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Vitamin D and Diabetes: What You Need To Know

Dr. Cedric Garland discusses the results of a 12-year cohort study which showed that vitamin D3 can prevent type 1 diabetes in 80 percent of cases.

15 Jun 2018

Study provides insights into genetics underlying debilitating pediatric kidney disease

New research provides insights into the genetics underlying a debilitating kidney disease in children. The findings, which appear in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, could lead to new diagnostics and, ultimately, treatments.

14 Jun 2018

Scientists identify new subtype of prostate cancer

Researchers led by the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center have identified a new subtype of prostate cancer that occurs in about 7 percent of patients with advanced disease.

14 Jun 2018

Genetic testing of prostate tumors could identify likely responders to immunotherapy

Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely to benefit from immunotherapy.

14 Jun 2018

Innarah launches new rechargeable electronic skin care device which works on Radio Frequency

Today the discoverer of Anti-Aging effects of fruit acids Patent # US5153230A has announced the introduction of a new rechargeable electronic skin care device MURSAL®RF which works on Radio Frequency.

14 Jun 2018

Pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis linked to premature delivery and low birth weight

The results of a study presented today at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology demonstrate that pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis are associated with premature delivery and low birth weight.

14 Jun 2018

New study shows how vitamin A effectively supports lung immunity against TB

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis

14 Jun 2018

Researchers develop biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to target tumors

A team of Penn State researchers has developed a biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to selectively target cancerous tumors.

13 Jun 2018

New test can identify ICU patients at greatest risk of secondary infections

Patients in intensive care units are at significant risk of potentially life-threatening secondary infections, including from antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA and C. difficile.

13 Jun 2018

Scientists develop artificial intelligence platform to diagnose many diseases

A platform that can diagnose several diseases with a high degree of precision using metabolic markers found in patients' blood has been developed by scientists at the University of Campinas in Brazil

13 Jun 2018

Researchers discover genomic characteristics that define testicular germ cell cancer

Testicular germ cell cancer, a disease that is rare but growing in incidence in men in the United States, is considered to be among the most curable of solid tumors. Now researchers from the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and a consortium of institutions have discovered the genetic and genomic characteristics that define the disease.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

To fight cancer, researchers increasingly use vaccines that stimulate the immune system to identify and destroy tumor cells.

12 Jun 2018

Researchers discover new method to predict chance of cancer treatment success

Doctors are increasingly fighting cancer by stimulating patients' immune systems. SNSF-supported researchers have now discovered a method for predicting the likelihood of treatment success.

12 Jun 2018

Cureworks collaborative aims to accelerate development of immunotherapies for pediatric cancer

Seattle Children's, with participating members Children's National Health System, BC Children's Hospital and Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has launched CureWorks, an international collaborative of leading academic children's hospitals determined to accelerate the development of immunotherapy treatments for childhood cancer.

12 Jun 2018

Neuroscientists identify one single control center for sleep-wake cycle in the brain

Until now, it was thought that multiple brain areas were needed to control sleep and wakefulness. Neuroscientists from Bern have now identified one single control center for the sleep-wake cycle in the brain. The findings are of great importance for finding new sleep therapies.

11 Jun 2018

New DNA test identifies men at highest risk of prostate cancer

A major new study of more than 140,000 men has identified 63 new genetic variations in the DNA code that increase the risk of prostate cancer.

11 Jun 2018

Translate Bio collaborates with Sanofi to develop mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases

Translate Bio, a clinical-stage messenger RNA therapeutics company developing a new class of potentially transformative medicines to treat diseases caused by protein or gene dysfunction, announced today a multi-year research and development collaboration and exclusive licensing agreement with Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines global business unit of Sanofi, to develop mRNA vaccines for up to five undisclosed infectious disease pathogens.

11 Jun 2018

Immune System News and Research

Vitamin D and Diabetes: What You Need To Know

Study provides insights into genetics underlying debilitating pediatric kidney disease

Scientists identify new subtype of prostate cancer

Genetic testing of prostate tumors could identify likely responders to immunotherapy

Innarah launches new rechargeable electronic skin care device which works on Radio Frequency

Pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis linked to premature delivery and low birth weight

New study shows how vitamin A effectively supports lung immunity against TB

Researchers develop biomimetic nanosystem to deliver therapeutic proteins to target tumors

New test can identify ICU patients at greatest risk of secondary infections

Scientists develop artificial intelligence platform to diagnose many diseases

Researchers discover genomic characteristics that define testicular germ cell cancer

Researchers develop spider silk microcapsules that can deliver vaccine directly to immune cells

Researchers discover new method to predict chance of cancer treatment success

Cureworks collaborative aims to accelerate development of immunotherapies for pediatric cancer

Neuroscientists identify one single control center for sleep-wake cycle in the brain

New DNA test identifies men at highest risk of prostate cancer

Translate Bio collaborates with Sanofi to develop mRNA vaccines for infectious diseases

Changes to the immune system remain even after recovery from HCV infection, shows study

Research drug may one day be novel treatment for systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Study: Treg cells may protect infants from getting infected with HIV from their mother

Understanding the DNA Damage Response in Innate Immunity eBook

How ELRIG Is Helping Mid-Career Scientists Navigate Leadership, Career Change and Redundancy

The role of UV-Vis in biopharma QC

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