tristan Mañalac, VERA Files
Posted at May 21 06:57 PM

For the majority of people, even just a basic, fundamental understanding of how viruses work?and how they kill?should help in parsing through snake oil remedies and sensationalist headlines on the coronavirus pandemic.  Read more »

The coronavirus seems to hit men harder than women. Why?

The coronavirus seems to hit men harder than women. Why?

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 21 08:29 AM

The coronavirus that originated in China has spread fear and anxiety around the world. But while the novel virus has largely spared one vulnerable group — children — it appears to pose a particular threat to middle-aged and older adults, particularly men Read more »

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Stress can make you sick; take steps to reduce it

Anahad O’Connor, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 23 07:01 AM

A growing body of research has shown that persistently high levels of social and emotional stress — the kind brought on by a high-pressure job, a divorce, financial worries or strained relationships, for example — can dampen the immune system and promote inflammation, heart disease and premature aging. Read more »

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