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  1. kmclellan
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    Reduced Metabolism in Nematodes linked to the Immune System

    Perhaps not that interesting of a read but it is a very interesting discovery for people with ME. You may recall the metabolomics study of 2017...
    Thread by: kmclellan, Mar 24, 2019, 2 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  2. adambeyoncelowe
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    Hyperactive immune system in ageing brain disorders

    Given the recent coverage from the INF-a study, I thought this article on a similar topic was interesting: In a study of fruit flies, National...
    Thread by: adambeyoncelowe, Jan 4, 2019, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  3. Jenny TipsforME
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    Poll and discussion: Ear Problems

    I’m posting this poll out of curiosity but I’m also hoping for some new tips for myself in the thread. Do you have ear problems? I’ve had ear...
    Thread by: Jenny TipsforME, Aug 27, 2018, 36 replies, in forum: Other Symptoms
  4. Andy
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    Memory B cells are reactivated in subcapsular proliferative foci of lymph nodes, 2018, Phan et al

    Abstract Vaccine-induced immunity depends on the generation of memory B cells (MBC). However, where and how MBCs are reactivated to make...
    Thread by: Andy, Aug 25, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  5. Andy
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    Nature: The ghost of influenza past and the hunt for a universal vaccine

    By the time she is about three years old, a child has usually endured her first influenza infection. If it’s a nasty bout, her temperature will...
    Thread by: Andy, Aug 10, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  6. Andy
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    Diverse Roles of Mitochondria in Immune Responses: Novel Insights Into Immuno-Metabolism, 2018, Tan et al

    Lack of immune system cells or impairment in differentiation of immune cells is the basis for many chronic diseases. Metabolic changes could be...
    Thread by: Andy, Jul 20, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  7. Andy
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    Lifelong CMV infection improves immune defense in old mice by broadening the mobilized TCR repertoire against third-party infection, 2018, Nikolich

    Obviously based on results from mice, so take any claims with a pinch of salt. Significance Epidemiological studies have shown a correlation...
    Thread by: Andy, Jul 9, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  8. Andy
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    Nature: A series of five Reviews [..] discuss the genetic, environmental, microbial, and cellular factors underpinning autoimmune disease

    A series of five Reviews specially commissioned by Nature Immunology discuss the genetic, environmental, microbial, and cellular factors...
    Thread by: Andy, Jun 28, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  9. Andy
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    Gut Bacteria Influences Metabolism Through the Immune System

    Caveat: based on research with flies. Summary: Digestive enteroendocrine cells use an innate immune pathway to respond to good bacteria by fine...
    Thread by: Andy, Jun 24, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  10. Indigophoton
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    Jax ME/CFS Center - JAXtaposition: Decoding Chronic Illness

    On June 14, Derya Unutmaz gave a seminar talk for the Jackson Laboratory’s new speaker series, JAXtaposition: Cures Can’t Wait. The series, which...
    Thread by: Indigophoton, Jun 21, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: BioMedical ME/CFS News
  11. Andy
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    Chronic hepatitis C virus infection irreversibly impacts human natural killer cell repertoire diversity, 2018, Bjorkstrom et al

    Abstract Diversity is a central requirement for the immune system’s capacity to adequately clear a variety of different infections. As such,...
    Thread by: Andy, Jun 11, 2018, 4 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  12. Andy
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    Intestinal Epithelial Wnt Signaling Mediates Acetylcholine-Triggered Host Defense against Infection, 2018, Irazoqui et al

    Highlights •Acetylcholine regulates transcriptional host defense in intestinal epithelial cells •Acetylcholine activates muscarinic and Wnt...
    Thread by: Andy, May 18, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  13. Andy
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    ME Association Ramsay Research Fund invests in new study with ME/CFS Biobank to examine dysfunctional immune system and energy metabolism

    The ME Association is delighted to announce that our Ramsay Research Fund (RRF) will be funding some exciting new research that will further...
    Thread by: Andy, May 15, 2018, 2 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS News
  14. Andy
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    Science: By wrapping itself in antibodies, this bacterium may become a stable, beneficial part of the gut

    Antibodies are one of the body’s most effective defenses against microbial pathogens. But at least one of these immune system proteins helps an...
    Thread by: Andy, May 8, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  15. Andy
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    Next-Generation Immune Repertoire Sequencing as a Clue to Elucidate the Landscape of Immune Modulation by Host–Gut Microbiome Interactions, 2018,

    A perspective article. The human immune system is a fine network consisted of the innumerable numbers of functional cells that balance the...
    Thread by: Andy, May 6, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  16. Andy
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    Nature article: "Faulty replication can sting." [Protein SAMHD1 is found to block an undesirable pro-inflammatory response]

    Cells need to distinguish between their own DNA and that of viruses. To solve this problem, plant, fungal and animal cells store their DNA in the...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 22, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  17. Andy
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    Nature: Immune memory in the brain

    The body’s innate immune system provides an immediate and nonspecific defence against invading pathogens. The main innate immune cells in the...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 17, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  18. Andy
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    Nature News and Views: Killer T cells show their kinder side

    The immune system protects the body by responding to invading organisms. But how is an attack on useful resident microbes prevented? A pathway has...
    Thread by: Andy, Mar 27, 2018, 0 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  19. Andy
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    Review Article: A Role for the Krebs Cycle Intermediate Citrate in Metabolic Reprogramming in Innate Immunity and Inflammation, 2018, O'Neill et al

    Review article Metabolism in immune cells is no longer thought of as merely a process for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production, biosynthesis,...
    Thread by: Andy, Mar 11, 2018, 1 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
  20. Andy
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    Lymphocytes eject interferogenic mitochondrial DNA webs in response to CpG and non-CpG oligodeoxynucleotides of class C, 2018, Rosen et al

    Abstract Circulating mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is receiving increasing attention as a danger-associated molecular pattern in conditions such as...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 28, 2018, 8 replies, in forum: Health News and Research unrelated to ME/CFS
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