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A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… to hair color and the genes that control the body's immune system. They published their findings May 3, 2018, in PLOS … from a viral or bacterial infection, the body's innate immune system kicks into gear. Infected cells respond by …
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An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them.
… Antibody … An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign … like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them. … Immune System, Bacteria, Virus, Blood, Circulation, Disease, …
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The skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, directing many immune functions and defending against bacterial pathogens.
… the skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, actually directing many immune functions and helping to defend its host against …
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NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system. The findings, published in Nature today, open the … Institute (NHGRI). Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, causing …
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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… disease may also compromise affected people's immune response. … Based on clinical data from patients with … disease in T-cells. T-cells play important roles in human immune response. The mutations resulted in an increased risk … Content … NHGRI study highlights role of mitochondria in immune response … A new study highlights how genomic …