New data shows RSV shots prevent ‘most dangerous’ respiratory infection for newborns

New data shows RSV shots prevent ‘most dangerous’ respiratory infection for newborns

As Katrina Bellavance’s seven-week-old daughter kept coughing non-stop, the Calgary mother unzipped her newborn’s pajamas and…

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Epigenetic shifts link maternal infection during pregnancy to higher risk of offspring developing schizophrenia

Epigenetic shifts link maternal infection during pregnancy to higher risk of offspring developing schizophrenia

RRBS gene list overlaps with schizophrenia risk genes. Figure demonstrates the overlap between the differentially methylated…

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Infection or stressful events during pregnancy may increase anxiety risk in offspring

Infection or stressful events during pregnancy may increase anxiety risk in offspring

Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy,…

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Common fungal molecule can prime lung immune cells for damaging overreaction to infection signals

Common fungal molecule can prime lung immune cells for damaging overreaction to infection signals

β-glucan-mediated trained immunity increases LPS-induced ALI. Credit: (2025). DOI: 10.7554/eLife.102068.2 Exposure to a common fungal molecule…

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