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Scratching the skin can make a rash worse, but it also enhances the body’s defenses against bacterial infections.  

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Prenatal Inflammation Makes Mice Susceptible to Asthma

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How Exercise Sparks, then Soothes, Inflammation

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Supporting Drug Development with CyTOF Technology

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Vaccines: Sex Matters

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New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment 

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How Cells in the Skin Team Up To Fight Pathogens

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Gut Bacteria Help T Cells Heal Muscle: Study

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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Can Alter Future Immune Reponses

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Connecting the Complexities of Heart Failure and Aging

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New Insight into Brain Inflammation Inspires New Hope for Epilepsy Treatment

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Shift Work Early in Life Results in Increased Stroke Severity in Middle Age

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Immunity-Linked Genes Expressed Differently in Brains of Autistic People

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Using Single-Cell Functional Analysis to Identify Cellular Drivers of Pathology

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