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( Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions ) Researchers at Johns Hopkins have modified HIV in a way that makes it no longer able to suppress the immune system. Their work, they say in a report published online Sept. 19 in the journal Blood, could remove a majo
( Wiley-Blackwell ) When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research from the University of Adelaide published in the British Journal of Pharmacology suggests that immune cells in your brain may co
When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research from the University of Adelaide suggests that immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol.
When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research suggests that immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol.
With the vaccine against dengue fever not available until 2013, health officials spread the gospel of lifestyle change to counter what has evolved from a seasonal, to a year-round disease. InterAksyon.com explores this lifestyle change, ahead of the airin