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Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Sanford Health is the first site in the United States to launch a clinical trial using a genetically-engineered virus that aims to destroy therapy-resistant tumors.

17 Aug 2017

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research led by the University of Birmingham has discovered a way to stop a deadly fungus from 'hijacking' the body's immune system and spreading to the brain.

16 Aug 2017

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health has determined that a special mixture of good bacteria in the body reduced the incidence of sepsis in infants in India by 40 percent at a cost of only $1 per infant.

16 Aug 2017

Polio vaccine developed using tobacco plants could transform how vaccines are made

Scientists have used plants to create a new polio vaccine in what is hoped to be a breakthrough in the way vaccines are made.

16 Aug 2017

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

It is widely recognized that people respond differently to infections. This can partially be explained by genetics, shows a new study published today in Nature Communications by an international collaboration of researchers from Germany and the United States.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists reveal engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health

Scientists from Boston Children's Hospital Vascular Biology Program have revealed an engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health following the onset of hypertension, atherosclerosis, stroke, heart attack, and other cardiovascular diseases.

16 Aug 2017

Mirnagreen develops technology to use plant microRNAs for protecting people’s health

Fruit and vegetables are good for health, and everybody knows it. Unfortunately, the world average consumption is well below the WHO recommended daily intake of 400 g and in Europe, according to Eurostat, over 34% of the population aged 15 or over does not eat them on a daily basis.

16 Aug 2017

Scientists aim to find out how lung cells react in space

Space travel can cause a lot of stress on the human body as the change in gravity, radiation and other factors creates a hostile environment.

14 Aug 2017

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Boise State University researchers have created anti-cancer drugs that are effective at killing 58 of the 60 types of tumors found in the National Cancer Institutes NCI-60 panel of cancer cells, which affect nine organ systems in the human body.

14 Aug 2017

Complex sugar molecules could help in early detection of tumors

Scientists from the University of Würzburg have synthesized a complex sugar molecule which specifically binds to the tumor protein Galectin-1. This could help to recognize tumors at an early stage and to combat them in a targeted manner.

14 Aug 2017

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

US scientists are the closest yet to creating genetically modified pigs with organs that can be safely transplanted into humans.

14 Aug 2017

Newly discovered immunodeficiency can make people seriously ill from chickenpox virus

A mutation in one of the sensors that the immune system uses to detect viruses can, in rare cases, turn infections with the chickenpox virus into a life-threatening matter.

11 Aug 2017

Scientists use novel cell tracing method to describe testicular macrophages

The origin, development, and characteristics of two types of testicular macrophage have been described by a CNRS team at the Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy.

11 Aug 2017

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

An international team of scientists, led by University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers, has created a human stem cell-based model of a rare, but devastating, inherited neurological autoimmune condition called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome (AGS).

11 Aug 2017

Xenotransplantation – organ transplants from animals may soon be a reality

Researchers have been able to create genetically modified piglets that are cleaned of the viruses that could causes diseases in humans. This could open up new avenues in organs transplants from pigs to humans. The process of transplanting organs or tissues from animals to humans is called xenotransplantation. The report was published this Tuesday in the journal Science.

11 Aug 2017

Fred Hutch aims to prevent and find cures for cancers caused by infectious agents

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is launching a new integrated research center to prevent and find cures for cancers caused by infectious agents.

10 Aug 2017

Researchers uncover immunological mechanism involved in resolution of inflammations

Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common autoimmune disease of the joints. It causes a chronic inflammatory response, with the body's own immune cells attacking the joint, including the cartilage and bone.

10 Aug 2017

Asthma, more deadly with age, takes heavy toll on older adults

In early June, Donna Bilgore Robins stood on a patio in Beaver Creek, Colo., under a crystal-clear blue sky and tried to catch her breath.

10 Aug 2017

Immunotherapy shows promise in treatment of Type 1 diabetes

Around 1.25 million Americans are living with type 1 diabetes and 40,000 new cases are detected each year. In this condition body’s own immune system attacks and damages the insulin-producing β-cells inside the pancreas leading to impaired glucose metabolism in the body. There is no other treatment for this condition than regular painful insulin injections to maintain the normal insulin levels in the body. Type 1 diabetes is currently considered to be incurable.

10 Aug 2017

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have identified how natural killer cells in the mouse placenta can cause a fetus to fail to grow in the womb or cause miscarriages.

9 Aug 2017

Immune System News and Research

Sanford Health launches solid tumor oncolytic virus clinical trial

Researchers discover way to stop deadly fungus from spreading to the brain

Research shows probiotics can reduce incidence of sepsis in infants

Polio vaccine developed using tobacco plants could transform how vaccines are made

Study offers novel insights into how genetic variants play key role in human immune system

Scientists reveal engineered fusion protein that could recover blood vessel health

Mirnagreen develops technology to use plant microRNAs for protecting people’s health

Scientists aim to find out how lung cells react in space

Researchers create anti-cancer drugs that can effectively kill 58 types of tumors

Complex sugar molecules could help in early detection of tumors

GM pigs one step closer to providing organs for human transplant

Newly discovered immunodeficiency can make people seriously ill from chickenpox virus

Scientists use novel cell tracing method to describe testicular macrophages

Scientists create stem cell-based model of rare inherited neurological condition

Xenotransplantation – organ transplants from animals may soon be a reality

Fred Hutch aims to prevent and find cures for cancers caused by infectious agents

Researchers uncover immunological mechanism involved in resolution of inflammations

Asthma, more deadly with age, takes heavy toll on older adults

Immunotherapy shows promise in treatment of Type 1 diabetes

Mice study reveals how natural killer cells in the placenta can cause miscarriages

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