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Canadian scientists join international battle against Zika virus

The spread of the Zika virus, which can cause devastating birth defects, has become a pressing public health issue in many countries. To this day, there is no vaccine to prevent and no medicine to treat Zika virus infections.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

For more than a year, Tom Hobman and his research team have devoted most of their waking hours to a headlong pursuit of knowledge about the Zika virus.

16 Mar 2017

Study shows how immune cells drive heart damage in mice

A new study in mice reveals that eosinophils, a type of disease-fighting white blood cell, appear to be at least partly responsible for the progression of heart muscle inflammation to heart failure in mice.

16 Mar 2017

TSRI researchers develop novel drug delivery method for treating cancers

Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have developed a new drug delivery method that produces strong results in treating cancers in animal models, including some hard-to-treat solid and liquid tumors.

16 Mar 2017

Research shows how Ebola viral proteins packaged in exosomes affect immune cells

Cells infected by the deadly Ebola virus may release viral proteins such as VP40 packaged in exosomes, which, as new research indicates, can affect immune cells throughout the body impairing their ability to combat the infection and to seek out and destroy hidden virus.

16 Mar 2017

Study shows how mutations allow HCV to elude immune responses and vaccines

Unlike its viral cousins hepatitis A and B, hepatitis C virus (HCV) has eluded the development of a vaccine and infected more than 170 million people worldwide.

16 Mar 2017

Research reveals reasons for adolescents not getting vaccinated against HPV

Concern about sexual activity is declining as a reason parents do not get their daughters the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, according to a research study presented today at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s 2017 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer.

16 Mar 2017

Research findings advance development of HIV vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies

A Duke Health-led research team has described both the pathway of HIV protective antibody development and a synthetic HIV outer envelope mimic that has the potential to induce the antibodies with vaccination.

16 Mar 2017

LJI researchers unravel molecular underpinnings of exhausted T cells

One reason we survive into adulthood is that cell-killing T cells usually recognize and eliminate cancerous or pathogen-infected cells.

15 Mar 2017

Antibody treats pediatric brain tumors safely and effectively in mice

Five types of pediatric brain cancer were safely and effectively treated in mice by an antibody that causes immune cells to engulf and eat tumors without hurting healthy brain cells, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

15 Mar 2017

Women experience higher stress from major life events than men, study reveals

New research has highlighted the potential gender gap in stress, with women reporting higher stress from life events such as death of a loved one, illness, losing their smartphone and Brexit.

15 Mar 2017

Breakthrough brain repair discovery could revolutionise treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Queen's University Belfast scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair - a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionise the treatment of debilitating neurological disorders such as Multiple Sclerosis.

15 Mar 2017

Study: Investigational Ebola vaccine regimen induced immune response that persisted for one year

A two-vaccine regimen intended to protect against Ebola virus disease induced an immune response that persisted for approximately one year in healthy adult volunteers, according to results from a Phase 1 clinical trial published in the March 14th issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

15 Mar 2017

Natural immune molecule shows protective effect against Zika virus in mouse, monkey models

A molecule naturally produced by the immune system protects mice and monkeys against Zika virus infection, an international team of researchers has found.

14 Mar 2017

Scientists create first model of anorexia nervosa using iPSCs derived from adolescent females

An international research team, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, has created the first cellular model of anorexia nervosa (AN), reprogramming induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from adolescent females with the eating disorder.

14 Mar 2017

Immune System News and Research

Canadian scientists join international battle against Zika virus

Researchers awarded CIHR grant to investigate how Zika virus changes host cells during infection

Study shows how immune cells drive heart damage in mice

TSRI researchers develop novel drug delivery method for treating cancers

Research shows how Ebola viral proteins packaged in exosomes affect immune cells

Study shows how mutations allow HCV to elude immune responses and vaccines

Research reveals reasons for adolescents not getting vaccinated against HPV

Research findings advance development of HIV vaccines that induce broadly neutralizing antibodies

LJI researchers unravel molecular underpinnings of exhausted T cells

Antibody treats pediatric brain tumors safely and effectively in mice

Women experience higher stress from major life events than men, study reveals

Breakthrough brain repair discovery could revolutionise treatment of Multiple Sclerosis

Study: Investigational Ebola vaccine regimen induced immune response that persisted for one year

Natural immune molecule shows protective effect against Zika virus in mouse, monkey models

Scientists create first model of anorexia nervosa using iPSCs derived from adolescent females

New study examines immune responses to Ebola vaccines at one year after immunization

New method can precisely track replication of yellow fever virus in host immune cells

New research project unravels disease mechanisms of schizophrenia

New technique opens door for biochemists to create better therapeutic antibodies

Researchers discover new way to curb chronic pain

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