Friendly bacteria help fend off flu: Study
March 15th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Researchers have discovered that friendly bacteria not only help in digestion, but also fight against the flu.Akiko Iwasaki, an immunologist at Yale University, and her colleagues treated mice ... Read more...
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Immune cells that act as ‘body’s border patrol’ identified
February 8th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): Researchers have identified an immune cell population that acts as the body's border patrol with the outside world and limit the inner body's exposure to allergens, pollutants, viruses, ... Read more...
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Immune cells that fight parasites but cause allergies, asthma identified
March 12th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 12 (ANI): While studying how the immune system operates, scientists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body's ... Read more...
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