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Th22 cell to control inflammation in body to help fight off infection discovered

A new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain chronic inflammatory diseases, worsening the symptoms of conditions like psoriasis and asthma, is described for the first time in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

17 Nov 2009

Researchers study different plant substances to "awaken" the latent HIV-1 virus

Researchers from the University of Cadiz and the University of Cordoba study different plant substances to "awaken" the latent HIV-1 virus, immune to the current therapy, and to obtain more effective treatments in the future.

17 Nov 2009

Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research

New antibiotics for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and other pesky bacteria. Andrei Osterman and collaborators have used comparisons of bacterial genomes to identify new targets for antibiotics and produced first-generation chemical inhibitors of a class of bacterial enzymes, called NadDs (nicotinate mononucleotide adenylyltransferases).

17 Nov 2009

New insights into cells' reaction to DNA damage

Cancer researchers of the Max Delbr-ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch have gained new insights into how cells react to DNA damage. Dr. Michael Stilmann, Dr. Michael Hinz and Professor Claus Scheidereit have shown that the protein PARP-1, which detects DNA damage within seconds, activates the transcription factor NF-kappaB, a well-known regulator of gene expression.

17 Nov 2009

Researchers discover a way to boost levels of palmitoylethanolamide

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune system.

17 Nov 2009

Molecular makeup of current H1N1 flu strain strikingly different from previous H1N1 strains

As the number of deaths related to the pandemic H1N1 virus, commonly known as "swine flu," continues to rise, researchers have been scrambling to decipher its inner workings and explain why the incidence is lower than expected in older adults.

17 Nov 2009

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Researchers from the universities of Bristol and St. Andrews in the UK have found that the color of a person's skin affects how healthy and therefore attractive they appear, and have found that diet may be crucial to achieving the most desirable complexion. The work will be published in the December issue of Springer's International Journal of Primatology.

17 Nov 2009

Targeting normal cells that surround cancer cells increases the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments

Targeting the normal cells that surround cancer cells within and around a tumor is a strategy that could greatly increase the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments, say researchers at The Wistar Institute.

17 Nov 2009

Healthy adults may have better immunity to 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, says study

A new study shows that molecular similarities exist between the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus and other strains of seasonal H1N1 virus that have been circulating in the population since 1988. These results suggest that healthy adults may have a level of protective immune memory that can blunt the severity of infection caused by the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

17 Nov 2009

Scientists find major genetic differences between the pandemic H1N1 strain and seasonal strains

17 Nov 2009

BrainStorm Cell's therapeutic approach has potential for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a leading developer of adult stem cell technologies and therapeutics, is pleased to announce that the company’s therapeutic approach for treating neurodegenerative diseases, particularly ALS and Parkinson’s disease, was found to have a positive effect in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS).

16 Nov 2009

4SC raises funds for further development of its current product pipeline

4SC AG, a drug discovery and development company, today announced the successful completion of a capital increase, after the Management Board, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, passed a resolution to authorise an increase of share capital on 23 October, 2009.

16 Nov 2009

Color of skin impacts health, say researchers

16 Nov 2009

RXi Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009

RXi Pharmaceuticals Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company pursuing the development and commercialization of proprietary therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi), today reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009.

16 Nov 2009

Indefinite expansion of adult cells without recourse to stem cell intermediates possible

Is the indefinite expansion of adult cells possible without recourse to stem cell intermediates? The team led by Michael Sieweke at the Centre d'immunologie de Marseille Luminy (Université Aix-Marseille 2 / CNRS / INSERM) has proved that this is the case by achieving the ex vivo regeneration for several months of macrophages, specialized cells in the immune system.

16 Nov 2009

Researchers discover new immune mechanism against viruses

Viruses are microscopically sized parasites. They plant their genes in the cells of their victim in order to 'reprogram' them. The infected cells then no longer produce what they need to live, making lots of new viruses instead.

16 Nov 2009

Inovio Biomedical reports financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009

Inovio Biomedical Corporation today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009.

16 Nov 2009

UT physicians treat Iraqi girl with myasthenia gravis

Plagued by a growing weakness that left her unable to walk, talk and even take a normal breath, 11-year-old Iraqi Aram Ali was a shell of the bright little girl she used to be.

16 Nov 2009

Department of Health to conduct statewide clinics to administer free H1N1 vaccine

The Department of Health today announced it will conduct statewide clinics from Nov. 20-22 to administer free H1N1 vaccine to individuals in the recommended target groups that have not had previous access to the vaccine.

16 Nov 2009

Research team identifies five new gene regions that raise the risk of childhood-onset IBD

In the largest, most comprehensive genetic analysis of childhood-onset inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), an international research team has identified five new gene regions, including one involved in a biological pathway that helps drive the painful inflammation of the digestive tract that characterizes the disease.

16 Nov 2009

Immune System News and Research

Th22 cell to control inflammation in body to help fight off infection discovered

Researchers study different plant substances to "awaken" the latent HIV-1 virus

Recent developments at Burnham Institute for Medical Research

New insights into cells' reaction to DNA damage

Researchers discover a way to boost levels of palmitoylethanolamide

Molecular makeup of current H1N1 flu strain strikingly different from previous H1N1 strains

Nutrition is crucial to achieve the most desirable complexion

Targeting normal cells that surround cancer cells increases the effectiveness of traditional anti-cancer treatments

Healthy adults may have better immunity to 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, says study

Scientists find major genetic differences between the pandemic H1N1 strain and seasonal strains

BrainStorm Cell's therapeutic approach has potential for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

4SC raises funds for further development of its current product pipeline

Color of skin impacts health, say researchers

RXi Pharmaceuticals announces financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009

Indefinite expansion of adult cells without recourse to stem cell intermediates possible

Researchers discover new immune mechanism against viruses

Inovio Biomedical reports financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009

UT physicians treat Iraqi girl with myasthenia gravis

Department of Health to conduct statewide clinics to administer free H1N1 vaccine

Research team identifies five new gene regions that raise the risk of childhood-onset IBD

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