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Report highlights needs, experiences of people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases

People living with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases are facing major obstacles to diagnosis, treatment and lifestyle according to a major new study published today [Wednesday 28th February].

28 Feb 2018

Activation of pregnant mother's immune system can affect baby's brain development, study reveals

A landmark study published in the Journal of Neuroscience on February 26 reveals that activation of a pregnant mother's immune system can affect her baby's brain development.

28 Feb 2018

New treatment shows promise to fight against serious inflammatory disease

Still's disease is a serious orphan disease manifested by high fevers, skin and joint involvement, including paralysis, as well as damage to other organs such as the liver or spleen. It is caused by a deregulation of the immune system triggering an acute inflammatory response.

27 Feb 2018

Researchers uncover new cause of dry, inflamed and itchy skin in eczema patients

Researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered a cause of the dry, inflamed and itchy skin that plagues eczema patients.

27 Feb 2018

Following the fire: Montana scientists seize chance to scrutinize smoke exposure

Jean Loesch and her family live in Seeley Lake, Mont., which saw the longest and most intense smoke from Montana’s wildfires last summer. Loesch has 10 children, adopted or in her foster care, and they are learning what it’s like to have lingering respiratory problems.

27 Feb 2018

New discovery may allow doctors to treat inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

A new discovery about the immune system may allow doctors to treat harmful inflammation that damages the brain in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. It might also let doctors save patients from the potentially deadly inflammation of sepsis, a full-body infection that kills a quarter-million Americans every year.

26 Feb 2018

Study unravels novel cellular and molecular pathway that regulates innate, adaptive immunity

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital have discovered a new cellular and molecular pathway that regulates CD4+ T cell response--a finding that may lead to new ways to treat diseases that result from alterations in these cells.

24 Feb 2018

Steps to take for boosting immune system and maintaining a healthy body

We know that germs can make you sick, but if you seem to constantly be under the weather with cold symptoms, could it be something other than germs that are getting you down?

24 Feb 2018

Rare immune cell may prove to be potent weapon in fighting against cancer

One of the rarest of immune cells, unknown to scientists a decade ago, might prove to be a potent weapon in stopping cancer from spreading in the body, according to new research from the University of British Columbia.

23 Feb 2018

New study identifies possible target for treatment of dangerous allergic reactions

Prospects for inhibiting the most dangerous symptoms of allergic reactions may be brighter with the publication of a new study that identifies a possible target for drug therapies.

23 Feb 2018

Efficacy of cancer immunotherapy increased by deactivating tumor defence mechanism

Novel bifunctional immunotherapeutic agents have been developed that, as well as deactivating key immune checkpoints,deactivate the tumor's protective response.

23 Feb 2018

Asthmatics have lower degree of DNA methylation in certain immune cells

Children with asthma have epigenetic DNA changes in certain cells of their immune system, a major international study involving researchers at Karolinska Institutet shows. The finding, which is presented in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, can one day lead to improved diagnostics and treatment.

23 Feb 2018

Researchers discover how the body skillfully extinguishes inflammation

Inflammation needs energy An important source for this energy is oxygen, which is indispensable for the cells of the immune system to work properly.

23 Feb 2018

UT Dallas researchers use new technique to isolate cancer stem cells

Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas have devised a new technique to isolate aggressive cells thought to form the root of many hard-to-treat metastasized cancers -- a significant step toward developing new drugs that might target these cells.

22 Feb 2018

Researchers discover new regulator of the immune system

Academy Professor Riitta Lahesmaa's research group from Turku Centre for Biotechnology of the University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Finland, has discovered a new regulator of the immune system, a key factor that controls development of regulatory T cells.

22 Feb 2018

Scientists discover new treatment approach to curb severe myocarditis

The outcome of viral myocarditis is closely associated with the immune response of the affected individual. An inhibitor of the immunoproteasome, a protein degradation complex in immunocompetent cells, reduces the extent of the inflammation and thus also the damage to the heart during myocarditis.

22 Feb 2018

Duke researchers show how to retrain immune system of peanut-allergy mice

Treating food allergies might be a simple matter of teaching the immune system a new trick, researchers at Duke Health have found.

21 Feb 2018

Reformulating vaccines to prevent relapse

Substance abuse, particularly opioid abuse, is an ongoing issue in the U.S. While treatments such as drug counseling and a handful of medications to combat withdrawal symptoms and cravings exist, the fear and risk of relapsing is real.

21 Feb 2018

Research opens up new avenue to minimize risks of transplants

A bone marrow transplant is often the only therapy available to save leukemia patients, but the risk of complications is high. In spite of devoting considerable time and effort to finding a suitable donor, nearly half of all patients experience an unwanted reaction of their immune system, which often attacks their skin and liver and in up to 50% of cases the intestines.

21 Feb 2018

Pioneering study may pave way for effective painkillers to treat neuropathic pain

A pioneering international study, carried out by the University of Granada, Harvard University, the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of Florida, Laval University and the Jackson Laboratory has conducted an in-depth analysis of the molecular differences between the most common symptoms associated with neuropathic pain.

21 Feb 2018

Immune System News and Research

Report highlights needs, experiences of people with rare autoimmune rheumatic diseases

Activation of pregnant mother's immune system can affect baby's brain development, study reveals

New treatment shows promise to fight against serious inflammatory disease

Researchers uncover new cause of dry, inflamed and itchy skin in eczema patients

Following the fire: Montana scientists seize chance to scrutinize smoke exposure

New discovery may allow doctors to treat inflammation in neurodegenerative diseases

Study unravels novel cellular and molecular pathway that regulates innate, adaptive immunity

Steps to take for boosting immune system and maintaining a healthy body

Rare immune cell may prove to be potent weapon in fighting against cancer

New study identifies possible target for treatment of dangerous allergic reactions

Efficacy of cancer immunotherapy increased by deactivating tumor defence mechanism

Asthmatics have lower degree of DNA methylation in certain immune cells

Researchers discover how the body skillfully extinguishes inflammation

UT Dallas researchers use new technique to isolate cancer stem cells

Researchers discover new regulator of the immune system

Scientists discover new treatment approach to curb severe myocarditis

Duke researchers show how to retrain immune system of peanut-allergy mice

Reformulating vaccines to prevent relapse

Research opens up new avenue to minimize risks of transplants

Pioneering study may pave way for effective painkillers to treat neuropathic pain

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