Immunity
Surprising find: Same-arm vaccine shots enhance immunity
Antibodies from same-arm vaccinations showed increased effectiveness against variants.
Watered-down Immunity Bill proposal would still put MKs above the law, legal advisor warns
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Pregnant women may have strong, variable immunity to COVID-19 - study
The study also found the pregnant women who were hospitalized with COVID-19 had higher levels of certain immune markers.
How did Europe's first farmers survive disease? New study uncovers answers
Early Neolithic groups from Anatolia spread and settled across Europe in the period from 10,000 to 5,000 years ago and became the first farmers.
Military Advocate General opposes efforts to give IDF soldiers immunity
In response to the IDF military advocate general's opposition, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused them of "intimidation."
Biden administration says Saudi prince has immunity in Khashoggi killing lawsuit
Khashoggi was brutally killed in 2018 in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, an operation that US intelligence believed was ordered by Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Omicron subvariants getting better at evading antibodies
Scientists have been increasingly focusing on the BA.2.75.2, BF.7 (also known as BA.5.2.1.7) and BQ.1.1 variants in recent weeks.
Coronavirus variants evolved to resist interferons in immune system - study
Interferons are essentially fighting on the front lines of the body's immune system against invading pathogens. But later variants like Omicron have grown to resist them.
Israeli scientists work towards curbing Candida, the yeast infection fungus
Weizmann scientists discovered that a powerful commando unit of TH17 cells capable of fighting Candida cannot be generated without crucial early support from an entirely different contingent.
Immune response to COVID-19 may be weaker in specific populations - study
The scientists stressed that the research could help in identifying strains that require closer monitoring.
How the immune system sets priorities - study
When a person contracts one pathogen shortly after contracting another, innate and adaptive immunity must both go to work simultaneously.
Even asymptomatic COVID-19 could lead to long-term damage - study
New research from Cedars-Sinai is the first to report not only the presence of elevated autoantibodies after mild or asymptomatic infection, but their persistence over time.
Can Israel become a global biotech leader?
I believe that here, in Israel, where we have an excellent healthcare system and some of the best engineers in the world, we can be a biotech leader.