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Goo Makes Flu Worse in Winter
Viruses that cause the flu seem to spread best during the winter, and new research shows a tough, rubbery coat may be to blame. On the infectious agent, that is, and not on you.
Viruses that cause the flu seem to spread best during the winter, and new research shows a tough, rubbery coat may be to blame. On the infectious agent, that is, and not on you.
Immunology
Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Source: LiveScience
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Viruses evolve to play by host rules 
Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University have examined the complete genomes of viruses that infect the bacteria E. coli, P. aeruginosa and L. lactis and have found that many of these viral genomes exhibit codon bias, the tendency to preferentially encode a protein with a particular spelling.
Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University have examined the complete genomes of viruses that infect the bacteria E. coli, P. aeruginosa and L. lactis and have found that many of these viral genomes exhibit codon bias, the tendency to preferentially encode a protein with a particular spelling.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Tuesday, Mar 04, 2008, 8:09am
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USC researchers discover novel way to develop tumor vaccines
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The results of the study, titled “A20 is an antigen presentation attenuator, and its inhibition overcomes regulatory T cell-mediated suppression,” will be published in Nature Medicine on March 2, 2008.
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have uncovered a new way to develop more effective tumor vaccines by turning off the suppression function of regulatory T cells. The results of the study, titled “A20 is an antigen presentation attenuator, and its inhibition overcomes regulatory T cell-mediated suppression,” will be published in Nature Medicine on March 2, 2008.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 03, 2008, 9:03am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Monday, Mar 03, 2008, 9:03am
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Combination vaccine protects monkeys from ebola and Marburg viruses
An experimental, combination vaccine against Ebola and Marburg viruses using virus-like particles (VLPs) provides complete protection against infection in monkeys. Researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) report their results today (Feb. 26) at the 2008 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
An experimental, combination vaccine against Ebola and Marburg viruses using virus-like particles (VLPs) provides complete protection against infection in monkeys. Researchers from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) report their results today (Feb. 26) at the 2008 ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting in Baltimore, MD.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 9:22am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008, 9:22am
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Tumor-killing virus selectively targets diseased brain cells
New findings show that a specialized virus with the ability to reproduce its tumor-killing genes can selectively target tumors in the brains of mice and eliminate them. Healthy brain tissue remained virtually untouched, according to a Feb. 20 report in The Journal of Neuroscience. With more research, the technique could one day offer a novel way of treating brain cancer in humans.
New findings show that a specialized virus with the ability to reproduce its tumor-killing genes can selectively target tumors in the brains of mice and eliminate them. Healthy brain tissue remained virtually untouched, according to a Feb. 20 report in The Journal of Neuroscience. With more research, the technique could one day offer a novel way of treating brain cancer in humans.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:15am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:15am
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Single microRNA fine-tunes innate immune response
A single microRNA, microRNA-223, in mice controls the production and activation of granulocytes, white blood cells essential for host defense against invading pathogens.
A single microRNA, microRNA-223, in mice controls the production and activation of granulocytes, white blood cells essential for host defense against invading pathogens.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008, 8:14am
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Antibodies linked to development of autism
Abnormal antibodies in maternal blood that bind to fetal brain cells may contribute to the development of autism, according to two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute.
Abnormal antibodies in maternal blood that bind to fetal brain cells may contribute to the development of autism, according to two new studies from the UC Davis MIND Institute.
Immunology
Source: LA Times
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 16, 2008, 11:57am
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Source: LA Times
Posted on: Saturday, Feb 16, 2008, 11:57am
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Genetic breakthrough supercharges immunity to flu and other viruses
Researchers at McGill University have discovered a way to boost an organism’s natural anti-virus defences, effectively making its cells immune to influenza and other viruses.
Researchers at McGill University have discovered a way to boost an organism’s natural anti-virus defences, effectively making its cells immune to influenza and other viruses.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 8:20am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 8:20am
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Bacterial toxin closes gate on immune response
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that a bacterial toxin from the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus shuts down the control mechanism of the tunnel, called an ion channel, in immune cell membranes.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have demonstrated that a bacterial toxin from the common bacterium Staphylococcus aureus shuts down the control mechanism of the tunnel, called an ion channel, in immune cell membranes.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 8:18am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 14, 2008, 8:18am
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Researchers discover new battleground for viruses and immune cells
Vaccines have led to many of the world’s greatest public health triumphs, but many deadly viruses, such as HIV, still elude the best efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them.
Vaccines have led to many of the world’s greatest public health triumphs, but many deadly viruses, such as HIV, still elude the best efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:59am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Thursday, Feb 07, 2008, 9:59am
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Researchers uncover more about how poxviruses evade the immune system
Scientists at Saint Louis University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered important new information about a key protein that allows viruses such as smallpox to replicate and wreak havoc on the immune system.
Scientists at Saint Louis University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered important new information about a key protein that allows viruses such as smallpox to replicate and wreak havoc on the immune system.
Immunology
Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 01, 2008, 9:20am
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Source: EurekAlert
Posted on: Friday, Feb 01, 2008, 9:20am
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Growing Artificial Skin From Hair Roots
unds: euroderm GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients’ own cells.
unds: euroderm GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology IZI in Leipzig have been granted approval to produce artificial skin from patients’ own cells.
Molecular Biology
Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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Source: Science Daily
Posted on: Saturday, Jan 05, 2008, 2:27pm
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