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Booze binge has immediate effect on immune system
As soon as you start imbibing, alcohol can play havoc with your immune response. This is the first time such immediate effects have been spotted
As soon as you start imbibing, alcohol can play havoc with your immune response. This is the first time such immediate effects have been spotted
Immunology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 09, 2015, 8:08am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Friday, Jan 09, 2015, 8:08am
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Ebola outbreak: the vaccine and 'secret serum' explained
Could the serum contain the spread of the disease? Is the vaccine dangerous? An immunologist gives us the lowdown Ebola: voices from the epicentre of the epidemic
Could the serum contain the spread of the disease? Is the vaccine dangerous? An immunologist gives us the lowdown Ebola: voices from the epicentre of the epidemic
Immunology
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 15, 2014, 9:42am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Friday, Aug 15, 2014, 9:42am
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Peanut allergy cured in children using immunotherapy
Potentially deadly peanut allergy has been cured in nine out of 10 recipients of a treatment that slowly escalates the peanut dose the body can tolerate
Potentially deadly peanut allergy has been cured in nine out of 10 recipients of a treatment that slowly escalates the peanut dose the body can tolerate
Immunology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jan 30, 2014, 9:23am
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Mom's Antibodies May Cause Some Autism
Studies link blood proteins to subset of disorder, suggest diagnostic test
Studies link blood proteins to subset of disorder, suggest diagnostic test
Immunology
Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Ethnic background influences immune response to TB
A clear contrast in immune response to TB between groups of African and Eurasian descent indicates that drug trials should take ethnicity into account
A clear contrast in immune response to TB between groups of African and Eurasian descent indicates that drug trials should take ethnicity into account
Immunology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jul 08, 2013, 8:23am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jul 08, 2013, 8:23am
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Antibody wakes up T-cells to make cancer vanish
New antibody treatment halts the most deadly form of skin cancer in its tracks by prodding the immune system into action
New antibody treatment halts the most deadly form of skin cancer in its tracks by prodding the immune system into action
Immunology
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013, 8:02am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Wednesday, Jun 05, 2013, 8:02am
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Vaccine blackjack: IL-21 critical to fight against viral infections 
Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center have shown that an immune regulatory molecule called IL-21 is needed for long-lasting antibody responses in mice against viral infections.
Scientists at Emory Vaccine Center have shown that an immune regulatory molecule called IL-21 is needed for long-lasting antibody responses in mice against viral infections.
Immunology
Source: Emory Health Sciences
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: Emory Health Sciences
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 1:15pm
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Researchers suggest boosting body's natural flu killers
A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown recently that another, more promising, approach is to focus on improving drugs that boost the body's natural flu killer system.
A known difficulty in fighting influenza (flu) is the ability of the flu viruses to mutate and thus evade various medications that were previously found to be effective. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have shown recently that another, more promising, approach is to focus on improving drugs that boost the body's natural flu killer system.
Immunology
Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Posted on: Friday, May 24, 2013, 12:15pm
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Enzyme-activating antibodies revealed as marker for most severe form of rheumatoid arthritis
In a series of lab experiments designed to unravel the workings of a key enzyme widely considered a possible trigger of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique subset of antibodies that have a disease-promoting role.
In a series of lab experiments designed to unravel the workings of a key enzyme widely considered a possible trigger of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Johns Hopkins have found that in the most severe cases of the disease, the immune system makes a unique subset of antibodies that have a disease-promoting role.
Immunology
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 10:15am
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Do salamanders hold the solution to regeneration?
Salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found.
Salamanders' immune systems are key to their remarkable ability to regrow limbs, and could also underpin their ability to regenerate spinal cords, brain tissue and even parts of their hearts, scientists have found.
Immunology
Source: Monash University
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: Monash University
Posted on: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 8:30am
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Stem-cell-based strategy boosts immune system in mice
Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions.
Raising hopes for cell-based therapies, UC San Francisco researchers have created the first functioning human thymus tissue from embryonic stem cells in the laboratory. The researchers showed that, in mice, the tissue can be used to foster the development of white blood cells the body needs to mount healthy immune responses and to prevent harmful autoimmune reactions.
Immunology
Source: University of California - San Francisco
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 11:30am
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Source: University of California - San Francisco
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 11:30am
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Not all cytokine-producing cells start out the same way
Cytokines are molecules produced by immune cells that induce the migration of other cells to sites of infection or injury, promote the production of anti-microbial agents, and signal the production of inflammatory mediators. These events are important for fighting infections. However, sometimes this process goes unchecked, resulting in unwanted inflammation that can damage tissues and organs.
Cytokines are molecules produced by immune cells that induce the migration of other cells to sites of infection or injury, promote the production of anti-microbial agents, and signal the production of inflammatory mediators. These events are important for fighting infections. However, sometimes this process goes unchecked, resulting in unwanted inflammation that can damage tissues and organs.
