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What happened to the children treated with gene therapy 25+ years ago?
@amitmechaging & @JuliaMMagdalena sit down with Prof. Alain Fischer to explore their long-term health and immune function.
Burstcast premieres 8 October.
youtu.be/kK-Hg5VYBTo
#GeneTherapy #immuneaging
What happens when the heart’s drains decline?
Pina Lambiase explores cardiac lymphatic aging and inflammation in mice. Not an established human treatment.
Wagner et al., Nature Cardiovascular Research (2026).
#immuneaging #healthyaging #aging
Figures: Wagner et al. (2026), adapted, CC BY 4.0: creativecommons.org/licenses…
Footage: Roma Walks | Roma Walking Tours, “August in Rome: An Evening Walk Through the Eternal City” (edited), youtu.be/4vJBR0uoyYw, CC BY 3.0: creativecommons.org/licenses…
Why can immune decline go unnoticed for years?
Joan Mannick explains how immune aging can become apparent during respiratory infections.
Full Burstcast: youtu.be/Ip7_C4GLjV4
#ImmuneAging #Immunology #Geroscience
A rare genetic correction in a child with inherited immune deficiency helped inspire gene therapy. Alain Fischer explains in Burstcast.
#GeneTherapy #Genetics #Immunology #Science
Full discussion: youtu.be/kK-Hg5VYBTo
Your body's antibody factories.
Prof. Rafi Ahmed explains how some plasma cells survive in bone marrow niches and keep producing antibodies.
Full Burstcast: youtu.be/HAZkKVRiqVg
#Science #Immunology #Antibodies #ImmuneAging
Applications are open for the November 2026 Science Communication Fellowship.
For people in medicine & the life sciences: how do you make the act of finding travel?
Applications close 4 October 2026.
immune-aging.com/apply-scf.h…




