Immunology Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal
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Immune cell death safeguards against autoimmune disease Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute have discovered that a pair of molecules work together to kill so-called 'self-reactive' immune cells that are programmed to attack the body's own organs. The finding is helping to explain how autoimmune diseases develop.
Immunology Source: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
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New genetic clues to why most bone marrow transplant patients develop graft-versus-host disease A team of scientists led by a bone marrow transplant researcher at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has shed new light on why most bone marrow transplant patients who receive tissue-matched cells from unrelated donors still suffer acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). The answer appears to lie in the discovery of previously undetected genetic differences in the DNA of patients a
Immunology Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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Wednesday, Sep 05, 2012, 10:00am Rating: | Views: 1190 | Comments: 0
Researchers discover missing link between stem cells and immune system UCLA researchers have discovered a type of cell that is the "missing link" between bone marrow stem cells and all the cells of the human immune system, a finding that will lead to a greater understanding of how a healthy immune system is produced and how disease can lead to poor immune function.
Immunology Source: University of California - Los Angeles Health Sciences
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Tuesday, Sep 04, 2012, 10:45am Rating: | Views: 1324 | Comments: 0
Monogamy and the immune system In the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains two closely related species of mice share a habitat and a genetic lineage, but have very different social lives. The California mouse (Peromyscus californicus) is characterized by a lifetime of monogamy; the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) is sexually promiscuous.
Immunology Source: University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center
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Friday, Aug 31, 2012, 2:00pm Rating: | Views: 1723 | Comments: 0
Early activation of immune response could lead to better vaccines Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a new "first response" mechanism that the immune system uses to respond to infection. The findings challenge the current understanding of immunity and could lead to new strategies for boosting effectiveness of all vaccines. The study, conducted in mice, published online today in
Immunology Source: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Researchers identify unforeseen regulation of the anti-bacterial immune response New research from the laboratory of Dr. Andrea Cooper at the Trudeau Institute, just published in the European Journal of Immunology, holds promise for the improved prevention and treatment of bacterial infections and the life-threatening complications of chronic inflammation that can result from them. The publication title is "Nitric oxide inhibits t
Microbiology Source: Trudeau Institute
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Wednesday, Aug 29, 2012, 11:00am Rating: | Views: 1179 | Comments: 0
How a virus might make you diabetic later in life Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the viruses that most infected people carry without ill effects. Once infected you are infected for life and, although it normally is dormant, it can become active again at any point in time. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Immunity and Ageing shows that CMV infection is a significant risk factor for the type 2 diabetes in the e
Immunology Source: BioMed Central
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Immunology Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Scientists find an important molecular trigger for wound-healing Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have made a breakthrough in understanding a class of cells that help wounds in skin and other epithelial tissues heal, uncovering a molecular mechanism that pushes the body into wound-repair mode.
Immunology Source: Scripps Research Institute
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B cell survival holds key to chronic graft vs. host disease Leukemia and lymphoma patients who receive life-saving stem cell or bone marrow transplants often experience chronic side effects that significantly decrease quality of life, can last a lifetime, and ultimately affect their long-term survival.
Immunology Source: University of North Carolina Health Care
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Immunology Source: Duke University Medical Center
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Vaccine targets malignant brain cancer antigens, significantly lengthens survival An experimental immune-based therapy more than doubled median survival of patients diagnosed with the most aggressive malignant brain tumor, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers reported in Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, published online Aug. 3.
Cancer Source: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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Thursday, Aug 16, 2012, 8:30am Rating: | Views: 1286 | Comments: 0
Video: A vaccine for heart disease? Discovery points up this possibility Most people probably know that heart disease remains the nation's No. 1 killer. But what many may be surprised to learn is that cholesterol has a major accomplice in causing dangerous arterial plaque buildup that can trigger a heart attack. The culprit? Inflammatory cells produced by the immune system.
Immunology Source: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
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Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012, 8:30am Rating: | Views: 1731 | Comments: 0
Little chance for ebola vaccine Scientists involved in ebola research tell the BBC that a commercial vaccine to prevent the onset of the deadly infection may never be developed.
Immunology Source: BBC News
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Wednesday, Aug 15, 2012, 8:07am Rating: | Views: 1113 | Comments: 0
Team creates new view of body's infection response A new 3-D view of the body's response to infection – and the ability to identify proteins involved in the response – could point to novel biomarkers and therapeutic agents for infectious diseases.
