UFO Whistleblowers Would Get Immunity Under New Amendment
Howard Altman writes via The Drive: In an effort to protect those with information about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and increase the influx of reports about them, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc) has introduced (PDF) an amendment to the Fiscal Y.....»»
Iceland Bets on Herd Immunity
The island nation's government joins several other European countries in dropping Covid restrictions—but not everyone is sure the timing’s right......»»
Examining the deterrence effect of whistleblowing
Whistleblowers are not only helping to disclose immoral or criminal acts but also to deter offenders. Niels Johannesen, an economics professor from the University of Copenhagen and Tim Stolper, a former research associate at the Max Planck Institute.....»»
COVID Quickly, Episode 21: Colds Build COVID Immunity, and the Omicron Vaccine Delay
Today we bring you a new episode in our podcast series COVID, Quickly. Every two weeks, Scientific American’s senior health editors Tanya Lewis and Josh Fischman catch you up on the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Lawsuit: Facebook recommendations helped extremists meet and plan murder
Facebook sued by sister of federal security officer shot to death at protest. Enlarge / Members of the Boogaloo Bois gather for the 12th annual Second Amendment March sponsored by Michigan Open Carry Inc. and Second Amendment March ou.....»»
Judge blocks Navy vaccine rule: “No COVID-19 exception to the First Amendment”
Navy Seals argued mandate violates First Amendment and religious freedom law. Enlarge / A Navy nurse prepares a syringe. (credit: Getty Images | petesphotography) US Navy Seals who objected to COVID vaccination on religious gr.....»»
South Africa Study Suggests Omicron Could Displace Delta
Research by South African scientists suggests that Omicron could displace the Delta variant of the coronavirus because infection with the new variant boosts immunity to the older one. From a report: The study only covered a small group of people and.....»»
Breakthrough infections generate "super immunity" to COVID-19, study suggests
Breakthrough infections greatly enhance immune response to variants of the virus that causes COVID-19, according to new research. The study is the first to use live SARS-CoV-2 variants to measure cross-neutralization of blood serum from breakthrough.....»»
Judge rejects Sackler immunity deal, vacating Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
Judge: Bankruptcy Court didn't have authority to give legal immunity to Sacklers. Enlarge / Frank Huntley, who raises awareness of opiate addiction with his sculpture "Pill Man," is among protesters who rallied at the Department of Jus.....»»
Federal Court Blocks Texas" Unconstitutional Social Media Law
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Electronic Frontier Foundation: On December 1, hours before Texas' social media law, HB 20, was slated to go into effect, a federal court in Texas blocked it for violating the First Amendment. Like a simil.....»»
Boosting anti-cancer action by driving up immunity at tumor site
Driving up the immune response at the site of a cancer tumor with nanotechnology may help enhance immunotherapy treatments in advanced stages of the disease, new research in mice suggests......»»
Reimagining immunity in the eye
Immune cells could be doing much more than we think in protecting our eyes -- researchers uncover new details......»»
Judge tears apart Texas social media law for violating First Amendment
Ruling blocks law that would force social networks to carry objectionable content. Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) A federal judge y.....»»
Texas ban on social media “censorship” violates First Amendment, judge rules
Ruling blocks law that would force social networks to carry objectionable content. Enlarge / US and Texas flags flying outside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. (credit: Getty Images | PA Thompson) A federal judge y.....»»
Immune Cells That Remember Inflammation Could Offer Treatment Targets for Atherosclerosis
A type of immune-cell priming called trained immunity is helping researchers to understand the disease mechanisms behind the buildup of fatty deposits in arteries -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Exposure to harmless coronaviruses boosts SARS-CoV-2 immunity, study shows
Infections with the novel coronavirus and vaccination lead to strong antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2. Immune responses to other human coronaviruses, which mostly only cause harmless colds, also provide some protection against SARS-CoV-2. This c.....»»
Delta-like SARS-CoV-2 variants are most likely to increase pandemic severity
Mathematical model indicates SARS-CoV-2 variants that combine enhanced transmissibility with the ability to escape immunity cause more infections than variants with either trait alone. Understanding which type of variants are most likely to increase.....»»
Dengue’s dance: Host immunity drives viral evolution
New research provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus. The research analyzes two decades of genetic variation from Thailand alongside population-level measures of infection and immunity......»»
Host immunity drives viral evolution of dengue
New research by a team of University of Florida investigators, and others, provides evidence that host immunity drives evolution of the dengue virus. The work, published today in Science, retrospectively analyzes two decades of dengue virus genetic v.....»»
Research in mice shows how diet alters immune system function through a gut microbe
Research in mice demonstrates how diet alters a gut microbe molecule that, in turn, prompts immune cells to downregulate inflammation. The study elucidates molecular mechanism behind long-standing belief that diet, microbiota, and immunity influence.....»»
Essential Links in the Immunity Web
Children have fared better with the virus than adults. Immunologists are still trying to figure out why -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»