Posts Tagged ‘immunology’
Therapy for MS prods brain to re-cloak neurons
CALTECH (US) — A new gene therapy, applied directly to the brain, may help protect neurons from damage by diseases like multiple sclerosis. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 12:15 - 4 Comments
Health & Medicine - Jan 31, 2012 11:44 - 0 Comments
After 3 days, lung bacteria are unstoppable
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A deadly plague bacterium is able to transform the lungs into a breeding ground for other microbes—often escaping detection until it is too late for medical treatment. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 14:51 - 0 Comments
Immune suppressants may curb diabetes
YALE (US) — A new study has uncovered how targeted suppression of the immune system may prevent type 1 diabetes or induce sustained remission. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 24, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
T cells help immune system remember invaders
WASHINGTON U.-ST. LOUIS (US) — After defeating an infection, the immune system creates a memory of the vanquished attacker to make it easier to identify and eliminate it in the future. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 12:41 - 0 Comments
Seen for first time: T-cells knock out insulin
CARDIFF (UK) — T-cells in the human body, which help protect us from disease, can inadvertently destroy cells that produce insulin, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 29, 2011 11:20 - 6 Comments
Fish oil compound stops leukemia in mice
PENN STATE (US) — A compound produced from fish oil that appears to target leukemia stem cells could lead to a cure for the disease, researchers say. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 22, 2011 11:39 - 0 Comments
Mosquito genes modified to zap malaria
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Mosquito immune systems can be engineered to more effectively kill malaria-carrying parasites, blocking transmission to humans. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 7, 2011 10:57 - 3 Comments
False alarm can spark autoimmune disease
CORNELL (US) — An unchecked signaling mechanism could be the reason the immune system sometimes goes off track to attack the body’s own cells. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 1, 2011 7:26 - 0 Comments
Potent antibodies protect mice from HIV
CALTECH (US) — Researchers for the past year have been studying a group of potent HIV-neutralizing antibodies. Now biologists have discovered a way to deliver the antibodies to mice. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 1, 2011 9:33 - 1 Comment
Build a better antibody to neutralize HIV
CALTECH (US) — Biologists have built a better antibody in an effort to neutralize the many subtypes of HIV. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 26, 2011 10:32 - 1 Comment
Mom’s antibody attack linked to autism
UC DAVIS (US) — Pregnant women with a particular gene variation are more likely to produce antibodies that may injure the brains of developing fetuses—increasing the risk their children will develop autism. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 26, 2011 10:20 - 3 Comments
Flu shots less effective for obese people
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A flu shot may not be enough to protect overweight people from influenza. (more…)
Top Stories - Oct 11, 2011 11:15 - 1 Comment
Immunity ‘trick’ turns off peanut allergy
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Researchers have turned off a life-threatening allergic response to peanuts by tricking the immune system into thinking the nut proteins aren’t a threat to the body. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 29, 2011 10:21 - 0 Comments
Vaccine has potential to prevent malaria
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — A new vaccine that combines the use of a disabled cold virus along with a gene that stimulates the immune system may offer protection against the parasite that causes malaria. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 27, 2011 10:48 - 1 Comment
‘Treg’ cells stop immune system meltdown
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have uncovered new details about the genetic underpinnings of cells known as Tregs, which are currently being tested as treatments for diseases such as type I diabetes, arthritis and lupus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 20, 2011 10:59 - 0 Comments
Molecule unlocks blood-brain barrier
CORNELL (US) — Scientists may have discovered how to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier to deliver drug therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and cancers of the central nervous system. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 27, 2011 11:52 - 0 Comments
How tooth microbes aim straight for heart
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Bacteria best known for causing cavities are also able to make their way into heart tissue, causing endocarditis, a dangerous and potentially lethal condition. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 18, 2011 13:55 - 1 Comment
Mosquito carries, kills malaria parasite
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Some mosquitoes are a double-edged sword for the parasite that causes malaria, hosting not only the parasite itself but also a microbe that kills it. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Feb 16, 2011 16:27 - 0 Comments
Ticks stay loyal to lizard hosts
UC BERKELEY (US) — Take a tick’s favorite host—the Western fence lizard—out of the equation and you would think the tick population and the threat of Lyme disease would rise. A new study finds the opposite is true. (more…)
