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JPIDS releases consensus statement of Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society today released its June issue, which includes a consensus statement of the global Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis.

22 May 2013

U-M-led researchers examine factors that contribute to resurgence of pertussis

Whooping cough has exploded in the United States and some other developed countries in recent decades, and many experts suspect ineffective childhood vaccines for the alarming resurgence.

21 May 2013

Multiple studies examine ideal biomarkers for Huntington's disease

While Huntington's disease (HD) is currently incurable, the HD research community anticipates that new disease-modifying therapies in development may slow or minimize disease progression. The success of HD research depends upon the identification of reliable and sensitive biomarkers to track disease and evaluate therapies, and these biomarkers may eventually be used as outcome measures in clinical trials. Biomarkers could be especially helpful to monitor changes during the time prior to diagnosis and appearance of overt symptomatology.

21 May 2013

Researchers examine how BRD4 contributes to sustained presence of NF-kappa B in cancer cells

In a new study described in the journal Oncogene, researchers reveal how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response can be transformed into a primary contributor to tumor growth.

20 May 2013

New Kaiser Permanente study shows effectiveness of whole-cell pertussis vaccines

Whole-cell pertussis vaccines were more effective at protecting against pertussis than acellular pertussis vaccines during a large recent outbreak, according to a new Kaiser Permanente study published in Pediatrics.

20 May 2013

WHO: Single dose of vaccination sufficient to confer life-long immunity against yellow fever disease

The yellow fever 'booster' vaccination given ten years after the initial vaccination is not necessary, according to WHO.

17 May 2013

Researchers reveal new molecular mechanisms that resist visceral leishmaniasis

Researchers from CNRS, Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier and IRD have elucidated new molecular mechanisms involved in resistance to visceral leishmaniasis, a serious parasitic infection.

16 May 2013

Magic bullet nanomedicine offers potential treatment option for Acute Lung Injury

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive care.

15 May 2013

Better understanding of cells' development has implications in study of inflammatory diseases

Labs around the world, and a core group at Penn, have been studying recently described populations of immune cells called innate lymphoid cells. Some researchers liken them to foot soldiers that protect boundary tissues such as the skin, the lining of the lung, and the lining of the gut from microbial onslaught. They also have shown they play a role in inflammatory disease, when the body's immune system is too active.

15 May 2013

Scientists make novel discoveries concerning current vaccine against whooping cough

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future vaccine.

13 May 2013

Cell Medica treats first pediatric patient in ASPIRE Trial

Cell Medica today announced the treatment of the first patient in the ASPIRE Trial, an early stage Phase I/II clinical study investigating the safety and efficacy of Cytovir ADV for the treatment of adenovirus infections in immunosuppressed pediatric patients following bone marrow transplantation.

8 May 2013

Aeras receives grant to support the development of vaccines against TB, HIV and malaria

Aeras, a nonprofit biotech advancing TB vaccines for the world, the University of Oxford and Okairos, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in T-cell vaccines, today announced a $2.9 million grant to Aeras in support of a collaboration among the three parties to support the development of vaccines against tuberculosis, HIV and malaria.

7 May 2013

Researchers say tiny thymus teaches immune system to ignore foreign bacteria in gut

The tiny thymus teaches the immune system to ignore the teeming, foreign bacteria in the gut that helps you digest and absorb food, researchers say.

30 Apr 2013

New research collaboration may help in developing TB vaccine for bovines and humans

Scientists at The University of Nottingham are studying whether harmful bacteria found in cattle could be harnessed to protect livestock from the devastating disease bovine tuberculosis (TB).

26 Apr 2013

GI nematode infections combat obesity and improve related metabolic disorders

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, have shown in a mouse model that infection with nematodes (also known as roundworms) can not only combat obesity but ameliorate related metabolic disorders.

26 Apr 2013

Nature editorial, opinion piece address H7N9 virus

The journal Nature published an editorial and opinion piece on the emergence of the H7N9 avian influenza strain.

26 Apr 2013

Vesicular stomatitis virus spares non-cancerous cells and kills melanoma cells

Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine have demonstrated that vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) is highly competent at finding, infecting, and killing human melanoma cells, both in vitro and in animal models, while having little propensity to infect non-cancerous cells.

25 Apr 2013

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

New research published as abstracts in The FASEB Journal and presented at Experimental Biology 2013 ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes - demonstrating that mushrooms provide more to a dish than just flavor.

24 Apr 2013

Study: Stressful situations at work can have negative impact on cardiovascular system and metabolism

Stressful situations at work can have a negative impact on the cardiovascular system and the metabolism. Stress, which is transmitted by direct and indirect signaling pathways, leads to an inflammatory response in the body, which can trigger cardiovascular diseases, amongst others.

23 Apr 2013

Research: Skin's immune cell plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders

Sydney researchers have discovered a new type of immune cell in skin that plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders such as ticks, mites, and worms, and could be linked to eczema and allergic skin diseases.

23 Apr 2013

immunity News and Research

JPIDS releases consensus statement of Sentinel Project on Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

U-M-led researchers examine factors that contribute to resurgence of pertussis

Multiple studies examine ideal biomarkers for Huntington's disease

Researchers examine how BRD4 contributes to sustained presence of NF-kappa B in cancer cells

New Kaiser Permanente study shows effectiveness of whole-cell pertussis vaccines

WHO: Single dose of vaccination sufficient to confer life-long immunity against yellow fever disease

Researchers reveal new molecular mechanisms that resist visceral leishmaniasis

Magic bullet nanomedicine offers potential treatment option for Acute Lung Injury

Better understanding of cells' development has implications in study of inflammatory diseases

Scientists make novel discoveries concerning current vaccine against whooping cough

Cell Medica treats first pediatric patient in ASPIRE Trial

Aeras receives grant to support the development of vaccines against TB, HIV and malaria

Researchers say tiny thymus teaches immune system to ignore foreign bacteria in gut

New research collaboration may help in developing TB vaccine for bovines and humans

GI nematode infections combat obesity and improve related metabolic disorders

Nature editorial, opinion piece address H7N9 virus

Vesicular stomatitis virus spares non-cancerous cells and kills melanoma cells

New research ties mushrooms to potential health outcomes

Study: Stressful situations at work can have negative impact on cardiovascular system and metabolism

Research: Skin's immune cell plays a role in fighting off parasitic invaders

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