Immunity

Surprising find: Same-arm vaccine shots enhance immunity

Antibodies from same-arm vaccinations showed increased effectiveness against variants.

 Surprising find: Same-arm vaccine shots enhance immunity.
 Likud MK Tally Gotliv at the Knesset committee. January 28, 2025.

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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.

Pregnant woman, illustrative

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.

 An illustrative depiction of early neolithic farming

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."

 IDF soldiers near the scene of a stabbing attack near Ariel that left 3 dead and 3 injured.

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.

 Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman performs morning prayer as he arrives to wash the Holy Kabaa on behalf of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz, in the Grand Mosque in the Holy City of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16 2022.

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.

 Shaare Zedek hospital team members wearing safety gear as they work in the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on February 09, 2022.

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.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 (illustrative).

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.

 An Aire-ILC3 cell (green) "kisses" a Candida-fighting TH17 cell (red), telling it to start dividing (top row), but it ignores other T cells that do not specialize in fighting Candida (bottom row).

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.

 Coronavirus cells (illustrative)

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.

  The inner lining of a mouse gut has finger-like projections (white) and harbors lymphatic organs (red) containing germinal centers (green). Viewed with confocal microscopy

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.

People queue at Westminster Bridge to receive COVID-19 vaccine and booster doses, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, at a walk-in vaccination centre at Saint Thomas' Hospital in London, Britain, December 14, 2021.

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.

Tel Aviv startup Immunai aim to map the immune system