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Changing of the seasons

Seasonal immunity: Activity of thousands of genes differs from winter to summer

12 May 2015

Our immune systems vary with the seasons, according to a study led by the University of Cambridge that could help explain why certain conditions such...

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Smallpox pustules

Subterfuge, double agents and viruses

20 Feb 2015

Every moment of every day, our immune systems are battling to keep us healthy against an onslaught from invading organisms. But some of these...

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This illustration depicts a three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated image of a cluster of rod-shaped drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen responsible for causing the disease tuberculosis (TB). The artistic recreation was based upon scanning electron micrographic imagery.

Cambridge partners with India to fight multidrug resistant TB

13 Feb 2015

The University of Cambridge has been awarded £2 million from the UK Medical Research Council and the Government of India’s Department for...

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Stem cells use “first aid kits” to repair damage

18 Sep 2014

Neural stem cells – master cells that can develop into any type of nerve cell – are able to generate mini “first aid kits” and transfer them to...

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Depression

Mind and body: Scientists identify immune system link to mental illness

13 Aug 2014

Children with high everyday levels of a protein released into the blood in response to infection are at greater risk of developing depression and...

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NICE approves MS drug developed by University of Cambridge researchers

28 May 2014

A new drug based on decades of research at the University of Cambridge has today been approved by the National Institute for Health and Care...

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B-lymphocyte cell

Neighbourhood watch: New technique helps identify proteins involved in immune response

23 May 2014

A new technique developed at the University of Cambridge allows researchers to identify clusters of proteins on immune cells which are key to...

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HIV-infected H9 T-cell

New target to fight HIV infection identified

01 Oct 2013

Scientists find mutant protein blocks HIV infection and transmission.

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Darran Leal, Save the Tasmanian Devil Program

Hope for threatened Tasmanian devils

11 Mar 2013

Research paves way for the development of a vaccine for the contagious cancer which is driving Tasmanian devils to the brink of extinction.

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Rainy season in The Gambia

Exposure to micronutrients prior to pregnancy has been associated with gene modifications in offspring

22 Feb 2012

Scientists find that micronutrients affect methylation, which has been associated with changes in the immune system.

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