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Our Immune System Isn't Up To It - A Coronavirus Protein Has Been Caught Breaking the Critical Immunity Pathway

Our Immune System Isn’t Up To It – A Coronavirus Protein Has Been Caught Breaking the Critical Immunity Pathway

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This image shows the main protease of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Mpro, and two strands of a human protein, called NEMO. One NEMO strand (blue) has been cut by Mpro, and the other NEMO strand (red) is being cut by Mpro. Without NEMO, an immune system is slower to respond to increased viral load or new …

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Social touch and its newly discovered neural pathway – Neuroscience News

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Summary: A neural pathway that leads directly from the thalamus to the hypothalamus plays a critical role in processing tactile information, a new study reveals. Source: MEAT Touch plays an important role in social behavior. A kind gesture, a hug, a pat on the back strengthens our social relationships. But what happens in our brain …

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