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We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

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We can block the spread of HIV: Best ideas of the century

The “enormous revelation” that drugs can be used to prevent catching HIV has benefitted millions and helped slash transmission rates

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PR1RKC Resting T lymphocytes. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of resting T lymphocytes from a human blood sample. T lymphocytes, or T cells, are a type of white blood cell and components of the body's immune system. They mature in the thymus. T lymphocytes recognise a specific site on the surface of pathogens or foreign objects (antigens), bind to it, and become activated to produce antibodies or cells to eliminate that antigen. Specimen courtesy of Professor Greg Towers, University College London, UK. Magnification: x7000 when printed at 10 centimetres wide.

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Inside the new therapies promising to finally beat autoimmune disease

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Your diet may influence how effective vaccines are for you

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Antibody therapy makes the immune systems of old mice young again

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Someone being vaccinated against covid-19 in LA, California, in April 2021

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Covid-19 antibodies may give us partial immunity to SARS and MERS

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Intermittent fasting could make immune cells more effective in fighting pathogens and cancers

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Intermittent fasting could boost immunity in addition to weight loss

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Obesity may damage immune cells that prevent psoriasis

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Covid-19 booster vaccines should leave out original spike protein

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The spiky shape of sunflower pollen may clear bee guts of parasite

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Senior women exercising at home

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How the immune system changes with age and why

We are gaining a better understanding of the effects of ageing on the immune system, with some surprising findings that it’s not all downhill after 65

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How to tell if your immune system is weak or strong

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What effect did lockdown have on your child’s immune system?

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The AI immune system that's changing our understanding of human health

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How genetically engineered immune cells are beating some cancers

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