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A new study offers insights into why some people's hair goes gray in response to a serious illness or chronic stress.
… to hair color and the genes that control the body's immune system. They published their findings May 3, 2018, in PLOS … from a viral or bacterial infection, the body's innate immune system kicks into gear. Infected cells respond by …
Educational Resources
An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign substances like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them.
… Antibody … An antibody is a protein component of the immune system that circulates in the blood, recognizes foreign … like bacteria and viruses, and neutralizes them. … Immune System, Bacteria, Virus, Blood, Circulation, Disease, …
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NIH researchers analyzed the gene activities of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and found that their B cells, which produce antibodies to fight viral infections, are less able to survive cellular stress.
… first human studies on how mitochondrial function impacts immune cells to guide future treatments. … In a new study, … Research Institute (NHGRI), who analyzed gene activity of immune cells in children with mitochondrial disorders and … are Leigh’s syndrome, which primarily affects the nervous system, and Kearns-Sayre syndrome, which primarily affects …
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The skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, directing many immune functions and defending against bacterial pathogens.
… the skin microbiota plays an intricate role in the human immune system, actually directing many immune functions and helping to defend its host against …
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NIH investigators have discovered that genomic switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system.
… switches of a blood cell are key to regulating the human immune system. The findings, published in Nature today, open the … Institute (NHGRI). Autoimmune diseases occur when the immune system mistakenly attacks its own cells, causing …
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A new study highlights how genomic mutations that cause mitochondrial disease may also compromise affected people's immune response.
… disease may also compromise affected people's immune response. … Based on clinical data from patients with … disease in T-cells. T-cells play important roles in human immune response. The mutations resulted in an increased risk … Content … NHGRI study highlights role of mitochondria in immune response … A new study highlights how genomic …
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Researchers at NHGRI have discovered an immune mechanism in humans that perceives threats and was found only in plants.
… don't seem to have much in common. When it comes to their immune systems, however, they might be more similar than … Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) have discovered an immune mechanism in humans, known as a "guard" mechanism, … animals has evolved as a unique way for the host immune system to perceive a potential threat and launch an effective …
Genetic Disorders
Severe Combined Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system.
… Immunodeficiency is a severe, genetic condition of the immune system. … Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) may be best … the Boy in the Bubble, who was born without a working immune system. Caused by defects in any of several possible …
Educational Resources
A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system.
… is a type of white blood cell that is part of the immune system. … Lymphocytes, White Blood Cell, Immune System … A lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell …
Jobs at NHGRI
NHGRI is seeking a postdoc to join the Systems Biology and Genome Engineering Section in Bethesda, Maryland.