Posts Tagged ‘immune systems’
How immune cells single out invaders
MCGILL (CAN) — Scientists are trying to understand how immune cells manage to sort through vast numbers of similar-looking proteins within the body to detect foreign invaders and fight infection. Continue…
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Science & Technology - May 24, 2013 11:39 - 2 Comments
So, it’s not parasitic mind control?
PENN STATE (US) — The feeding behavior seen in mosquitoes carrying malaria may be an immune response, not the parasite’s manipulation of the insect’s activity for its own survival. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 22, 2013 12:17 - 1 Comment
Polio virus engineered to kill brain tumor
DUKE (US) — A modified polio virus appears to be effective in attacking glioblastoma brain tumor cells, researchers report in an early study to establish proper dosing levels. (more…)
Top Stories - May 22, 2013 10:48 - 0 Comments
Parasitic wasps suck calcium out of flies
EMORY (US) — By draining calcium from the blood cells of fruit flies, parasitic wasps are able to switch off the flies’ immune system, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 21, 2013 8:41 - 0 Comments
Macrophages let salamanders replace limbs
MONASH U. (AUS) — Salamanders can regrow limbs thanks to their immune systems, which could also play a role in the regeneration of their spinal cords, brain tissue, and even parts of their hearts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 16, 2013 20:46 - 0 Comments
Peptides kick-start body to fight sepsis
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Peptide molecules derived from the body’s natural immune system can help boost the body’s defense against life-threatening blood poisoning. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 15, 2013 14:33 - 1 Comment
Tripped T-cells reject transplant organs
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Certain cells “stick their feet” in the bloodstream to trip-up and collect immune system T-cells, which can lead to transplant organ rejection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 15:25 - 0 Comments
Baby immune cells are born ready to fight
CORNELL (US) — Found in newborns, small populations of preprogrammed immune cells can fight specific pathogens that they have never encountered. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 8:44 - 2 Comments
Breast milk protein fights back superbugs
U. BUFFALO (US) — A protein complex found in human breast milk can help reverse the antibiotic resistance of some bacteria that cause dangerous pneumonia and staph infections, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2013 14:47 - 0 Comments
Immune system ‘trainer’ cells don’t quit
EMORY (US) — Follicular helper T cells, which are important for generating potent antibodies, stick around even after a viral infection is over, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 8, 2013 8:32 - 0 Comments
Brain gene hints at stomach cancer’s origin
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — A gene called “mindbomb 1″ may be involved in repairing injured cells in the stomach and pancreas, report researchers, who say it may be linked to cancers of those organs. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2013 13:13 - 0 Comments
New path may lead to better HIV vaccine
DUKE (US) — For the first time, researchers describe the co-evolution of antibodies and virus in a person with HIV whose immune system mounted a broad attack against the pathogen. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2013 8:46 - 0 Comments
Microbe ‘burglers’ set off immune system
UC DAVIS (US) — Scientists have figured out how our immune systems distinguish between dangerous pathogens and friendly microbes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 4, 2013 8:45 - 1 Comment
Obesity and type 2 diabetes link identified
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK) — Researchers are hopeful that obesity can be “uncoupled” from insulin resistance after finding that the immune system and a key protein link the two disorders. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 11:50 - 1 Comment
Proteins link blood clot trouble, immune system
RICE (US) — There’s an unexpected connection between a protein that triggers the formation of blood clots and other proteins that are key to the immune system, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 28, 2013 10:54 - 0 Comments
Music amps immunity and cuts stress
MCGILL (CAN) — Before surgery, listening to music is more effective at reducing anxiety than prescription drugs, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 27, 2013 12:34 - 0 Comments
Allergy drops instead of allergy shots?
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Liquid drops with small amounts of purified grasses, ragweed, dust mites, pollen, or mold can be a safe and effective alternative to weekly allergy shots. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 15:28 - 1 Comment
To manage bacteria, declare a truce
PENN STATE (US) — Instead of fighting bacteria and other microorganisms in the body, working with them could lead to better health and a stronger immune system, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 26, 2013 15:19 - 1 Comment
White blood cell test fits in a suitcase
CALTECH (US) — A new portable device to count white blood cells needs less than a pinprick’s worth of blood and takes just minutes to run. (more…)
