31 May 2011 Could cleanliness be causing the rise of auto-immune diseases and allergies? Arlington County/flickr How clean is too clean? Trust your gut instincts By Barbara Fazekas de St Groth, Centenary Institute Could our obsession with cleanliness in our homes be working against us? Advertisers fetishise germ-free kitchens and bathrooms where the threat of “harmful bacteria” is always lurking but can be eradicated…
17 June 2011 Data suggest vaccinating girls against cervical cancer yields results By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation Australian researchers have shown for the first time that the number of girls presenting with pre-cancer cells on the cervix…
29 November 2012 Salmonella bacteria can activate immune system University of Queensland Vitamin B metabolites produced by Salmonella bacteria can activate the immune system, a study has found, paving the way for…
16 August 2012 Key to block addiction in brain immunity University of Adelaide Discovery of a key mechanism in the brain’s immune system that amplifies addiction to opioid drugs proves addiction to morphine…
16 June 2011 Secrets of immune system intelligence officers revealed under microscope Nature Immunology Scientists have for the first time seem the workings of T-cells, the front-line troops that alert our immune system to go…