Immunology Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Monday, Aug 13, 2012, 12:30pm Rating: | Views: 1163 | Comments: 0
Scientists describe antibodies that protect against large variety of flu viruses A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and Crucell Vaccine Institute in the Netherlands describes three human antibodies that provide broad protection against Influenza B virus strains. The same team had previously reported finding broadly neutralizing antibodies against Influenza A strains.
Immunology Source: Scripps Research Institute
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Chronic exposure to staph bacteria may be risk factor for lupus, Mayo study finds Chronic exposure to even small amounts of staph bacteria could be a risk factor for the chronic inflammatory disease lupus, Mayo Clinic research shows. Staph, short for Staphylococcus aureus, is a germ commonly found on the skin or in the nose, sometimes causing infections.
Immunology Source: Mayo Clinic
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Test vaccine successfully protects monkeys from Nipah virus Researchers have successfully tested in monkeys a vaccine against Nipah virus, a human pathogen that emerged in 1998 during a large outbreak of infection and disease among pigs and pig farmers in Southeast Asia. This latest advance builds upon earlier work by the scientists, who found that the same vaccine can protect cats from Nipah virus.
Immunology Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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White blood cells mediate insulin resistance Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say neutrophils, an abundant type of white blood cell typically tasked with attacking bacteria and other foreign invaders, also plays an unexpected role in mediating insulin resistance – the central characteristic of type 2 diabetes, which afflicts an estimated 26 million Americans.
Immunology Source: University of California - San Diego
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Unexpected variation in immune genes poses difficulties for transplantation Human HLA genes – the genes that allow our immune system to tell the difference between our own cells and foreign invaders – are evolving much more rapidly than previously thought, according to an article online on August 3rd in Trends in Genetics. The resulting degree of variation improves our ability to fight off disease, but could also present challenges to current worldwide efforts aime
Immunology Source: Cell Press
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Infants exposed to specific molds have higher asthma risk In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known. Cincinnati-based researchers now report new evidence that exposure to three types of mold during infancy may have a direct link to asthma development during childhood.
Immunology Source: University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center
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HIV-infected T cells help transport the virus throughout the body A new study has discovered one more way the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exploits the immune system. Not only does HIV infect and destroy CD4-positive helper T cells – which normally direct and support the infection-fighting activities of other immune cells – the virus also appears to use those cells to travel through the body and infect other CD4 T cells. The study from Massachusetts Gene
Immunology Source: Massachusetts General Hospital
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Research team finds possible clue to progression of MS Wayne State University School of Medicine researchers, working with colleagues in Canada, have found that one or more substances produced by a type of immune cell in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) may play a role in the disease's progression. The finding could lead to new targeted therapies for MS treatment.
Immunology Source: Wayne State University - Office of the Vice President for Research
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Wednesday, Aug 01, 2012, 1:15pm Rating: | Views: 1181 | Comments: 0
Autoantibodies damage blood vessels in the brain The presence of specific autoantibodies of the immune system is associated with blood vessel damage in the brain. These findings were made by Marion Bimmler, a graduate engineer of medical laboratory diagnostics at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine Berlin-Buch and Dr. Peter Karczewski of the biotech company E.R.D.E.-AAK-Diagnostik GmbH in studies on a rat model. The researchers' resul
Immunology Source: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
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Discovery of new white blood cell reveals target for better vaccine design Researchers in Newcastle and Singapore have identified a new type of white blood cell which activates a killing immune response to an external source – providing a new potential target for vaccines for conditions such as cancer or Hepatitis B.
Immunology Source: Newcastle University
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Monday, Jul 30, 2012, 8:45am Rating: | Views: 1254 | Comments: 0
Scientists explore new class of synthetic vaccines In a quest to make safer and more effective vaccines, scientists at the Biodesign InstituteÒ at Arizona State University have turned to a promising field called DNA nanotechnology to make an entirely new class of synthetic vaccines.
Immunology Source: Arizona State University
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Researchers discover new target for vaccine development in abundant immune cells White blood cells called neutrophils, which are the first line of defense against infection, play an unexpected role by boosting antibody production, according to research led by Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The findings suggest neutrophils have multiple roles within the immune system and function at levels previously unknown to the scientific community. The research, published in Nature Imm
Immunology Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Oral immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for egg allergy Giving children and adolescents with egg allergy small but increasing daily doses of egg white powder holds the possibility of developing into a way to enable some of them to eat egg-containing foods without having allergic reactions, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The study results will appear online in the July 19th issue of the New England Journal of Med
Immunology Source: NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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