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No evidence of increased risk of Guillain-Barre syndrome following vaccination
• Immunology • • Infections • • Neurology • Jun 24 13
Patients are not at increased risk of Guillain-Barré syndrome in the six-week period after vaccination with any vaccine, including influenza, according to a…
How do immune cells detect infections?
• Immunology • • Infections • Jun 09 13
How do immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infections?
“For…
Secondhand smoke causes longer hospitalization in infants with respiratory infections
• Allergies • • Immunology • Jun 04 13
More evidence has surfaced that supports the war on smoking, especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published today in…
Resistance to last-line antibiotic makes bacteria resistant to immune system
• Immunology • • Infections • May 21 13
Bacteria resistant to the antibiotic colistin are also commonly resistant to antimicrobial substances made by the human body, according to a study in mBio®,…
Women’s reproductive ability may be related to immune system status
• Fertility and pregnancy • • Gender: Female • • Immunology • May 17 13
New research indicates that women’s reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this association in human males, but…
Scientists find ethnicity linked to antibodies
• Immunology • Apr 18 13
Cracking the DNA code for a complex region of the human genome has helped 14 North American scientists, including five at Simon Fraser University,…
Genes reveal which patients will benefit from scleroderma drug
• Drug Abuse • • Immunology • Apr 11 13
Systemic sclerosis, also known as scleroderma, is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disorder that’s difficult to treat. However, thanks to new research at Northwestern…
Current HPV vaccine may not help some women with immune problems
• AIDS/HIV • • Immunology • Apr 08 13
Women with HIV acquire cancer-causing forms of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that are not included in the current HPV vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix, according…
Nothing fishy about it: Fish oil can boost the immune system
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Apr 01 13
Fish oil rich in DHA and EPA is widely believed to help prevent disease by reducing inflammation, but until now, scientists were not entirely…
Chicken pox vaccine saving children’s lives
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Mar 13 13
The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox…
Whooping cough vaccine protection wanes as kids age
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Mar 12 13
Protection against whooping cough starts to weaken a few years after preschool children get their final shot, according to a U.S. study, meaning that…
Salt linked to immune rebellion in study
• Food & Nutrition • • Immunology • Mar 07 13
The amount of salt in our diet could be involved in driving our own immune systems to rebel against us, leading to diseases such…
Flu vaccine less helpful for elderly than usual this year
• Flu • • Immunology • Feb 24 13
It turns out this year’s flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group.
The vaccine…
Zinc helps against infection by tapping brakes in immune response
• Immunology • • Infections • Feb 08 13
New research suggests that zinc helps control infections by gently tapping the brakes on the immune response in a way that prevents out-of-control inflammation…
A safer way to vaccinate
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 28 13
Vaccines usually consist of inactivated viruses that prompt the immune system to remember the invader and launch a strong defense if it later encounters…
Scientists Identify New Strategy to Fight Deadly Infection in Cystic Fibrosis
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 24 13
New research suggests that lowering excessive levels of a protein in immune system cells could be a strategy to clear an infection that is…
Nearly half of children under 2 years of age receive some vaccinations late
• Immunology • • Infections • Jan 22 13
In a new study published today in JAMA Pediatrics (formerly Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), Kaiser Permanente researchers found that 49 percent…
Loneliness, like chronic stress, taxes the immune system
• Immunology • Jan 20 13
New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.
Researchers found…
Sublingual immunotherapy shows promise as treatment for peanut allergy
• Allergies • • Immunology • Jan 08 13
Peanuts are one of the most common triggers of severe food-induced allergic reactions, which can be fatal, and the prevalence of peanut allergy is…
No Antibodies, No Problem
• Immunology • Oct 18 12
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have determined a new mechanism by which the mosquitoes’ immune system can respond with…
Penn Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
• Immunology • Sep 29 12
We couldn’t live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard,…
Breast-fed babies’ gut microbes contribute to healthy immune systems
• Children's Health • • Immunology • May 21 12
A new multi-university study reports that differences in bacterial colonization of the infant gut in formula-fed and breast-fed babies lead to changes in the…
A physician’s guide for anti-vaccine parents
• Children's Health • • Immunology • Apr 23 12
In the limited time of an office visit, how can a primary care physician make the case to parents that their child should be…
New Genetic Mechanism of Immune Deficiency Discovered
• Immunology • Apr 22 12
Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a novel genetic mechanism of immune deficiency. Magdalena M. Gorska, MD, PhD, and Rafeul Alam, MD, PhD,…
Why getting healthy can seem worse than getting sick
• Immunology • Mar 21 12
A new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why the immune system often makes us worse while trying to make us…