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Surprising Link Between Pain and Viruses: How STING May Hold the Key

Researchers have uncovered a surprising connection between pain and viral infections that doesn’t involve inflammation. A recent study shows that a specific immune sensor called STING can trigger pain by activating certain neurons in the body, all without causing inflammation. This discovery could lead to new treatments for viral-related pain, like the pain caused by… Read More: Surprising Link Between Pain and Viruses: How STING May Hold… »

Common foods alter gut bacteria by influencing viruses

A group of researchers has brought the idea of food as a medicine one step closer. They have identified certain common foodstuffs that alter our microbiome. In science today, food and gut bacteria are two topics that are guaranteed to fuel interest and debate. Both, of course, are interrelated, and a new study focuses on… Read More: Common foods alter gut bacteria by influencing viruses »

How to boost your immune system to fight off viruses

As cases of coronavirus continue to grow, and fatalities increase globally, what can we do to give our immune systems a fighting chance of beating the virus if we are struck down, or preventing it altogether? No amount of lifestyle intervention will make you invincible,” says Dr Jenna Macciochi, an immunologist at the University of… Read More: How to boost your immune system to fight off viruses »