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Scientists establish ‘tipping point’ molecular link between blood sugar and Alzheimer's disease

For the first time a "tipping point" molecular link between the blood sugar glucose and Alzheimer's disease has been established by scientists, who have shown that excess glucose damages a vital enzyme involved with inflammation response to the early stages of Alzheimer's.

24 Feb 2017

NSAIDs could potentially be repurposed as life-saving treatment for sepsis, research suggests

A potentially life-saving treatment for sepsis has been under our noses for decades in the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs most people have in their medicine cabinets, a new University of Colorado Boulder study suggests.

23 Feb 2017

Study finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed into the body

A study from the National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed in the human body where it would e.g. be able to change the body's ability to regulate the cholesterol metabolism or influence the immune system.

23 Feb 2017

Recommend daily intake of fruit and veg may need doubling, indicates study

Although eating the recommended five portions of fruit and veg a day is good for you, eating ten portions is even better, according to researchers from Imperial College London.

23 Feb 2017

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute and the Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics at the Faculty of Medicine in Charité Hospital, Berlin, published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrates that the cholesterol present in cell membranes can interfere with the function of an important brain membrane protein, through a previously unknown mode of interaction.

23 Feb 2017

Scientists propose potential new treatment for Gaucher disease

Scientists propose in Nature blocking a molecule that drives inflammation and organ damage in Gaucher and maybe other lysosomal storage diseases as a possible treatment with fewer risks and lower costs than current therapies.

23 Feb 2017

MSK researchers harness power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent CAR T cells

Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have harnessed the power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells that enhance tumor rejection in mice.

23 Feb 2017

Research: Biomaterials that mimic bone marrow can alter blood cell development

Researchers at the University of Illinois report they can alter blood cell development through the use of biomaterials designed to mimic characteristics of the bone marrow.

23 Feb 2017

Research advances understanding of neuroimmune mechanisms in ASD

In the Biological Psychiatry special issue "Neuroimmune Mechanisms in Autism Spectrum Disorder", guest editor Professor Kimberley McAllister of the University of California, Davis, presents five reviews and three original research articles highlighting advances that are transforming the field of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research.

23 Feb 2017

New research pinpoints how immigrant microbes get to the lungs

They traveled a huge distance, evaded a protective barrier, and found themselves in a strange and unwelcoming land.

23 Feb 2017

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

A fruit and vegetable intake above five-a-day shows major benefit in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.

23 Feb 2017

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Johns Hopkins researchers say that in early pregnancy in mice with complete immune systems, Zika virus can cross the placenta -- intended to protect the developing fetus -- and appears to lead to a high percentage of miscarriages and to babies born with thin brain tissue and inflammation in brain cells.

23 Feb 2017

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

Monash University and Cardiff University researchers have come a step further in understanding how the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) evades the immune system.

22 Feb 2017

Penn-led researchers gain better understanding of how T cells support long-lived plasma cells

If you've ever wondered how a vaccine given decades ago can still protect against infection, you have your plasma cells to thank. Plasma cells are long-lived B cells that reside in the bone marrow and churn out antibodies against previously encountered vaccines or pathogens.

22 Feb 2017

Scientists detect antimicrobial protein fragments in Komodo dragon’s blood

In a land where survival is precarious, Komodo dragons thrive despite being exposed to scads of bacteria that would kill less hardy creatures.

22 Feb 2017

Essen Bioscience to Showcase IncuCyte® Live-cell Analysis System and Applications at AACR, Booth #1365

The IncuCyte® live-cell analysis platform from Essen BioScience will be showcased at the upcoming AACR conference, booth #1365.

From Sartorius 22 Feb 2017

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

The lung is an important interface between the body and the outside environment: with each breath, a surface of roughly 100 square meters exchanges oxygen for carbon dioxide. More than 10,000 liters of air pass adult lungs every day and with this come numerous viruses, bacteria and pollutants, which need to be prevented from entering the body.

22 Feb 2017

Mouse model shows how chronic demyelination may cause seizures in MS patients

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects nearly 2.3 million people worldwide.

22 Feb 2017

Treating multiple myeloma with rabbit virus eliminates majority of malignant cells, study shows

Treating multiple myeloma (MM) with myxoma virus (MYXV) eliminated a majority of malignant cells in preclinical studies, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina and elsewhere in an article published online on December 7, 2016 by Molecular Therapy -- Oncolytics.

22 Feb 2017

Melanoma patients' immunotherapy response linked to diversity and makeup of gut bacteria

Melanoma patients' response to a major form of immunotherapy is associated with the diversity and makeup of trillions of potential allies and enemies found in the digestive tract, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center report at the ASCO-Society for Immunotherapy in Cancer meeting in Orlando.

22 Feb 2017

Immune System News and Research

Scientists establish ‘tipping point’ molecular link between blood sugar and Alzheimer's disease

NSAIDs could potentially be repurposed as life-saving treatment for sepsis, research suggests

Study finds no evidence that genetic material from food is absorbed into the body

Recommend daily intake of fruit and veg may need doubling, indicates study

Study identifies new role of cholesterol in regulating brain proteins

Scientists propose potential new treatment for Gaucher disease

MSK researchers harness power of CRISPR/Cas9 to create more-potent CAR T cells

Research: Biomaterials that mimic bone marrow can alter blood cell development

Research advances understanding of neuroimmune mechanisms in ASD

New research pinpoints how immigrant microbes get to the lungs

Eating up to ten portions of fruit and vegetables a day may reduce disease, early death risk

Study reveals mechanisms behind Zika transmission to fetus and adverse perinatal outcomes

Monash-Cardiff researchers gain new understanding of how HIV evades immune system

Penn-led researchers gain better understanding of how T cells support long-lived plasma cells

Scientists detect antimicrobial protein fragments in Komodo dragon’s blood

Essen Bioscience to Showcase IncuCyte® Live-cell Analysis System and Applications at AACR, Booth #1365

First breath of newborn shapes lifelong immunological milieu of lungs

Mouse model shows how chronic demyelination may cause seizures in MS patients

Treating multiple myeloma with rabbit virus eliminates majority of malignant cells, study shows

Melanoma patients' immunotherapy response linked to diversity and makeup of gut bacteria

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