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TopicImmune system

Topic: immune system

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists who discovered the immune system’s ‘peacekeepers’

Osaka University professor Shimon Sakaguchi, Princeton PhD student Mary E. Brunkow, and US-based Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy director Fred Ramsdell win the Nobel Prize in medicine.

Scientists find ‘dial’ in brain that controls immune system, hope for autoimmune disease treatment

Study by Columbia University neuroimmunologists published in Nature shows brain maintains balance between molecular immune system signals that induce inflammation & those that decrease it. 

What is alopecia, Jada Pinkett-Smith’s condition that Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disorder which causes the body’s immune system to attack hair follicles, resulting in hair loss.

What you need to know about your booster shot, and how long can it protect you

With senior citizens and frontline workers getting the third dose of vaccines, ThePrint explains when they are needed, and what booster shots do to bolster the immune system.

Ditch western food for Mediterranean to keep your gut happy. It’s a hub for your immunity

Keeping your tummy happy is extremely important for a well-functioning immune system. A diverse range of natural diets can help with that.

3rd Covid wave fears should make Indians cut down on sugar, salt and alcohol

A single food or supplement won't boost your immunity overnight. A whole foods-based nutritious diet is crucial to maintaining optimal function of immune system.

It’s not Ivermectin but the human immune system that can fight Covid better

Most people who get better attribute their recovery to a drug, but what actually save them is their immune system which will work even better with more widespread vaccination.

Immunity lasts at least 1 year for recovered Covid patients, study of bone marrow shows

A US study looked at bone marrow of recovered Covid patients and found plasma cells that can specifically recognise the spike protein of the coronavirus, upto 11 months after infection.

California woman could be first to recover from HIV without drugs or surgery, study says

Loreen Willenberg, 66, is only the third patient ever to recover from HIV, but the first without drugs or surgery. Researchers say her body 'locked away' the virus in her genome.

Can you catch Covid from a recovered male sexual partner? And other such questions

The mounting evidence suggests that SARS-CoV-2 can infect immune-privileged sites, and linger on for a while.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.