Immunology
Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Posted on: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 8:00am
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Children with milk allergy may be 'allergic to school'
Many of today's school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a study published in the May issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), this choice in chalk may cause allergy and asthma symptoms in students that h
Many of today's school teachers opt for dustless chalk to keep hands and classrooms clean. But according to a study published in the May issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), this choice in chalk may cause allergy and asthma symptoms in students that h
Health
Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 8:00am
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T cells rely on 'rheostat' to help ensure that the immune response matches the threat
A properly functioning immune system is a lesson in balance, providing protection against disease without attacking healthy tissue. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists and published recently in Nature Immunology has identified a mechanism that helps T cells find that sweet spot where the strength of the immune response matches the threat.
A properly functioning immune system is a lesson in balance, providing protection against disease without attacking healthy tissue. Work led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists and published recently in Nature Immunology has identified a mechanism that helps T cells find that sweet spot where the strength of the immune response matches the threat.
Immunology
Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 2:30pm
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Source: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 2:30pm
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New drug stimulates immune system to kill infected cells in animal model of hepatitis B infection
A novel drug developed by Gilead Sciences and tested in an animal model at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected cells.
A novel drug developed by Gilead Sciences and tested in an animal model at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio suppresses hepatitis B virus infection by stimulating the immune system and inducing loss of infected cells.
Immunology
Source: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Posted on: Monday, Apr 29, 2013, 8:30am
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Source: Texas Biomedical Research Institute
Posted on: Monday, Apr 29, 2013, 8:30am
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New immune cells hint at eczema cause
Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases.
Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases.
Immunology
Source: Centenary Institute
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: Centenary Institute
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013, 10:30am
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Scientists reveal natural process that blocks viruses
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter cells. The findings, discovered by researchers in molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold promise for the development
The human body has the ability to ward off viruses by activating a naturally occurring protein at the cellular level, setting off a chain reaction that disrupts the levels of cholesterol required in cell membranes to enable viruses to enter cells. The findings, discovered by researchers in molecular microbiology and immunology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, hold promise for the development
Immunology
Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: University of Southern California - Health Sciences
Posted on: Thursday, Apr 18, 2013, 12:00pm
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Key pathway to stop dangerous, out-of-control inflammation discovered
A potential new strategy to developing new drugs to control inflammation without serious side effects has been found by Georgia State University researchers and international colleagues.
A potential new strategy to developing new drugs to control inflammation without serious side effects has been found by Georgia State University researchers and international colleagues.
Immunology
Source: Georgia State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 2:45pm
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Source: Georgia State University
Posted on: Wednesday, Apr 10, 2013, 2:45pm
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Month of birth impacts on immune system development
Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research.
Newborn babies' immune system development and levels of vitamin D have been found to vary according to their month of birth, according to new research.
Immunology
Source: Queen Mary, University of London
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 10:30am
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Source: Queen Mary, University of London
Posted on: Tuesday, Apr 09, 2013, 10:30am
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Vaccine adjuvant uses host DNA to boost pathogen recognition
Aluminum salts, or alum, have been injected into billions of people as an adjuvant to make vaccines more effective. No one knows, however, how they boost the immune response. In the March 19, 2013, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesresearchers at National Jewish Health continue unraveling the mystery of adjuvants with a report that host DNA coats the alum adjuvant and ind
Aluminum salts, or alum, have been injected into billions of people as an adjuvant to make vaccines more effective. No one knows, however, how they boost the immune response. In the March 19, 2013, issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencesresearchers at National Jewish Health continue unraveling the mystery of adjuvants with a report that host DNA coats the alum adjuvant and ind
Immunology
Source: National Jewish Health
Posted on: Monday, Apr 08, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: National Jewish Health
Posted on: Monday, Apr 08, 2013, 11:00am
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Researchers discover how cells distinguish friend from foe
Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking into cells. However, sensing proteins instantly detect the invasion, triggering an alarm that mobilizes the innate immune response. This new understanding of immunity could ultimately help
Researchers at UC Davis have shown how the innate immune system distinguishes between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. Like burglars entering a house, hostile bacteria give themselves away by breaking into cells. However, sensing proteins instantly detect the invasion, triggering an alarm that mobilizes the innate immune response. This new understanding of immunity could ultimately help
Immunology
Source: University of California - Davis Health System
Posted on: Monday, Apr 01, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: University of California - Davis Health System
Posted on: Monday, Apr 01, 2013, 12:30pm
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HIV antibodies that are worth the wait
An effective vaccine against HIV-1 remains elusive, but one promising strategy focuses on designer antibodies that have much broader potency than most normal, exquisitely specific antibodies. These broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) can handle the high mutation rate of HIV particles that makes normal, very specific antibodies useless within a short space of time. A study published by Cell Pre
An effective vaccine against HIV-1 remains elusive, but one promising strategy focuses on designer antibodies that have much broader potency than most normal, exquisitely specific antibodies. These broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) can handle the high mutation rate of HIV particles that makes normal, very specific antibodies useless within a short space of time. A study published by Cell Pre
Immunology
Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Cell Press
Posted on: Friday, Mar 29, 2013, 10:15am
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Potential Chagas vaccine candidate shows unprecedented efficacy
Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. Research from the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has resulted in a safe vaccine candidate that is simple to produce and shows a greater than 90 percent protection rate against chronic infection in mice.
