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Discovery of a genetic cause of lupus could lead to new treatments
Scientists sequenced the DNA of a 7-year-old girl with severe lupus, which suggests mutations to the gene TLR7Â may cause the autoimmune condition
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Pancreatic cancer treated in mice by loading tumour cells with tetanus
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We seem to find people with a strong immune system more attractive
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Vitamin D supplements really do reduce risk of autoimmune disease
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Milk allergy could be treated with gradual exposure to baked milk
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Kurzgesagt CEO Philipp Dettmer: ‘Everything can be made into a story’
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Kurzgesagt CEO Philipp Dettmer: ‘Everything can be made into a story’
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Children born without key immune cells saved with engineered organ
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Male seahorses can get pregnant because they lack key immunity genes
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Amplifying our ancient immune system could help fight future pandemics
We once thought that only our more modern, adaptive immune system had memory. Now a breakthrough in understanding our other, more primitive, immune defences could change how we fight disease
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Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard
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Fat stores in our cells also hold immune proteins to fight infections
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It is bad science to say covid-19 infections will create herd immunity
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The immune system: can you improve your immune age?
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