Immunity

Candida albicans usually co-exists peacefully in the body, but under the right conditions it transforms into hyphae, the dark red filaments pictured above, which can form harmful biofilms. Research shows that a gut hormone called peptide YY also plays a vital role in maintaining the health of the gut microbiome by preventing helpful fungi from turning into more dangerous, disease-causing forms.Peptide YY (PYY), a hormone produced by gut endocrine cells that was already known to control appetite, also plays an important…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain About 1 in 100 Gazans have been killed since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health's Jan. 8, 2024, update. More than 24,000 people have died, an average of 250 each day. The Israel Defense Forces' own figures acknowledge that two-thirds of those killed are civilians. The…

The former president has made clear once again that he believes the office should have absolute power The D.C. Federal Court of Appeals is expected to hand down a decision on Donald Trump’s claim to “absolute” presidential immunity any day now, and the former president is upping his public pressure campaign for a favorable decision.  Early Thursday morning, Trump took to Truth Social to rant about the exemption he believes a president — or former president — should have from prosecution over…

AG5, a new anti-inflammatory compound developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, offers a safer alternative to corticosteroids like dexamethasone. It effectively inhibits cytokine storms while preserving innate immunity, showing potential in treating various inflammatory diseases and in CAR T-cell therapy.AG5 inhibits the cytokine storm similarly to corticosteroids, but unlike them, it adequately preserves innate immunity.Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical trials with hospitalized patients revealed that…

Researchers have uncovered a significant relationship between sphingolipids and the memory of innate immune cells. This discovery opens up new treatment possibilities for diseases where the immune system is overly active, such as autoimmune disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The team found that manipulating sphingolipids in immune cells can either inhibit or stimulate their memory, with the protein acid ceramidase playing a pivotal role in this process. This breakthrough suggests new therapeutic approaches to balance…

Researchers have developed an intranasal COVID-19 vaccine that enhances the immune system’s response to the virus, providing longer-lasting, greater protection than vaccine injections, even against new and emerging variants. The novel vaccine candidate could mean fewer boosters in future.While the immediate threat of the COVID-19 pandemic has dissipated somewhat, with most returning to their pre-COVID lives, the continued rise of new virus variants means that vaccination is still necessary to protect the vulnerable in the…

Former President Donald Trump is in D.C. on Tuesday sitting in on an appeals court hearing regarding his claim of “absolute immunity” from criminal prosecution for acts he may or may not have committed as president. The arguments are already getting absurd.  Judge Florence Y. Pan, a member of the three-appellate judge panel that will rule on the question, asked Trump’s attorney, John Sauer, if — hypothetically — a president could order S.E.A.L. Team Six to assassinate their political rival and be immune from…

Governments should not “abandon” the idea of having safe harbour provisions for tech firms in their policymaking, said Vint Cerf, regarded as one of the fathers of the Internet. Cerf also said that companies working on artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI should be “cautious and careful” about the way they introduce these technologies, while also being transparent about the capabilities of the systems. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIT DelhiIITD Certificate…

Jack Smith and his team filed a new brief on Saturday with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which rejected Donald Trump’s claims that he’s immune from prosecution over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election on the basis he was president at the time and that he was acquitted by the Senate following being impeached over his actions. “Rather than vindicating our constitutional framework, the defendant’s sweeping immunity claim threatens to license Presidents to commit crimes to remain in office,”…

Donald Trump claimed that he was merely doing his “duty” as president by alleging that the 2020 presidential election was “rigged” and “stolen,” therefore believes he deserves “immunity” from prosecution. “I wasn’t campaigning, the Election was over. I was doing my duty as President to expose and further investigate a Rigged and Stolen Election. It was my obligation to do so, and the proof found is voluminous and irrefutable,” the former president wrote in a Truth Social post Sunday morning. “Therefore, among other…