Share on PinterestA new study finds further evidence of the link between the immune system and behavior.Over the past few years, scientists have discovered some intriguing links between immunity and the mind.One of the immune signaling molecules, or cytokines, that mediates these links is called interleukin-17a (IL-17a). IL-17a plays a role in psoriasis, which is…
An HIV patient was found to have no trace of the virus in her tissues, despite not being on suppressing drugs. (Getty Images)A woman may be the first person to be cured of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) without enduring a gruelling stem cell transplant, research suggests.Loreen Willenberg, 66, from California, was infected with the sexually-transmitted…
Share on PinterestExercising can help people maintain healthy immunity into older age.Image credit: Ariel Skelley/Getty ImagesThe good news is that exercising and adopting the right diet may help a person maintain healthy immunity into older age. Chimpanzees and gorillas, our closest primate relatives, live for only 10–15 years in the wild once they have reached…
Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula. Members of the SA National Defence Force are not immune to gender-based violence, says Defence Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa Nqakula.She says gender-based violence is a national crisis.Mapisa-Nqakula has condemned sexual abuse and exploitation by SANDF members deployed in the DRC.A high-level ministerial task team investigating the legal frameworks around sexual abuse and…
By Graham Lawton A laboratory in Russia tests for IgG antibodies to the coronavirusSergei Karpukhin/TASS via Getty Images WHEN the novel pneumonia circulating in China was confirmed to be caused by a coronavirus, an already troubling situation suddenly got that bit worse. As a rule, coronaviruses don’t produce a very strong “immune memory”: the long-lasting…
Published: May 27, 2026, 6:54 pm JXK Enterprises Inc. is recalling Boner Bears Chocolate, Lot #BB21125, after being notified that FDA laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of sildenafil, an active ingredient in the FDA-approved prescription drug Viagra, which is not declared on the product label. Sildenafil is approved for use only under the supervision of
This is one of four products subject to the recall. The company did not provide photos of the other products, but label information is listed below. Published: May 26, 2026, 5:50 pm The FDA is warning consumers with milk, wheat, or tree nut allergies not to eat, and retailers not to serve or sell certain
An outbreak of Salmonella in Belgium traced to eggs has sickened more than 230 people. The Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC) confirmed to Food Safety News that 236 people are ill in the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak. Patients range in age from less than 1 to 96 years old. They fell