Immune system regulation by microbiota in intestinal barrier homeostasis

Immune system regulation by microbiota in intestinal barrier homeostasis

“Immune system regulation by microbiota in intestinal barrier homeostasis”. Seminar | March 9 | 3-4 p.m. | 101 Life Sciences Addition. Speaker: Dan Littman, Skirball Institute and New York University. Sponsor: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Event contact: 510-643-5524. Set email reminder …
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How to stay healthy: Eat well, sleep well and keep moving

The last aha moment concerns the immune system. Seventy-five percent of our immune cells are in the gut. To strengthen the immune system feed the gut the prebiotic fibers that nourish the good bacteria. The best prebiotic foods are chicory, garlic, leeks, onions, asparagus, banana and artichoke.
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A century since the 1918 flu pandemic — any lessons learned?

The virus has shown an impressive ability to reassemble and mutate its genetic material in a way that allowed it to create new versions of itself able to infect humans and pose a significant challenge to their sophisticated immune system, beating it on several occasions. As a matter of fact, the 1918 …
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Biotech startup is creating genetically engineered 'superblood' to battle cancer

These are genetically engineered, enucleated red cells which have been engineered to carry therapeutic proteins. Depending on the requirements, they can be loaded up with the necessary proteins to replace missing enzymes, kill tumors, and regulate the immune system for the battling of cancer and …
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