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Immune System Category
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The immune system category provides information and healthy living tips that strengthen the body’s defense mechanisms. You can find detailed information about natural methods to support your immunity, proper nutrition recommendations and lifestyle changes.
Monoclonal Antibodies: How Targeted Therapy Directs Immunity
Monoclonal antibodies are lab-made proteins cloned from a single white blood cell lineage to bind specific targets across cancer, autoimmunity, and infections.
ABO Blood Types: How Antigens Determine Compatibility
ABO blood types classify human red blood cells by surface carbohydrate antigens, determining transfusion compatibility, inheritance patterns, and disease risks.
CRISPR Cas9: How Genetic Scissors Cut and Rewrite DNA
CRISPR Cas9 functions as programmable molecular scissors, using guide RNA to cut DNA at specific sites to treat genetic diseases and advance biological research.
Histamine Regulates Human Immune Signaling and Sleep
Histamine is a biogenic amine produced by mast cells and basophils that coordinates allergic reactions, gastric acid secretion, and neurotransmission across human tissues.
B Cells Vs T Cells: How Adaptive Immunity Fights Pathogens
B cells and T cells direct adaptive immunity through distinct mechanisms, pairing circulating antibody release with targeted cellular destruction of infected host tissues.
Karolinska Researchers Link Rituximab to Bowel Disease in MS
A Swedish register study from Karolinska Institutet found rituximab raises inflammatory bowel disease risk tenfold compared with other multiple sclerosis therapies, though overall incidence remains below two percent.
How mRNA Vaccines Work to Train Human Cells Against Infection
mRNA vaccines deliver temporary genetic instructions that direct host cells to produce viral antigens, training the immune system without using live viruses.
What is Cortisol? How the Main Stress Hormone Functions
Cortisol is a vital glucocorticoid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that regulates blood sugar, dampens excessive inflammation, and manages systemic adaptation to stress.
Moderna Cancer Vaccine with Keytruda Cuts Melanoma Recurrence
Detailed results from a randomized Phase 3 trial show that Moderna and Merck's personalized mRNA cancer vaccine, intismeran, combined with Keytruda reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 42% in melanoma patients.
Ancient Survival Genes Trigger Modern Autoimmune Diseases
Ancient gene variants that once shielded Bronze Age pastoralists and plague survivors from lethal infections now drive autoimmune diseases in cleaner modern environments.