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The extent to which our personalities determine aspects of our lives and health has increasingly been the subject of research over the last few years. There was the suggestion, for example, that being…
Research into how humans choose a mate is often guided by evolutionary theory: because people’s choice of mate is assumed to have consequences for reproductive success, it must therefore be subject to…
When you’re sick, you want the most effective treatment to help get you back on your feet. But what if that involved bugs? Maggots and leeches have been used for decades and are still supplied to hospitals…
The immune system is critical for protecting against illness-causing organisms, such as viruses, bacteria and fungi, which are collectively known as pathogens. Without it, we would quickly become infected…
Sepsis claims the lives of 8m people worldwide each year. It is the leading cause of hospital deaths in the US, a major threat to soldiers wounded in battle and a killer of children, particularly in under-resourced…
The immune system is there to protect us from threats and infections. But to be healthy, it also needs to be tolerant of an individual’s own tissues that are harmless. If it can’t do this, the immune system…
A study has found the immune system is not working properly in people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), which…
Depression has been found to be a more neurobiological active disease than previously thought. Researchers have developed…
Scientists have shown that a drug given at the time of a kidney transplant operation halves the early risk of kidney rejection…
A large-scale international study has identified 108 genetic sites across the human genome that are associated with schizophrenia…
Researchers have found that tiny toxic HIV fibres, called semen-derived enhancers of viral infection (SEVI), poison nerve…
US researchers have determined a potential marker to identify patients prone to hepatitis C relapse after antiviral therapy…
Exposure to an indoor dog in the first year of life is associated with a child’s odds of developing type 1 diabetes, new…
A new US study may explain how stress increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. By monitoring 29 medical residents working…
The immune systems of alligators and crocodiles have remained relatively unchanged for centuries despite their world-wide…
The microbe responsible for the Group A Streptococcus infections can dodge the immune system and spread easily within infected…
The immune system is an integral part of our body, keeping us safe from diseases – from the common cold to more severe illnesses such as cancer. The immune system is often the reason we feel unwell when…
Golden staph bacteria destroy the body’s immune system by directly targeting large immune cells called macrophages. The bacteria…
All scientists have that moment when an idea is initiated or when things come together and a project flourishes. One such moment for me came at a Keystone scientific meeting in South Carolina in 1994…
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Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Professor in Biomedical Sciences, University of Manchester
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Research Fellow, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Professor of Immunology, Imperial College London
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Biochemistry Tutor, Swansea University
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Ecologist and Researcher, Flinders University
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Research associate, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Brown University
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Professor of Immunology and Director of the Systems Immunity Research Institute, Cardiff University
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Professional Research Fellow, University of Tasmania
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Senior Research Fellow in Immunology, University of Tasmania
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Director, Children’s Health and Environment Program and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Children’s Health and Environment, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
