How does fever help fight infections? There's more to it than even some scientists realize

The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can make all the difference when you’re sick.

Joe Alcock, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico • conversation
Sept. 11, 2023 ~8 min

Extra COVID boosters could benefit some cancer patients

Additional COVID-19 vaccine boosters could benefit people with cancer, depending on the treatment they're receiving, researchers report.

Michael Greenwood-Yale • futurity
Aug. 22, 2023 ~5 min


Turns out lowly thymus may be saving your life

Study suggests the organ plays a vital role in immune health, particularly cancer prevention.

Anne Manning • harvard
Aug. 2, 2023 ~5 min

Discovery may treat disease that keeps kids from eating

EOE, a disease triggered by food allergies or airborne allergens, prevents kids from eating. Researchers may have found a way to treat it.

Andrew Yawn-Tulane • futurity
Aug. 1, 2023 ~4 min

Engineered ‘tails’ tame killer T cells for immunotherapy

Fusing a molecular tail onto the engineered T cells used in immunotherapy can inhibit their proclivity to attack each other, say researchers.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~3 min

Did the COVID vax really alter people’s periods?

COVID vaccines are not likely to blame for any major changes to the menstrual cycle, a new study shows.

Andrew Thurston-Boston U. • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~6 min

Breast milk has unique antibodies

Each person's breast milk contains unique antibodies and these remain stable through lactation and multiple pregnancies, a new study shows.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
July 20, 2023 ~6 min

‘Mask’ lets hepatitis C virus evade immune system

Researchers have solved the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus evades the immune system and spreads through the body: it puts on a "mask."

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
July 6, 2023 ~5 min


Common blood condition may protect against Alzheimer’s

There's a link between a blood condition called clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, and protection against Alzheimer’s.

Christopher Vaughn - Stanford • futurity
June 28, 2023 ~8 min

Losing a parent early affects immune systems later on

New research finds that if the parents or caregivers of a child under 16 die, the child's immune function is negatively affected later.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
June 28, 2023 ~7 min

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