immune
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A modified herpes virus is injected into tumors, which causes cancer cells to burst and release flares that activate and train the immune system to attack cancer cells throughout the body.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
"Astronauts' immune systems could be affected from the radiation, which can lead to viruses, such as glandular fever, when they come back," Mackaill says.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
RP1 is an oncolytic virus therapy that turbo-charges the immune response in people resistant to other immunotherapies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
They also generally have a more active immune response, partly due to genetic factors like the X chromosome.
From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026
Another common response of ours is to mobilize our immune system.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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