Scientists are getting closer to a Chagas disease vaccine, something many believed impossible only 10 years ago. Research from the Sealy Center for Vaccine Development at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston has resulted in a safe vaccine candidate that is simple to produce and shows a greater than 90 percent protection rate against chronic infection in mice.
Immunology
Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013, 10:45am
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Source: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013, 10:45am
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Research reveals protective properties of influenza vaccines
Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Collaborating scientists from Nationwide Children's Hospital, Baylor Institute for Immunology Research, and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified an important mechanism for stimulating protective immune responses following seasonal influenza vaccinations. The study was published in Science Translational Medicine, a journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Epidemiology
Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Source: Nationwide Children's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Insights into the immune system, from the fates of individual T cells
By charting the differing fates of individual T cells, researchers have shown that previously unpredictable aspects of the adaptive immune response can be effectively modeled. The crucial question: What determines which of the immune system's millions of cells will mobilize to fight an acute infection and which will be held back to survive long-term, forming the basis of the immunological memory?
By charting the differing fates of individual T cells, researchers have shown that previously unpredictable aspects of the adaptive immune response can be effectively modeled. The crucial question: What determines which of the immune system's millions of cells will mobilize to fight an acute infection and which will be held back to survive long-term, forming the basis of the immunological memory?
Immunology
Source: Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 21, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: Technische Universitaet Muenchen
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 21, 2013, 11:00am
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Researchers identify a promising target for multiple sclerosis treatments
A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital* Research Centre's (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
A team of basic and clinical scientists led by the University of Montreal Hospital* Research Centre's (CRCHUM) Dr. Nathalie Arbour has opened the door to significantly improved treatments for the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
Immunology
Source: University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM)
Posted on: Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013, 11:00am
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Programmed destruction
Stroke, heart attacks and numerous other common disorders result in a massive destruction of cells and tissues called necrosis. It's a violent event: As each cell dies, its membrane ruptures, releasing substances that trigger inflammation, which in turn can cause more cellular necrosis. A new Weizmann Institute study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling the tissue destruction result
Stroke, heart attacks and numerous other common disorders result in a massive destruction of cells and tissues called necrosis. It's a violent event: As each cell dies, its membrane ruptures, releasing substances that trigger inflammation, which in turn can cause more cellular necrosis. A new Weizmann Institute study may help develop targeted therapies for controlling the tissue destruction result
Immunology
Source: Weizmann Institute of Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Weizmann Institute of Science
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 1:30pm
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Clearing up inflammation with pro-resolving nanomedicines
Inflammation is the body's natural defense mechanism against invading organisms and tissue injury. In acute inflammation, the pathogen or inflammatory mediators are cleared away and homeostasis is reached, however in chronic inflammatory states, this resolving response is impaired, leading to chronic inflammation and tissue damage. It is now widely believed that an impaired resolution of inflammat
Inflammation is the body's natural defense mechanism against invading organisms and tissue injury. In acute inflammation, the pathogen or inflammatory mediators are cleared away and homeostasis is reached, however in chronic inflammatory states, this resolving response is impaired, leading to chronic inflammation and tissue damage. It is now widely believed that an impaired resolution of inflammat
Immunology
Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 8:15am
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Source: Brigham and Women's Hospital
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013, 8:15am
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White blood cells found to play key role in controlling red blood cell levels
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that macrophages – white blood cells that play a key role in the immune response – also help to both produce and eliminate the body's red blood cells (RBCs). The findings could lead to novel therapies for diseases or conditions in which
Immunology
Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 18, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Posted on: Monday, Mar 18, 2013, 10:15am
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New monoclonal antibody developed that can target proteins inside cancer cells
Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells. Scientists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Eureka Therapeutics have collaborated to create the new hu
Researchers have discovered a unique monoclonal antibody that can effectively reach inside a cancer cell, a key goal for these important anticancer agents, since most proteins that cause cancer or are associated with cancer are buried inside cancer cells. Scientists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Eureka Therapeutics have collaborated to create the new hu
Immunology
Source: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 1:30pm
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Source: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Posted on: Thursday, Mar 14, 2013, 1:30pm
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