Xin Du

Dec 16, 2024 | jci.org | Chih-Ming Tsai |Irshad A. Hajam |J.R. Caldera |Austin Chiang |Xin Du |Emi Suzuki | +10 more

AbstractThe pathobiont Staphylococcus aureus (Sa) induces nonprotective antibody imprints that underlie ineffective staphylococcal vaccination. However, the mechanism by which Sa modifies antibody activity is not clear. Herein, we demonstrate that IL-10 is the decisive factor that abrogates antibody protection in mice. Sa-induced B10 cells drive antigen-specific vaccine suppression that affects both recalled and de novo developed B cells.

Mar 12, 2024 | spectator.com.au | Xin Du

George Orwell wrote in 1984, ‘The words kept coming back to him, statement of a mystical truth and a palpable absurdity.’The sentence describes, with alarming accuracy, the current situation concerning pro-Palestinian protests where absurdities and mystical ‘truths’ are being continuously forced down the gullets of the public. Worryingly, many institutions, particularly journalistic ones, are swallowing these fantasies and regurgitating them to the public.

Jan 17, 2024 | spectator.com.au | Xin Du

There are so many lessons to be learned from the case of ex-Harvard President Claudine Gay. Perhaps the crux of which is that the application of the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) dogma will inevitably lead to mediocrity. We will have a hard time getting rid of this – a ‘mediocranny’ if you will. Gay’s resignation from her prestigious post at Harvard, cementing her as the shortest-serving President in Harvard’s history, has led to a lot of wailing and mewing from left-wing commentators.

Jan 7, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Xin Du |Huan Wang |Wen Chen |Lei Wang

1 INTRODUCTION In 1995, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) proposed Standard Precautions (SP) as a hospital infection prevention and control strategy based on universal precautions (Garner, 1996). SP considers patients' body fluids, blood, secretions and excretions as infectious and focuses on establishing effective barriers to ensure the safety of both caregivers and patients (Listed, 1988).

Dec 11, 2023 | spectator.com.au | Xin Du

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s wonderful novel The Leopard tells the story of a Sicilian prince and how his aristocratic life faced dramatic shifts during the unification of Italy in the mid-19th Century. Perhaps the most famous quote from the novel is spoken by Tancredi, the prince’s nephew, who was in favour of Garibaldi’s unification movement.