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NIBIB researchers develop nanovaccine to enhance cancer immunotherapy

NIBIB researchers have created a nanovaccine that could make a current approach to cancer immunotherapy more effective while also reducing side effects.

25 Aug 2016

Research findings could lead to new ways of preventing or treating organ transplant rejection

An international team led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that targeting certain donor cells lowered the risk of organ rejection in mice that underwent kidney and heart transplants.

24 Aug 2016

Assigning barcode to stem cells makes it possible to monitor large blood cell populations

By assigning a barcode to stem cells, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have made it possible to monitor large blood cell populations as well as individual blood cells, and study the changes over time.

24 Aug 2016

Study shows Latinos age more slowly at molecular level than other ethnic groups

A new paper co-authored by a UC Santa Barbara researcher reveals that Latinos age at a slower rate than other ethnic groups. The findings, published in the current issue of Genome Biology, may one day help scientists understand how to slow the aging process for everyone.

24 Aug 2016

AgriLife scientists examine role of ghrelin receptor in age-related adipose tissue inflammation in mice

Scientists have proposed that inflammation is the harbinger of aging and central to the aging process, a phenomenon described as 'inflamm-aging,' said Dr. Yuxiang Sun.

24 Aug 2016

Researchers design DNA-based circuit that does math in a test tube

Often described as the blueprint of life, DNA contains the instructions for making every living thing from a human to a house fly.

24 Aug 2016

New chemical compound could potentially be used to treat Ebola virus infection

Scientists have found Ebola's Achilles' heel: a new kind of chemical compound can block the protein Ebola uses to break out of cells and infect new cells.

24 Aug 2016

EPFL scientists discover new path to combat pathogenic bacteria

Bacteria that cause tuberculosis, leprosy and other diseases, survive by switching between two different types of metabolism.

24 Aug 2016

Transient dose of rapamycin in middle age can increase life expectancy, improve measures of healthy aging

Geroscience researchers studying the biology of aging briefly treated middle-aged mice with the drug rapamycin to gauge the long-term effects of short-term therapy on health and longevity.

24 Aug 2016

Essential oils could treat inflammation of lung and liver induced by air pollution

Certain ingredients in essential oils made from plants such as cloves, anise, fennel and ylang-ylang could serve as a natural treatment of lung and liver conditions caused by air pollution.

23 Aug 2016

Novel scaffolds may open new avenues in stem and cancer cell manipulation

A discovery in the field of biomaterials may open new frontiers in stem and cancer cell manipulation and associated advanced therapy development.

23 Aug 2016

New drug target could help prevent opioid tolerance and addiction

Researchers have identified a brain mechanism that could be a drug target to help prevent tolerance and addiction to opioid pain medication, such as morphine, according to a study by Georgia State University and Emory University.

23 Aug 2016

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

Enthesitis, inflammation of tendons where they attach to the bone, is a common medical problem which underlies various forms of inflammatory rheumatism.

23 Aug 2016

NIH researchers discover rare, lethal inflammatory disease that affects young children

National Institutes of Health researchers have discovered a rare and sometimes lethal inflammatory disease - otulipenia - that primarily affects young children. They have also identified anti-inflammatory treatments that ease some of the patients' symptoms: fever, skin rashes, diarrhea, joint pain and overall failure to grow or thrive.

23 Aug 2016

Immune System News and Research

NIBIB researchers develop nanovaccine to enhance cancer immunotherapy

Research findings could lead to new ways of preventing or treating organ transplant rejection

Assigning barcode to stem cells makes it possible to monitor large blood cell populations

Study shows Latinos age more slowly at molecular level than other ethnic groups

AgriLife scientists examine role of ghrelin receptor in age-related adipose tissue inflammation in mice

Researchers design DNA-based circuit that does math in a test tube

New chemical compound could potentially be used to treat Ebola virus infection

EPFL scientists discover new path to combat pathogenic bacteria

Transient dose of rapamycin in middle age can increase life expectancy, improve measures of healthy aging

Essential oils could treat inflammation of lung and liver induced by air pollution

Novel scaffolds may open new avenues in stem and cancer cell manipulation

New drug target could help prevent opioid tolerance and addiction

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

NIH researchers discover rare, lethal inflammatory disease that affects young children

Study may show ways to maintain immunity in older people

Scientists discover novel African types of Salmonella linked to blood poisoning and death

Low selenium levels linked to liver cancer risk? An interview with Dr David Hughes

Sick animals disconnect from social groups leading to decrease in disease transmission, study shows

NYIT researcher aims to study link between wound healing problems and methamphetamine use

Early-life infections may be risk factor for developmental disorders later in life

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