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A man deliberately got 217 COVID shots. Here’s what happened
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 7, 2024 Source:A man deliberately got 217 COVID shots. Here’s what happened Reference:Adaptive immune responses are larger and functionally preserved in a hypervaccinated individual
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Specific memory B cells implicated in food and allergy and allergic rhinitis
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for February 8, 2024 Source:Researchers say they’ve found the ‘smoking gun’ for tackling life-long allergies Reference:CD23+IgG1+ memory B cells are poised to switch to pathogenic IgE production in food allergy
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How COVID-19 vaccines and infections are tweaking our immunity to respond better than anticipated or extrapolated.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January , 2024 Source:How COVID-19 Vaccines and Infections Are Tweaking Our Immunity Reference:TGFβ prevents IgE-mediated allergic disease by restraining T follicular helper 2 differentiation
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A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 22, 2024 Source:A Canadian school has eased its nut ban, but it’s not a given others will follow
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Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 31, 2023 Source:Scientists discover antibodies capable of stopping several coronaviruses, potentially preventing future outbreaks Reference:Potent pan huACE2-dependent sarbecovirus neutralizing monoclonal antibodies isolated from a BNT162b2-vaccinated SARS survivor
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Study indicates that for some children, there is a pattern of allergy progression.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for July 27, 2023 Source:Kids with allergies at risk of developing more of them, study confirms Reference:Patterns in the Development of Pediatric Allergy
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A new skin patch immunotherapy system to treat peanut allergies is being studied in toddlers and so far, it seems to work reasonably well to prevent anaphylaxis with accidental peanut ingestion.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for May 12, 2023 Source:A skin patch to treat peanut allergies? Study in toddlers shows promise Reference:Phase 3 Trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy
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The differences between cold symptoms and those of seasonal allergies
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for April 18, 2023 Source:Is it a cold or seasonal allergies? How to tell the difference between symptoms
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Researchers trying to answer the question “How immune are we?” Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life. The role of cellular immunity is garnering more attention.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 21, 2023 Source:How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic life