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Infant antibiotic exposure can affect future immune responses toward allergies

Scienmag

Early life exposure to antibotics in utero and through mother’s milk disrupts beneficial gut bacteria, compromising T-cell development, Rutgers research shows Exposure to antibiotics in utero and infancy can lead to an irreversible loss of regulatory T-cells in the colon-a valuable component of the immune system’s response toward allergens (..)

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Commensal bacteria ‘vaccine’ may safely prep immune cells for meningitis-causing cousin

Scienmag

Researchers have produced vaccine-like immune responses to a dangerous bacterium by colonizing 26 healthy volunteers with a related, but harmless, commensal bacterial species.

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This week in drug discovery (8-12 January) 

Drug Discovery World

This week has seen a number of significant discoveries by researchers in academic institutions, in some cases in partnership with industry, emphasising the important role universities play in early-stage drug discovery. News round-up for 8-12 January by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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New Research Shows IBS Symptoms May be Caused by Gut Infections

XTalks

Researchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have found a potential mechanism underlying irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) that involves activation of immune cells primed by past gastrointestinal infections. However, IBS patients do not have allergies to any given foods, nor any gastrointestinal conditions, such as celiac disease.

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Link between periodontitis and cardiovascular disease in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis

Scienmag

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that immune responses to certain bacteria that cause periodontal disease may play a role in patients’ higher cardiovascular disease risk. Among 197 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, those with antibody responses to common […].

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Mutations leading to omicron variant did not enable virus to fully escape immune system

The Pharma Data

That’s because the mutations that led to the variant’s emergence aren’t found in the regions of the virus that stimulates one type of cellular immune response, says an international research team from Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and ImmunoScape, a U.S.-Singapore