Tag: Immune system
Allergies in Finland: Immunotherapy can improve the quality of life of pollen allergy sufferers
Immunotherapy can provide long-term relief for those who suffer from the uncomfortable and bothersome symptoms of pollen allergy. Some patients are even completely asymptomatic. For many others, symptoms improve significantly, reducing the need for medication and improving their quality of life. The benefits of this treatment can last for several years after the treatment ends. […]
C-reactive protein reduces the immune response in inflammatory disease
Linköping [Sweden]March 9 (ANI): The biological function of C-reactive protein (CRP) has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden have discovered that this protein is beneficial in the inflammatory disease systemic lupus erythematosus or SLE. According to the study published in the Journal of Autoimmunity, this is only valid for one of CRP’s […]
Science Round-Up: New technology means reusable wind turbine blades
It is a watershed moment for the wind industry. Thanks to the work of researchers from Aarhus University, the Danish manufacturer Vestas will be able to build new wind turbine blades with epoxy. The company has developed a chemical process that makes it possible to break it down and recycle it. “We are super happy […]
A new medication offers a promising treatment option for advanced melanoma patients
However, a Finnish study revealed that patients who do not benefit from T-cell activation treatments do not have the right type of T-cells to attack cancer cells. The new therapy must utilize other parts of the immune system, such as natural killer cells or NK cells, which help recognize cancer cells that have evaded T […]
Celebrities praise ice baths, but the science on benefits is lukewarm
The coolest thing on social media these days can be celebrities and regular people throwing themselves into cold water or taking ice baths. The touted benefits include improved mood, more energy, weight loss, and reduced inflammation, but the science supporting some of these claims is lukewarm. Kim Kardashian posted her outburst on Instagram. Harry Styles […]
Parents are advised to limit their children’s intake of organic eggs following the discovery of PFAS
You couldn’t really make it up: for a long time now, the perceived wisdom has been that eating caged eggs is a bad choice for society, to the extent that today they are frowned upon, some supermarkets have stopped selling them altogether , and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries wants to phase them […]
Science collection: Danish brain researchers play a key role in redrawing the map in the fight against diseases such as Alzheimer’s and MS
American and Danish scientists did not expect to make a surprising new discovery when they chose to remove the brain from a cadaver by cutting off the entire head. Normally, researchers just remove the brain, but by cutting off the entire head, it revealed a layer of cells not previously discovered: a fourth meninge that […]
Cardiac progenitor cells generate healthy tissue after heart attack
Washington [US], Jan 7 (ANI): After a heart attack, the human body is unable to repair lost tissue due to the heart’s inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with cardiac progenitor cells can result in the formation of functional cardiac cells at damaged sites. This new therapeutic method has been introduced by an international […]
Cellular messengers improve cancer therapy: Research
Solna [Sweden], Jan 1 (ANI): Extracellular vesicles, which are tiny membrane bubbles, appear to make tumors more susceptible to the immunotherapy drug known as checkpoint inhibitors and stimulate the immune system in mice. This is supported by a recent study from the Swedish Karolinska Institute published in Cancer Immunology Research. A class of drugs known […]
Research finds how common immune cells can prevent gut healing
Solna [Sweden]December 3 (ANI): The effective functioning of the immune system depends on the presence of B lymphocytes. However, Karolinska Institutet researchers have shown that they can sometimes cause more harm than good because their numbers increase sharply after intestinal trauma, which hinders the healing process. The findings, published in the journal Immunity, may have […]
The study examines how common immune cells can prevent intestinal healing
Washington [US]December 4 (ANI): Karolinska Institutet researchers have shown that B-lymphocytes, on which the efficient functioning of the immune system depends, can sometimes cause more harm than good as their numbers increase sharply after intestinal trauma, hindering the healing process. The findings, published in the journal Immunity, may have an impact on how inflammatory bowel […]
Gut microbes disrupted by COVID-19 infection, antibiotics: a study
The first findings from an ongoing study of the microbiomes of patients and volunteers at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick were published in the scientific journal Molecular Biomedicine. The study, which began in May 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, was designed to reset the microbiome because many patients with […]
Scientists discover protein used by the parasite and how it changes the identity of immune cells
Stockholm [Sweden]November 5 (ANI): Toxoplasma is a parasite that affects the majority of people worldwide. Now scientists have discovered how this tiny parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. After infection, the parasite takes over immune cells. The study was led by researchers at Stockholm University and published in the scientific […]
Scientists reveal how the parasite injects protein into the immune cell’s nucleus, changing the cell’s identity
Stockholm [Sweden], October 31 (ANI): Majority of people on the planet are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this small parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. Immune cells are hijacked by the parasite after they become infected. The results of […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Baby talk’ is a universal phenomenon and similar across languages, study shows
A joint study from Aarhus University and the University of York shows that the way of communicating with babies and toddlers, child-directed-speech (CBT), is a global phenomenon with many identical aspects that are shared by many languages. What is known as CBT generally involves high-pitched, slow-paced and animated speech. PhD student Christopher Martin Mikkelsen Cox, […]
Swedish gene specialist kicks off the Nobel season with a medicine prize
Swedish gene historian Svante Paabo, who sequenced the Neanderthal genome and discovered Denisova, a previously unknown precursor to Homo sapiens, won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday, the first of this year’s awards from the Swedish Academy. Svante Paabo is a paleogeneticist, someone who studies the distant past by examining preserved genetic material. “By […]
Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo receives the Nobel Prize in Medicine
Stockholm [Sweden]Oct 3 (ANI): The 2022 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology has been awarded to Svante Paabo for his discoveries about the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution, the prize-giving organization announced on Monday. “The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine […]
New treatment may increase the number of lung donors
Grove [Sweden]September 2 (ANI): Donated lungs in large quantities cannot be transplanted. Researchers at Skåne University Hospital and Lund University in Sweden conducted an animal study that raises the possibility of using more donor lungs in the future. To determine whether the treatment will have the same beneficial effect on humans, the researchers have started […]
First female case of monkeypox reported in Denmark
Pregnant women, children and weak immune systemsThe WHO revealed last week that so far in 2022 there have been 176 cases involving women across Europe – around 1.1 per cent of all cases. Until recently, all cases registered in Denmark have concerned men who have sex with men. The SSI estimates that the risk of […]
Finland receives the first batch of monkeypox vaccine
Health authorities in Finland say that the monkeypox vaccine will primarily be available to people who have been exposed to the virus. So far, 17 virus infections have been reported in Finland, reports the Reuters news agency. Europe recorded its first monkeypox-related deaths this week as Spain confirmed deaths from the disease. Lasse LehtonenThe head […]
COVID-19 booster vaccine useful for lupus patients: Study
Researchers say the discovery should offer comfort to the more than 200,000 Americans who suffer from SLE, a disease in which the body’s immune system involuntarily targets its own healthy tissues, particularly the joints and skin. They are more susceptible to infections such as SARS-CoV-2 when they take immunosuppressive drugs such as steroids, which are […]
Pamper Yourself With These Self-Care Treatments
We all know how important self-care is. Not only does it help us relax and recharge, but it also allows us to take care of our physical and mental health. However, sometimes, due to our hectic schedules, we simply do not have the time to indulge in long self-care routines. Luckily, there are plenty of […]
Elderly and other vulnerable groups should be offered the fourth COVID-19 jab
All people in Denmark over the age of 50 will be offered a fourth vaccine against coronavirus, said Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at a press conference on Wednesday. Certain vulnerable groups, such as nursing home residents and senior citizens, will be offered the fourth plug as early as mid-September. All remaining Danes over 50 will […]
THL recommends a fifth dose of Covid for severely impaired patients
The Department of Health and Welfare (THL) recommends a fifth dose of Covid vaccine for people over 12 years of age who have a severely weakened immune system. This group includes 10,000 to 30,000 people. Their immunodeficiency may be congenital or the result of an illness or medication. "This applies, for example, to people in […]
Researchers are finding a link between food, eye health and life expectancy
Previous studies have shown in humans that there is a link between eye disease and poor health. “Our research argues that it’s more than a correlation: eye dysfunction can actually cause problems in other tissues,” said a senior author and professor at the Buck Institute. Pankaj Kapahi, A PhD by a laboratory for years, has […]
Finland reports the first suspected case of monkeypox
The health authorities in the Helsinki metropolitan area suspect that they have found Finland’s first monkey pox virus infection. Traces of the orthopoxvirus were found in an adult male patient, the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District (HUS) reported in its press release on Wednesday morning. The monkey poxvirus is one of the human orthopoxic viruses, […]
Hundreds of Danes have eaten PFAS-contaminated meat
The toxins from a fire drill site have leaked to a beach meadow with grazing cows. PFAS pollution led to new stricter limit values in Denmark Research shows that the immune system in children can be impaired by PFAS and the incident in Denmark has, among other things, led to much stricter limit values for […]
Sweden could introduce new measures to combat a possible new covid-19 wave
STOCKHOLM, May 2 (Xinhua) – Just a month after Sweden announced that covid-19 is no longer considered dangerous, and abolished health measures to combat the disease, the country’s public health authority said on Monday that they are ready to introduce new restrictive measures should still be a wave hit the country. In one of three […]
COVID-19 increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, research reveals
