Elderberry shown to fight Influenza at multiple stages Elderberry shown to fight Influenza at multiple stages The phytochemicals from the elderberry juice were shown to be effective at stopping the virus infecting the cells, however to the surprise of the… Read More ›
Immune system
Common cold virus may become paralytic and replace the Polio Virus
“We are in the process of eradicating polio worldwide, but if we eliminate the poliovirus and cease polio vaccinations, our immune systems wouldn’t produce antibodies against polio, and Coxsackievirus could theoretically fill the niche of eradicated polio” he said. Requested… Read More ›
Virus-cutting enzyme helps bacteria remember a threat
Public Release: 20-Feb-2015 Researchers find a new role for Cas9 in bacterial immune systems Bacteria may not have brains, but they do have memories, at least when it comes to viruses that attack them. Many bacteria have a molecular immune… Read More ›
No Antibodies, No Problem
Researchers Identify How Mosquito Immune System Attacks Specific Infections Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with specificity to infections with… Read More ›
