Even the sight of a sick-looking avatar in a virtual room alerts the human immune system. It therefore becomes active even before an infection occurs.

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Seeing sick-looking faces in virtual reality triggers brain circuit changes related to threat detection and boosts activity of certain immune cells.

And it appears their immune systems reacted to the mere sight of an infection. The participants were shown artificial images — avatars — some of which had rashes, others had a cough.

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In a study published in Cell Biomaterials, a team led by chemical and nano engineers at the University of California San Diego took a closer look at how the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV), unlike other ...

The experimental mRNA vaccine developed at the University of Florida has shown the ability to supercharge the immune system and could pave the way for a universal cancer vaccine.

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This immune reawakening not only helps clear the targeted tumor but also primes the immune system to hunt down metastatic tumors elsewhere in the body.

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