immunity

In the aftermath of World War II, the developed world celebrated a monumental victory. Vaccines, antibiotics, and improved sanitation were driving down death rates from infectious diseases that had plagued humanity for millennia. Polio vanished. Tuberculosis retreated. Childhood infections...

For the first time in recent history, the trends of extending longevity are being reversed due to unhealthy eating habits. The so called, “Western diet”, which consists of fast-food and junk food entails high fat, high sugar, and low fiber. As a consequence to consumption of this diet, the body...

Great news. Hopefully, researchers will be able to study these patients further, and makes advances for vaccines.

The HLA gene regulates our acquired immune system. It is what helps our body identify foreign antigens (bacteria, fungi, viruses) and determine what type of white blood cells and antibodies should be produced. Depending on our HLA type we are more or less resistant to certain diseases and...

I have started a new page listing HLA allele frequencies by country. I have only had time to add HLA-A types so far, but I am planning to add other types too. There are 14 common HLA-A types in Europe. Some geographic patterns are quite obvious for some types. HLA-A1 is found at highest...