Immune System Disorders

An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease. In order to function properly, an immune system must detect a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and distinguish them from the organism's own healthy tissue. A vaccine is a biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease.

Immune System Disorders Stories

Why Do Women Live Longer? Their Immune Systems May Age More Slowly than Men's

Japanese scientists test their theory that the role played by gender in matters of longevity may be linked to the immune system.
Human Guinea Pigs In East Germany? Hospital Investigating Drug Trials That Used 50,000 Unknowing Patients

A German hospital will be investigating the clinical trials that permitted Western pharmaceutical companies to test new drugs on patients without their consent during the 1980s in former East Germany.
Rotavirus Vaccine Developed In India Aims To Stop 500,000 Yearly Child Deaths

With one-fifth of all rotavirus deaths taking place in India, a public-private partnership aims to provide a cheaper vaccine.
Firefly, Las Vegas Restaurant, Found To Be The Source Of 200 Salmonella Cases

Authorities say a highly touted Las Vegas restaurant is to blame for the most recent Salmonella outbreak.
New SARS-Like Coronavirus Can Spread From Person To Person, WHO States [Video]

After close contact with a French patient diagnosed with the virus last Wednesday, a new patient tests positive and raises fears of human transmission.
New Lyme Disease Vaccine Promising In Clinical Trial

After GlaxoSmithKline removed its vaccine from the market in 2002, researchers are working hard on creating one that will protect against all strains of the bacteria.
New Coronavirus Suspected In France, Two More Hit In Saudi Arabia

On top of two more cases in Saudi, a potentially infected nurse was admitted to a hospital in Douai, northern France, the same hospital with the only confirmed case of the new coronavirus.
Mosquito Survelliance Study Identifies 83 Different Viruses In East Africa

Researchers have uncovered a reservoir of diseases among mosquitoes from different ecological locations.
Cancers Caused By HPV Were On The Rise Before The Vaccine Came To Market

Data analyzing 30 years of cancers in the US indicates that preceding the HPV vaccine introduction, virus-related cancers were on the rise.
Cervical Cancer Vaccine Price Slashed For Developing Countries, Is It Enough?

A public-private partnership alliance has brokered a historic price reduction for HPV vaccines in poor countries.
Bird Flu Kills 4 More Victims In China

While four more deaths are reported in China, no signs of the virus have been detected in people or poultry outside of the country so far.
Ebola Virus Drug In Reach, Scientists Target Protein That Spurs Deadly Infection

While there's no current treatment that keeps the Ebola virus from killing , researchers discovered how the unruly virus escapes and penetrates cells, paving the way for crucial vaccines and effective therapies.

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