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Alterations in circulating tumor DNA associated with response to checkpoint inhibitors

The number of alterations detected in the DNA collected from blood samples (liquid biopsies) of cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors was associated with response to the treatment.

3 Oct 2017

SunVit-D3 outline the importance of Vitamin D consumption

To mark the clocks going back on the 29th October, new research by SunVit-D3, reveals that Brits are surprisingly unaware of the importance of Vitamin D and the effects it can have on us.

2 Oct 2017

Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

A new study published in the American Heart Association Journal Circulation Research suggests that stem cells derived from umbilical cord show promise in treating heart failure.

28 Sep 2017

DuraClone RE antibody panels improve detection of rare, abnormal events in blood disorders

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has taken the detection of rare, abnormal events in blood disorders forward, with intro of antibody panels.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences - Flow Cytometry 28 Sep 2017

Rogue messengers can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have made a discovery around treatment-resistant breast cancer that may turn the phrase, 'don't shoot the messenger', on its head. The scientists have found that cell to cell messengers released by cancer cells which are not responding to treatment, can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer.

28 Sep 2017

Cancer vaccines need to target immune fighters that can withstand battle against malicious tumors

Cancer vaccines may need to better target T cells that can hold up to the long fight against cancer, scientists report.

27 Sep 2017

Researchers explore potential of traditional Chinese ink for cancer treatment

For hundreds of years, Chinese calligraphers have used a plant-based ink to create beautiful messages and art. Now, one group reports in ACS Omega that this ink could noninvasively and effectively treat cancer cells that spread, or metastasize, to lymph nodes.

27 Sep 2017

Scientists gain insight into how Ebola virus uses the body's defenses to speed up infection

Scientists from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have gained new insight into how the Ebola virus uses the body's natural defenses to speed the rate of infection and unleash its lethal disease, according to a new report in mBio.

26 Sep 2017

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

A new analytical approach, described in open-access journal Frontiers in Pediatrics, shows how different interventions - cesarean section, formula feeding, and antibiotics - can alter an infant's developing gut microbiome.

26 Sep 2017

Experts continue to recommend that all pregnant women receive a flu shot

The president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released a statement recommending that all pregnant women receive a flu shot during any trimester of their pregnancy.

26 Sep 2017

Positive mood on the day of flu jab can increase its protective effect, research finds

New research by a team of health experts at the University of Nottingham has found evidence that being in a positive mood on the day of your flu jab can increase its protective effect.

26 Sep 2017

Vaccine to prevent Lyme disease on the cards

Lyme disease is an infection that spreads with the bites of an infected tick. For the past four years, a vaccine to protect dogs from this disease has been available. Now, vaccinating humans against this disease has also become a possibility.

26 Sep 2017

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive immune response.

25 Sep 2017

Probiotic bacteria can change intestinal flora of patients with colon cancer, study finds

Living lactic acid bacteria, probiotics, can change the intestinal flora of patients with cancer of the colon. These are the findings of a study published in the journal BMJ Open Gastroenterology.

25 Sep 2017

Study identifies two genes involved in invasive group A Streptococcus infections

Group A Streptococcus bacteria cause a variety of illnesses that range from mild nuisances like strep throat to life-threatening conditions including pneumonia, toxic shock syndrome and the flesh-eating disease formally known as necrotizing fasciitis.

22 Sep 2017

Study presents new method for tracing history of β-cells

Tracing the history of individual cells in the developing organism can reveal functional differences among seemingly uniform cells. This knowledge is important for defining the characteristics of highly regenerative cells in order to target them for cellular therapies, as well as to prevent the formation of unfit cells, which compromise the overall health of the organism.

22 Sep 2017

Research finds new therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in spinal cord injury patients

New research led by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found a potential therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in patients with spinal cord injuries.

22 Sep 2017

Triple-action antibody to be tested as HIV vaccine

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in collaboration with the pharmaceutical company Sanofi have engineered a three-pronged antibody that protected monkeys from two strains of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) better than the equivalent naturally occurring antibodies.

22 Sep 2017

Novel gene therapy can inhibit, reverse multiple sclerosis in mouse models

Multiple sclerosis can be inhibited or reversed using a novel gene therapy technique that stops the disease's immune response in mouse models, University of Florida Health researchers have found.

21 Sep 2017

New study shows how staph cells evade the body's immune system

For years, medical investigators have tried and failed to develop vaccines for a type of staph bacteria associated with the deadly superbug MRSA. But a new study by Cedars-Sinai investigators shows how staph cells evade the body's immune system, offering a clearer picture of how a successful vaccine would work.

21 Sep 2017

Immune System News and Research

Alterations in circulating tumor DNA associated with response to checkpoint inhibitors

SunVit-D3 outline the importance of Vitamin D consumption

Study identifies possibility of umbilical cord-derived stem cells in treating heart failure

DuraClone RE antibody panels improve detection of rare, abnormal events in blood disorders

Rogue messengers can negatively affect the body's immune system response against cancer

Cancer vaccines need to target immune fighters that can withstand battle against malicious tumors

Researchers explore potential of traditional Chinese ink for cancer treatment

Scientists gain insight into how Ebola virus uses the body's defenses to speed up infection

Researchers explore how C-section, formula feeding, and antibiotics alter infant's gut microbiome

Experts continue to recommend that all pregnant women receive a flu shot

Positive mood on the day of flu jab can increase its protective effect, research finds

Vaccine to prevent Lyme disease on the cards

Drug targeting approach could lead to improved therapies for immune-related diseases

Probiotic bacteria can change intestinal flora of patients with colon cancer, study finds

Study identifies two genes involved in invasive group A Streptococcus infections

Study presents new method for tracing history of β-cells

Research finds new therapeutic strategy to prevent infections in spinal cord injury patients

Triple-action antibody to be tested as HIV vaccine

Novel gene therapy can inhibit, reverse multiple sclerosis in mouse models

New study shows how staph cells evade the body's immune system

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