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A new paper in Science Advances details how scientists have succeeded in mapping a central part of the immune system - the HLA class II molecules - while accurately predicting how they display fragments of pathogens on the surface of cells.
It has been uncertain how Mycobacterium tuberculosis deflects the immune response in humans, though evidence has pointed to host immunometabolism -; the intrinsic link between metabolism in immune cells and their immune function.
The study reveals a significant presence of enteric pathogens in children from Alabama's Black Belt region, linking well water consumption to increased pathogen detection and underscoring the need for improved sanitation infrastructure.
Study explores the implementation and support of Meat-Free Mondays in New Zealand's hospital cafés, finding strong participation and environmental concerns as key drivers while identifying knowledge gaps and taste preferences as main barriers to its success.
To reduce the side effects associated with chemotherapy treatments, researchers have investigated the use of delivery systems that can take more drugs directly to the tumor. Ninh (Irene) La-Beck, Pharm.D., from the Department of Immunotherapeutics and Biotechnology at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy is one of those researchers.