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Elderly immune system needs a boost
• Immunology • Oct 08 09
Elderly cancer patients need a combination of treatments tailor-made to their specific needs to successfully combat the disease. The challenge is to boost their…
Scientists identify genetic cause of previously undefined primary immune deficiency disease
• Immunology • Sep 25 09
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have identified a genetic mutation that accounts for a perplexing condition found in people with an inherited…
Expert Alert: Breastfeeding – Is It Simply a Matter of Choice?
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Infections • Jul 27 09
When it comes to the health of a child, every decision a parent makes – before and after birth – can have long-term implications.…
Good news for some hard-to-treat hepatitis C patients
• Immunology • • Infections • Jun 16 09
In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin…
Cigarette smoke may alter immune response in COPD exacerbations
• Immunology • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Apr 07 09
Smoking cigarettes is not only the principle cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it may change the body’s immune responses to bacteria…
Broccoli sprouts may soothe airway inflammation
• Immunology • Mar 10 09
People with nasal allergies or asthma may want to add broccoli sprouts to their diets, if early research findings pan out.
In a…
New clues to healing arthritis caused by traumatic injury
• Arthritis • • Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 23 09
A strain of laboratory mice that has “superhealing” powers has been found to resist inflammation after a knee injury, and also to avoid developing…
Early Immune System Exposures Linked to Chronic Disease
• Immunology • Jan 14 09
Scientists and regulators have a golden opportunity to reduce the health toll from a range of diseases by focusing more attention on identification of…
A good night’s sleep protects against parasites
• Immunology • • Parasitic diseases • Jan 09 09
Animal species that sleep for longer do not suffer as much from parasite infestation and have a greater concentration of immune cells in their…
Research Findings in Allergic and Immunologic Diseases Unveiled
• Allergies • • Immunology • Nov 11 08
Researchers are presenting more than 450 abstracts on investigational findings in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases at the ACAAI Annual Meeting in…
Study Shows How Breastfeeding Transfers Immunity to Babies
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Oct 22 08
A BYU-Harvard-Stanford research team has identified a molecule that is key to mothers’ ability to pass along immunity to intestinal infections to their babies…
Researchers Find New Treatment for Hepatitis C
• Immunology • • Infections • May 14 08
Researchers at the OU Health Sciences Center have found a new use for an old drug. Their findings appear online Friday in the…
Severe lupus may respond to drug combo
• Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Mar 19 08
People with severe lupus that doesn’t get better with conventional treatment may be helped with a combination of two potent drugs, Swedish researchers…
Broccoli May Help Boost the Aging Immune System
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Mar 06 08
Eat your broccoli! That’s the advice from UCLA researchers who have found that a chemical in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may hold a…
Several genes that regulate the disease SLE have been identified
• Genetics • • Immunology • Jan 22 08
Swedish researchers, in collaboration with foreign colleagues, have identified a number of new genes that can be tied to the disease SLE, including a…
Two Genes Are Important Key to Regulating Immune Response
• Genetics • • Immunology • Dec 28 07
A research team at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City has identified two genes that may be crucial to the production of…
Yogurt Can Help Boost Immune System
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Nov 16 07
Foods available at the grocery store that claim to boost immunity are a simple matter of eating good bacteria to fight bad bacteria and…
Experts Report Progress in Food Allergy Prevention and Diet Restrictions
• Children's Health • • Allergies • • Dieting • • Immunology • Nov 14 07
Progress has been made in food allergy prevention and management according to investigators presenting the latest research at the Annual Meeting of the American…
Green Tea Proves Powerful Medicine Against Sepsis
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • • Infections • Nov 10 07
A major component of green tea could prove the perfect elixir for severe sepsis, an abnormal immune system response to a bacterial infection. In…
How Diet, Obesity and Even Gum Disease May Affect Immune System
• Immunology • Nov 13 06
The immune system is fickle, and easily influenced by more than just viruses and bacteria. It can be swayed by the seemingly unexpected, such…
Spleen May Be Target of Successful Therapy for Lupus
• Immunology • Sep 14 06
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found clues that might lead to better treatment of lupus, showing…
New treatment for septic shock
• Immunology • Aug 14 06
A potential new treatment for septic shock and other inflammatory diseases has been discovered by Monash Institute researchers.
There are 18 million cases of…
Natural Approach to Immune Regulation May Help Transplant Patients
• Immunology • Jul 10 06
A molecule expressed during pregnancy seems to turn down the immune system, making it more tolerant of welcome visitors such as a fetus or…