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Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Infection with reovirus, a common but otherwise harmless virus, can trigger the immune system response to gluten that leads to celiac disease, according to new research from the University of Chicago and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

6 Apr 2017

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

More typically, these immature immune cells might help us fight cancer, but scientists have now shown cancer can commandeer the cells to help it spread.

6 Apr 2017

ULCA scientists discover how autoantibodies cause some cases of severe hypertriglyceridemia

People with hypertriglyceridemia often are told to change their diet and lose weight. But a high-fat diet isn't necessarily the cause for everyone with the condition.

6 Apr 2017

Dose sparing could increase vaccine availability without compromising safety

The currently licensed seasonal trivalent influenza vaccines contain 15 micrograms of viral hemagglutinin protein per strain for adults, and up to 60 micrograms for elderly individuals; however, due to recent shortages, reducing these doses would be highly desirable.

5 Apr 2017

Global symposium focuses on chemistry and biological effects of maple food product

The first-ever global symposium, solely dedicated to sharing the latest scientific discoveries on the potential health benefits of 100% pure maple products from Canada, took place on April 2 in San Francisco at the 253rd annual meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the largest scientific society in the world.

4 Apr 2017

University of Miami to begin clinical trial for testing DNA-based Zika vaccine

The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine will soon begin one of the nation's first full-scale Zika vaccine clinical trials testing the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) experimental DNA-based vaccine.

31 Mar 2017

Phase 2 clinical study of investigational Zika vaccine begins in the U.S., Central and South America

Vaccinations have begun in a multi-site Phase 2/2b clinical trial testing an experimental DNA vaccine designed to protect against disease caused by Zika infection.

31 Mar 2017

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

Animals can pass the damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to their offspring, a new study has found, adding to a growing body of evidence that there's a health cost to our increasingly illuminated nights.

31 Mar 2017

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a unique Japanese public-private partnership formed to battle infectious diseases around the globe, today announced 11 new investments totaling US$23 million that could help deliver a range of new innovative therapies for a host of debilitating conditions.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers aim to examine therapeutic effect of iPS-ML producing interferon-β on liver cancer

All causes of the most common form of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, are not yet known, but the risk of getting it is increased by hepatitis B or C, cirrhosis, obesity, diabetes, a buildup of iron in the liver, or a family of toxins called aflatoxins produced by fungi on some types of food.

29 Mar 2017

High-fat maternal diet may change immune response of offsprings' respiratory system

Women who follow a high-fat diet during pregnancy may increase their children's risk for asthma. A mouse study by Oregon Health and Science University researchers suggests that consistent consumption of fat-laden foods may change the immune response of the offsprings' respiratory system.

29 Mar 2017

Study explores new immunotherapy combinations to treat prostate cancer

Prostate cancer, notoriously resistant to immunotherapy due to its immunologically cool nature, triggers two pathways to chill an immune attack after one immunotherapy drug fires up the immune system, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report in Nature Medicine.

29 Mar 2017

City of Hope researchers to highlight basic cancer research and population studies at AACR meeting

City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and cancer and diabetes treatment center, will highlight a variety of basic research and population studies at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., April 1 to 5.

28 Mar 2017

Public-private collaboration to develop more accurate methods of tracking cancer progression

Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian, in coordination with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Biomarkers Consortium, is launching a three-year research collaboration to develop new methods for analyzing digital images that track a patient's response to cancer therapy.

28 Mar 2017

Researchers map key Zika virus protein to accelerate search for cure

A study published today shows how Indiana University scientists are speeding the path to new treatments for the Zika virus, an infectious disease linked to birth defects in infants in South and Central America and the United States.

28 Mar 2017

Research findings offer potential explanation for opioid-induced itching

Opioids have long been an important tool in the world of pain management, but the side effects of these drugs - from addiction and respiratory failure to severe itching and dizziness, can be overwhelming.

27 Mar 2017

UVA researchers discover unexpected interaction between men's testes and immune system

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has again shown that a part of the body thought to be disconnected from the immune system actually interacts with it, and that discovery helps explain cases of male infertility, certain autoimmune diseases and even the failure of cancer vaccines.

25 Mar 2017

Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

In a new study published today in JCI Insight, UC Davis researchers have shown that combining high-intensity focused ultrasound with two immunotherapies (a PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor and TLR9 agonist) can produce excellent response rates in mouse models of epithelial cancer.

25 Mar 2017

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

The World Health Organisation estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking.

25 Mar 2017

One-shot vaccine passes key preclinical test in newborn monkey models

Newborns are highly vulnerable to infections and don't respond optimally to most vaccines because their young immune systems typically mount weak antibody responses.

24 Mar 2017

Immune Response News and Research

Infection with reovirus could be key initiating event for developing celiac disease, study suggests

Cancer uses immature immune cells as support system for successful metastasis, study shows

ULCA scientists discover how autoantibodies cause some cases of severe hypertriglyceridemia

Dose sparing could increase vaccine availability without compromising safety

Global symposium focuses on chemistry and biological effects of maple food product

University of Miami to begin clinical trial for testing DNA-based Zika vaccine

Phase 2 clinical study of investigational Zika vaccine begins in the U.S., Central and South America

Parents can pass damaging effects of nighttime light exposure to offspring, study finds

GHIT Fund invests in phase 3 clinical trial for pediatric formulation of ‘snail fever’ drug

Researchers aim to examine therapeutic effect of iPS-ML producing interferon-β on liver cancer

High-fat maternal diet may change immune response of offsprings' respiratory system

Study explores new immunotherapy combinations to treat prostate cancer

City of Hope researchers to highlight basic cancer research and population studies at AACR meeting

Public-private collaboration to develop more accurate methods of tracking cancer progression

Researchers map key Zika virus protein to accelerate search for cure

Research findings offer potential explanation for opioid-induced itching

UVA researchers discover unexpected interaction between men's testes and immune system

Combination of high-intensity ultrasound and immunotherapy may be effective in treating cancer

Exposure to acrolein causes failure of immune defence to tumours, study finds

One-shot vaccine passes key preclinical test in newborn monkey models

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