Studies have shown that the human pancreas can also be a target for SARS-CoV-2 (a serious acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 virus). Decreased insulin-secreting granules in beta cells and impaired glucose-stimulated insulin secretion have been observed following Covid-19 infection. In addition, some patients developed insulin resistance after COVID-19 and had high blood sugar, even […]
Agnes Wold: Laughable that ginger would strengthen the immune system
Agnes Wold, professor of clinical bacteriology, addresses contemporary health issues together with host Christer Lundberg. Agnes Wold on children and colds: Therefore, it is much more dangerous for the elderly to catch a cold and therefore children’s viruses are more contagious. Agnes also explains what happens to the immune system during a cancer treatment and […]
Men with high BMI in upper adolescence are at risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 19 (ANI): According to a new study led by the University of Gothenburg, men with a high body index (BMI) in their upper teens have a high risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized in the future. The results of the study were published in the journal Obesity. The study […]
High BMI in upper teens a risk of severe covid-19: Study
Gothenburg [Sweden]March 14 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Gothenburg has found that men with a high body mass index (BMI) in their late teens have an increased risk of severe covid-19 and may need to be hospitalized later in life. The study was published in the journal Obesity. The study included […]
Researchers are creating a new test to quickly identify COVID-19 infection and its severity
The researchers developed a blood test that quickly detects whether someone has COVID-19 and predicts how severely the immune system will react to the infection. The study was published in PLOS One. The findings may one day lead to an effective tool to help physicians determine the best treatment plan for COVID-19 patients. There is […]
The study shows how the lung’s immune cells develop after birth
Washington [US], January 24 (ANI): A new study has found how lung macrophages develop and these new findings can help reduce organ damage and are important for the continued development of important treatments for lung diseases. The research has been published in the ‘Journal of Experimental Medicine’. Lung macrophages begin to develop in humans from […]
Science Round-Up: Beef in ginger sauce is best avoided!
If beef in ginger sauce is on the menu at home tonight, you might want to check out these ingredients! A whole batch of ginger powder has been recalled due to abnormally high toxin levels, while PFOS – another harmful toxin that can affect the liver, immune system and be carcinogenic – has been detected […]
Corona Round-Up: New daily infection record of 33,493 cases for Denmark
Denmark has today broken its daily corona infection record with confirmation from the Statens Serum Institut that the number was 33,493 in the 24 hours until 14.00 today. That’s almost 5,000 more than Monday’s total – the previous record in total. This means that 1.15 million people have been infected at least once – almost […]
Researchers are developing new therapy for lupus patients
JERUSALEM, January 12 (Xinhua) – Researchers from Israel, China, the United States and Sweden have developed a new targeted therapy for lupus patients, Bar Ilan University in central Israel said on Wednesday. The new treatment, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, inhibits specific immune cells associated with lupus nephritis. These T cells affect the […]
“Random” Covid adds strain to Finnish hospitals
There has been an increase in hospitalizations for Covid nationwide, but not all Covid patients are present because they have Covid. Due to the Covid wars, there are large differences in the number of hospitalizations in different parts of Finland, but as many as one in five patients included in the daily total were hospitalized […]
The new President of the European Parliament will be elected on 18 January
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, died Tuesday night at a cancer center in Aviano, Italy, where he was taken to hospital at the end of December for a serious complication of immune system dysfunction. “In accordance with the Rules of Procedure (Rule 20), the first Vice-President of Parliament will hold a provisional presidency […]
David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament, died at the age of 65
“@EP_President David Sassoli died on 11 January at 1.15 in the CRO in Aviano (PN), Italy, where he was hospitalized. The date and place of the funeral will be announced in the next few hours,” the spokesman said. Roberto Cuillo said. On Twitter, Cuillo said Sassoli, 65, had been in hospital in Italy since Dec. […]
Science Round-Up: ‘Historically poor’ wind speeds blamed for renewable energy dives
The level of wind energy supply in the Danish electricity system fell in 2021 due to a “historically bad” year with wind speeds, according to Jesper Kronborg, senior business developer at the energy company Energinet. The contribution of the wind supply experienced a “noticeable decrease” from 46.5 to 43.6 percent between 2020 and 2021 – […]
Two new Covid vaccines arrived in Finland this year
Two new Covid-19 vaccines are expected to hit the European and Finnish markets this year. They are considered to be more traditional than their mRNA counterparts, which are already widely used. On December 20, the European Commission approved one of the expected new vaccines, Nuvaxovid, manufactured by the US biotechnology company Novavax. It was conditionally […]
Researchers are identifying antibodies that can neutralize Omicron
By identifying the targets of these “broadly neutralizing” antibodies in the peak protein, it may be possible to design vaccines and antibody therapies that are effective not only against omicron variants but also against other variants that may arise in the future. David Veesler, a researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and an assistant […]
