This is how doctors cured a German HIV-positive patient, check hereIn Germany, a man became the third person to be completely cured of the HIV virus after receiving a stem cell transplant, also known as a b...
24 Feb, 2023, 07.04 PM IST
Immunotherapy can be critical to treatment of different types of cancer, claim researchImmune cells can fight cancerous cells says research.
21 Nov, 2022, 04.49 PM IST
XBB and BQ.1: what we know about these two omicron 'cousins'XBB is a hybrid of two omicron BA.2 lineages, BA.2.10.1 and BA.2.75. This makes XBB another grandchild of BA.2. XBB and BQ.1 are therefore ...
13 Nov, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
Revealed: How the Coronavirus steals the sense of smellInsights gleaned from new research could shed new light on how the coronavirus might affect other types of brain cells, leading to conditio...
03 Mar, 2022, 07.27 PM IST
Study finds a longer lasting COVID vaccineThe findings suggested that a component of this protein, called viral polymerase, could potentially be added to COVID-19 vaccines to create...
15 Dec, 2021, 08.41 PM IST
Covaxin neutralises both Alpha, Delta variants of Covid effectively, research by top US health institute findsThe vaccine has so far been given to around 25 million recipients in India and elsewhere. Interim results from Covaxin's Phase 3 trial have...
30 Jun, 2021, 11.01 AM IST
New vaccine blocks novel coronavirus, variants in animal studyThe pan-coronavirus vaccine triggers neutralising antibodies via a nanoparticle composed of the coronavirus part. This part allows the vacc...
11 May, 2021, 04.11 PM IST
Sex hormones, chromosomes might play a role in better Covid outcomes in women than men, says studyHormones contribute to a stronger immune response in female patients.
21 Dec, 2020, 02.07 PM IST
Chinese COVID-19 vaccine candidate produces immune response in animals: StudyA COVID-19 vaccine candidate currently undergoing early-stage human trials in China can produce a "robust" immune response against the nove...
24 Jul, 2020, 06.22 PM IST
'How coronavirus enters cells decoded, may help develop new drugs'According to the researchers, including those from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in the US, understanding how the novel coronavir...
27 May, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
Take it easy! Here's how stress can make you sickStress can interact with immune cells and regulate how they respond to allergens, causing physical symptoms and disease.
11 Jan, 2018, 06.20 PM IST
- Brain's immune system could make us impulsive to drink alcohol
Sydney, Sep 17 (IANS) Love to drown yourself in a peg of whiskey each evening? It may be due to impulsiveness of the brain's immune system,...
17 Sep, 2017, 11.27 AM IST
Inhaling extra oxygen could help fight cancer: StudyBreathing in 40 to 60% oxygen as opposed to the 21% oxygen in air can weaken immunosuppression and awaken anti-tumour cells, researchers sa...
05 Mar, 2015, 03.51 PM IST
Scientists prevent type I diabetes in mouse modelCurrent treatments for type I diabetes focus on controlling blood sugar with insulin therapy and must continue throughout a person's life.
21 Jan, 2015, 03.44 PM IST
New synthetic molecules mimic human antibodiesScientists have crafted the first synthetic molecules that mimic natural human antibodies and may help fight cancer, HIV and various bacter...
29 Dec, 2014, 02.40 PM IST
Scientists genetically 'edit' human blood stem cellsHarvard researchers used a gene-editing technique to create an effective method for blocking HIV from invading & destroying patients' immun...
07 Nov, 2014, 05.22 PM IST
Cancer cure comes closer to reality?Scientists claim to have come closer to developing a cure for cancer using the body's own immune system to fight tumour cells.
14 Jul, 2013, 01.27 PM IST