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Liver failure patients may benefit from CSF-1 treatment that aids the immune system to combat infections

Patients with liver failure could benefit from a treatment that helps the immune system to combat infections linked to the condition, research suggests.

10 Sep 2015

National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

Winners in each category receive a cash prize of $2,500, to be awarded at a reception on October 10, 2015, at the ScienceWriters2015 meeting taking place this year in Cambridge, Mass.

10 Sep 2015

Research opens up potential new pathways to vaccine development against HA-MRSA

New research led by NYU Langone Medical Center has uncovered why a particular strain of Staphylococcus aureus -- known as HA-MRSA -- becomes more deadly than other variations. These new findings open up possible new pathways to vaccine development against this bacterium, which the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions says accounts for over 10,000 deaths annually, mostly among hospital patients.

10 Sep 2015

HUCBC-derived monocytes diminishes Aβ pathology, improves cognition in AD modeled mice

Alzheimer's disease (AD), which affects an estimated 26 million people worldwide, is the fourth leading cause of death among the elderly and the leading cause of dementia. Predictions are that the number of AD cases will quadruple by 2050.

9 Sep 2015

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

The regular physical trauma that appears to put professional football players at risk for degenerative brain disease may also increase their risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease, researchers say.

9 Sep 2015

Dietary uptake of microRNAs certainly insufficient to affect physiological functions, reveal ETH biologists

The scientific world was astonished when, in 2011, Chinese researchers claimed to have found evidence suggesting that minute fragments of plant genetic material - so-called microRNA molecules - of rice ingested from food could play a role in regulating physiological processes in the human body. If this is indeed true, it might even be possible to deliberately modify human physiological functions via this route, for instance by incorporating microRNAs into novel functional foods.

9 Sep 2015

New molecule shows efficacy in inhibiting inflammation, preventing premature delivery in murine models

Premature births are intimately linked with inflammation of the uterine tissue, a biological response which induces contractions and preterm labor. In their search for a mean to prevent this phenomenon and complications related to deliveries occurring before 37 weeks of gestation, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and University of Montreal discovered an agent that shows efficacy in inhibiting inflammation and preventing or delaying uterine contractions and premature delivery in murine models - without adversely affecting the fetus or the mother.

9 Sep 2015

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

The University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center (ACC) has received an "exceptional" rating by the National Cancer Institute during an extensive peer-review process for its five-year competitive research support grant. The rating is the highest possible for an NCI cancer center.

9 Sep 2015

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

For inventing a completely new way to strike cancer by unlocking a shackled immune system attack, Jim Allison, Ph.D., chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, will receive the nation's highest honor for clinical medical research.

9 Sep 2015

FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to Rigel's Fostamatinib for treatment of patients with ITP

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug designation to Fostamatinib, Rigel's oral spleen tyrosine kinase (SYK) inhibitor which is currently in Phase 3 clinical studies in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).

8 Sep 2015

NanoPass to supply MicronJet600 device for use with Immune Design's ZVex discovery platform

NanoPass Technologies Ltd., a pioneer in intradermal delivery solutions for immunotherapies, announced today that it has entered into a clinical supply and support agreement for the supply of MicronJet600, its microneedle delivery device, for use with Immune Design's oncology immunotherapy products from its ZVex discovery platform.

8 Sep 2015

Scientists discover mechanism that could lead to new treatment for allergies

Most people with allergies have to take medication throughout their life: Their body "thinks" that proteins from the environment are so "strange" that they elicit an immune reaction. Until present, it was not possible to develop an efficient therapy so that the body "learns" to stop in an overreacting way.

8 Sep 2015

University of Bonn researchers find how cells in the body can detect genetic material of retroviruses

Researchers at the University of Bonn have discovered how cells in the body can detect the genetic material of so-called retroviruses. The pathogen of the immunodeficiency disease AIDS, the HI-1 virus, also belongs to this group. At the same time, the HI virus appears to circumvent this important defense mechanism.

8 Sep 2015

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

A rare, deadly form of skin cancer known as desmoplasmic melanoma (DM) may possess the highest burden of gene mutations of any cancer, suggesting that immunotherapy may be a promising approach for treatment, according to an international team led by UC San Francisco scientists. One of these mutations, never before observed in any cancer, may shield nascent DM tumors from destruction by the immune system and allow further mutations to develop.

7 Sep 2015

Immune System News and Research

Liver failure patients may benefit from CSF-1 treatment that aids the immune system to combat infections

National Association Of Science Writers Announces 2015 Science In Society Award Winners

Research opens up potential new pathways to vaccine development against HA-MRSA

HUCBC-derived monocytes diminishes Aβ pathology, improves cognition in AD modeled mice

Regular physical trauma may put professional football players at increased risk for hypertension

Dietary uptake of microRNAs certainly insufficient to affect physiological functions, reveal ETH biologists

New molecule shows efficacy in inhibiting inflammation, preventing premature delivery in murine models

Penns' Abramson Cancer Center rated as 'exceptional' by NCI

MD Anderson's Jim Allison named winner of 2015 Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award

FDA grants Orphan Drug designation to Rigel's Fostamatinib for treatment of patients with ITP

NanoPass to supply MicronJet600 device for use with Immune Design's ZVex discovery platform

Scientists discover mechanism that could lead to new treatment for allergies

University of Bonn researchers find how cells in the body can detect genetic material of retroviruses

Desmoplasmic melanoma may possess unprecedented burden of gene mutations, say UCSF scientists

Sustainable irrigation strategies could increase health benefits of virgin olive oil

Penn researchers identify viral products that trigger immune response against RSV infection

Researchers find intrinsic differences in mice’s neural stem cells using image-tracking technology

New treatments under development for adults with coeliac disease may also benefit children

Aspirin may help boost effectiveness of cancer treatment

Common drug used for treating fungal infections in lung transplant recipients increases risk for skin cancer, death

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