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In first moments of infection, a division and a decision
• Cancer • • Immunology • Mar 02 14
Using technologies and computational modeling that trace the destiny of single cells, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine describe…
Scripps Research Institute Scientists Describe Deadly Immune ‘Storm’ Caused by Emergent Flu Infections
• Flu • • Immunology • • Respiratory Problems • Feb 27 14
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have mapped key elements of a severe immune overreaction - a “cytokine storm” - that can both…
Making treatment of rare blood disorder more affordable and effective
• Immunology • Feb 27 14
A University of Pennsylvania research team has defined a possible new way to fight a disease that is currently treatable only with the most…
All alcohol, even wine, raises risk of gout flare-ups: study
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Feb 01 14
Bad news for gout sufferers who enjoy drinking the fruit of the vine - new research finds that all types of alcohol, even previously…
How the immune system fights off malaria
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 13 14
The parasites that cause malaria are exquisitely adapted to the various hosts they infect - so studying the disease in mice doesn’t necessarily reveal…
Study supports a causal role in narcolepsy for a common genetic variant
• Genetics • • Immunology • Jan 03 14
A new study conducted across Europe found an extraordinary association between narcolepsy and a specific gene variant related to the immune system.
The modified…
In men, high testosterone can mean weakened immune response, Stanford study finds
• Gender: Male • • Immunology • Dec 24 13
Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have linked high testosterone levels in men to a poor immune response to an influenza vaccine.
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Moderate alcohol consumption ‘boosts immune system’
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Dec 21 13
Many of us enjoy a drink or two to celebrate the festive season. And now, researchers say the odd glass of wine with dinner…
Gladstone scientists discover how immune cells die during HIV infection; identify potential drug to block AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • • Immunology • Dec 19 13
Research led by scientists at the Gladstone Institutes has identified the precise chain of molecular events in the human body that drives the death…
Vaccine study reveals link between immunity and cells’ starvation response
• Immunology • Dec 05 13
One of the most effective vaccines in history has been the yellow fever vaccine, which was developed in the 1930s and has been administered…
Rotavirus vaccination may also protect children against seizures
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Nov 20 13
A new study suggests an additional - and somewhat surprising - potential benefit of vaccinating children against rotavirus, a common cause of diarrhea and…
New discovery on early immune system development
• Immunology • Nov 12 13
Researchers at Lund University have shed light on how and when the immune system is formed, raising hope of better understanding various diseases in…
The contribution of coding variants to psoriasis much smaller than thought
• Allergies • • Dermatology • • Immunology • Nov 10 13
Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only a small part in the overall genetic risk for psoriasis, according to a new study…
Syrian government says aid, vaccinations will reach all
• Immunology • • Public Health • Nov 04 13
The Syrian government promised on Monday to ensure delivery of vaccinations and humanitarian aid across the country, after an outbreak of polio in the…
Young, black women at highest risk for lupus, suffer more life-threatening complications
• Gender: Female • • Immunology • Oct 24 13
Young, black women have the highest rate of developing lupus and are most likely to be diagnosed at a younger age than whites…
Infant pertussis hospitalizations lower than expected after teen vaccinations
• Children's Health • • Immunology • • Infections • Oct 20 13
Widespread vaccination of adolescents for pertussis was associated with lower rates of infant hospitalizations for the respiratory infection than would have been expected had…
Immunotherapy Helps ID Epilepsy Type
• Epilepsy • • Immunology • Oct 15 13
A few weeks of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) or methylprednisolone was useful in determining whether epilepsy not responding to conventional drugs had an autoimmune…
Football-shaped particles bolster the body’s defense against cancer
• Cancer • • Immunology • Oct 14 13
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have succeeded in making flattened, football-shaped artificial particles that impersonate immune cells. These football-shaped particles seem to be better than…
Researchers identify likely causes, treatment strategies for systemic scleroderma
• Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 10 13
Using mice, lab-grown cells and clues from a related disorder, Johns Hopkins researchers have greatly increased understanding of the causes of systemic sclerosis, showing…
International coalition of researchers finds 6 new Sjögren’s syndrome genes
• Eye / Vision Problems • • Immunology • Oct 06 13
With the completion of the first genome-wide association study for Sjögren’s syndrome, an international coalition of researchers led by scientists at the Oklahoma Medical…
Updated systemic sclerosis criteria improve disease classification
• Immunology • • Rheumatic Diseases • Oct 03 13
New classification criteria for systemic sclerosis have just been published and are more sensitive than the 1980 criteria, enabling earlier identification and treatment of…
Delayed vaccines tied to whooping cough risk
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Sep 14 13
Children who are not vaccinated according to the schedule recommended by U.S. health officials are at an increased risk of catching whooping cough, according…
Dialing back treg cell function boosts the body’s cancer-fighting immune activity
• Cancer • • Immunology • Aug 19 13
By carefully adjusting the function of crucial immune cells, scientists may have developed a completely new type of cancer immunotherapy—harnessing the body’s immune system…
Scientists discover ethnic differences in immune response to TB bacterium
• Immunology • • Tuberculosis • Jul 05 13
The immune response to the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) varies between patients of different ethnic origin, raising important implications for the development of…
Scientists discover new mechanism regulating the immune response
• Immunology • Jun 28 13
Scientists at an Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence have discovered a new mechanism regulating the immune response that can leave a person susceptible…