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Modulating the Immune Response to Vaccines
Researchers uncover innovative natural approaches to fine-tune immunity from vaccination.
Modulating the Immune Response to Vaccines
Modulating the Immune Response to Vaccines

Researchers uncover innovative natural approaches to fine-tune immunity from vaccination.

Researchers uncover innovative natural approaches to fine-tune immunity from vaccination.

chronobiology

moon, lunar, woman, biology, reproduction, fertility, menstrual cycle, menstruation, menses, period, synchronization
Menstrual Cycles Intermittently Sync with Moon Cycles: Study
Asher Jones | Feb 5, 2021 | 6 min read
A long-term study finds that these rhythms align at certain times of women’s lives, shedding new light on the controversial idea that lunar phases influence human reproduction.
Malaria Parasites’ Biological Clocks Coordinate Cell Destruction
Abby Olena, PhD | May 14, 2020 | 3 min read
Two studies show that Plasmodium—the genus of protozoans that cause malaria—have an internal sense of time that synchronizes with their host’s circadian rhythms and allows the parasites to collectively attack blood cells.
Fly’s Blood-Brain Barrier Has Circadian Rhythms
Abby Olena, PhD | Mar 8, 2018 | 3 min read
In Drosophila, the tissue is more permeable to drugs at night, offering a possible explanation for why some medicines work better at certain times of day.
Q&A with Michael Young, Nobel Laureate
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 2, 2017 | 5 min read
Young talks with The Scientist about studying circadian rhythms in fruit flies, the applications of his work beyond Drosophila, and winning the prize. 
Q&A with Nobel Laureate Michael Rosbash
Ashley Yeager | Oct 2, 2017 | 3 min read
A basic curiosity about how life works led the Brandeis University molecular biologist to discover how our bodies keep time. 
Giants of Circadian Biology Win Nobel Prize
Catherine Offord | Oct 2, 2017 | 4 min read
The award in Physiology or Medicine goes to chronobiologists Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young.
Circadian Rhythms Influence Treatment Effects
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Apr 1, 2017 | 10+ min read
Across many diseases, taking medication at specific times of day may make the therapy more effective.
Infographic: Circadian Clock Affects Health and Disease
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Mar 31, 2017 | 1 min read
The body's rhythms could affect numerous ailments as well as how people respond to treatments.
Christina Schmidt: Chronobiology Crusader
Karen Zusi | Mar 1, 2016 | 3 min read
Research Fellow, Cyclotron Research Center, University of Liège. Age: 35
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