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Classic psychedelics do not affect T cell and monocyte immune responses

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Researchers tested whether common psychedelic drugs (LSD, psilocin, DMT, and mescaline) directly affect human immune cells in laboratory conditions. They found that these psychedelics did not suppress T cell function or immune signaling at the doses tested. This is good news for patients with serious illnesses who might benefit from psychedelic-assisted therapy, as it suggests these treatments won’t dangerously weaken their already compromised immune systems.

The dimorphic fungus Talaromyces marneffei: An opportunistic killer in Southeast Asia

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Talaromyces marneffei is a dangerous fungus found in Southeast Asian soils that causes serious lung infections when people breathe in its spores. The fungus has a clever trick: it transforms into different forms depending on temperature and hides inside immune cells by tricking them. People with weak immune systems, particularly those with advanced HIV/AIDS or certain genetic conditions, are most vulnerable to severe disease.

Fungal vaccines: so needed, so feasible, and yet so far off

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Fungal infections kill millions of people worldwide each year, particularly those with weakened immune systems, yet no vaccines exist to prevent them. Scientists have discovered that a specific fungal enzyme called Eng2 can trigger protective immune responses against three major disease-causing fungi. A vaccine containing this enzyme from all three fungi species could potentially protect against multiple dangerous fungal infections, though challenges like cost and the need to work in immunocompromised patients remain before such vaccines reach patients.

Research Keyword: CD4+ T cells

Classic psychedelics do not affect T cell and monocyte immune responses

The dimorphic fungus Talaromyces marneffei: An opportunistic killer in Southeast Asia

Fungal vaccines: so needed, so feasible, and yet so far off