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Delaying treatment for hepatitis C puts patients’ lives at risk
• Immunology • • Infections • Apr 23 15

Delaying treatment for hepatitis C puts patients' lives at risk

Data revealed today at The International Liver Congress™ 2015 highlights the impact of delaying treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Researchers found that… Delaying treatment for hepatitis C puts patients’ lives at risk   

 
 

Study sheds new light on a crucial enzyme for the immune response
• Immunology • Apr 20 15

Study sheds new light on a crucial enzyme for the immune response

A new study by immunology researchers at the IRCM led by Javier M. Di Noia, PhD, sheds light on a mechanism affecting AID, a… Study sheds new light on a crucial enzyme for the immune response   

 
 

Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Apr 14 15

Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer

The human immune system is poised to spring into action at the first sign of a foreign invader, but it often fails to eliminate… Recruiting the entire immune system to attack cancer   

 
 

How a deadly fungus evades the immune system
• Immunology • • Infections • Mar 31 15

How a deadly fungus evades the immune system

New research from the University of Toronto has scientists re-thinking how a lethal fungus grows and kills immune cells. The study hints at a… How a deadly fungus evades the immune system   

 
 

How the human immune system keeps TB at bay
• Immunology • • Tuberculosis • Mar 26 15

How the human immune system keeps TB at bay

A new tissue culture model using human white blood cells shows how people with a latent - or symptom-free - tuberculosis infection are protected… How the human immune system keeps TB at bay   

 
 

Immune cells - learning from experience
• Immunology • Feb 20 15

Immune cells - learning from experience

Immunologists have shown that our immune cells can learn on the job.

Even better, some cells remember what they have learnt, and can apply… Immune cells - learning from experience   

 
 

Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease
• Immunology • Feb 10 15

Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease

One of the greatest risk factors for autoimmunity among women of childbearing age may be associated with exposure to mercury such as through… Exposure to mercury, seafood associated with risk factor for autoimmune disease   

 
 

In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity
• Brain • • Immunology • • Pain • Jan 26 15

In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity

Infants show distinct, consistent patterns of brain activity in response to painful vaccinations, reports a study in the February issue of PAIN®, the official… In infants, pain from vaccinations shows up in brain activity   

 
 

Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California
• Immunology • • Public Health • Jan 19 15

Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California

Researchers used spatial analysis software and electronic medical records to identify clusters of underimmunization and vaccine refusal among Kaiser Permanente members in Northern California,… Study identifies geographic clusters of underimmunization in Northern California   

 
 

Skin microbes trigger specific immune responses
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 06 15

Skin microbes trigger specific immune responses

New research in mice shows that the immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally colonize the skin,… Skin microbes trigger specific immune responses   

 
 

Enzyme’s alter ego helps activate the immune system
• Immunology • Dec 29 14

Enzyme's alter ego helps activate the immune system

Already known to cut proteins, the enzyme SPPL3 turns out to have additional talents, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins. In its… Enzyme’s alter ego helps activate the immune system   

 
 

Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Dec 29 14

Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children

Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center studied the impact of text message reminders for the second dose… Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children   

 
 

Binge drinking disrupts immune system in young adults, study finds
• Immunology • • Psychiatry / Psychology • Dec 29 14

Binge drinking disrupts immune system in young adults

Binge drinking in young, healthy adults significantly disrupts the immune system, according to a study led by a researcher now at Loyola University Chicago… Binge drinking disrupts immune system in young adults, study finds   

 
 

Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease
• Immunology • Dec 15 14

Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease

Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center have found that, in addition to gluten, the immune systems of patients with celiac disease react to specific… Non-Gluten proteins identified as targets of immune response to wheat in celiac disease   

 
 

Are you as old as what you eat?
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Aug 24 14

Are you as old as what you eat?

Researchers from UCL (University College London) have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism and immunity is involved in the process of ageing.

The… Are you as old as what you eat?   

 
 

Immune response affects sleep and memory -new study
• Brain • • Immunology • • Neurology • Jun 13 14

Immune response affects sleep and memory

Fighting off illness- rather than the illness itself- causes sleep deprivation and affects memory, a new study has found.

University of Leicester biologist Dr… Immune response affects sleep and memory -new study   

 
 

Gum Disease Bacteria Selectively Disarm Immune System, Penn Study Finds
• Dental Health • • Immunology • Jun 12 14

Gum Disease Bacteria Selectively Disarm Immune System

The human body is comprised of roughly 10 times more bacterial cells than human cells. In healthy people, these bacteria are typically harmless and… Gum Disease Bacteria Selectively Disarm Immune System, Penn Study Finds   

 
 

Zinc supplementation boosts immune system in children, Cochrane Review finds
• Dieting • • Immunology • May 15 14

Zinc supplementation boosts immune system in children

Zinc supplements reduce diarrhoea and other infections in malnourished children, and may prevent death, according to a new study published in The Cochrane Library.… Zinc supplementation boosts immune system in children, Cochrane Review finds   

 
 

UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses
• Immunology • • Infections • May 13 14

UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses

University of British Columbia scientists have uncovered an intricate chain reaction in the body’s immune system and have used the knowledge to develop a… UBC scientists find new way to mobilize immune system against viruses   

 
 

Mechanism, and possible treatment, for immune suppression in liver disease uncovered
• Immunology • Apr 13 14

Mechanism, and possible treatment, for immune suppression in liver disease uncovered

The mechanism which underlies the susceptibility of liver disease patients to life-threatening infection has been uncovered by Wellcome Trust-funded medical scientists, who have also… Mechanism, and possible treatment, for immune suppression in liver disease uncovered   

 
 

Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis
• Immunology • • Infections • Apr 13 14

Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis

Twelve weeks of an investigational oral therapy cured hepatitis C infection in more than 90 percent of patients with liver cirrhosis and was well… Hepatitis C treatment cures over 90 percent of patients with cirrhosis   

 
 

Immunotherapy could help tackle tough liver cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Apr 11 14

Immunotherapy could help tackle tough liVer cancer

London, England, Friday 11 April 2014 Significant new data presented today at the International Liver Congress™ 2014 indicate that liver cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC))… Immunotherapy could help tackle tough liver cancer   

 
 

Newly discovered molecule may offer hope for immune disorders and runaway inflammation
• Immunology • Mar 31 14

Newly discovered molecule may offer hope for immune disorders and runaway inflammation

A new research discovery published in the April 2014 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology may open the door to new therapies that… Newly discovered molecule may offer hope for immune disorders and runaway inflammation   

 
 

Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments
• Immunology • • Infections • Mar 12 14

Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments

Discovering where a common virus hides in the body has been a long-term quest for scientists. Up to 80 percent of adults harbor the… Finding hiding place of virus could lead to new treatments   

 
 

Early detection helps manage a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication
• Dental Health • • Immunology • Mar 06 14

Early detection helps manage a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication

A simple questionnaire that rates breathing difficulties on a scale of 0 to 3 predicts survival in chronic graft-vs.-host disease, according to a study… Early detection helps manage a chronic graft-vs.-host disease complication   

 
 
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