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Scientists discover group of lymphocytes that protects against intracellular infection

The innate immune system recognizes infectious agents such as viruses and bacteria. A group of lymphocytes known as "innate lymphoid cells" or ILCs plays a central role in the defense of the human body against infective agents.

28 May 2014

Researchers develop active agents that may improve healing of inflammatory illnesses

It is something like the police force of our body: the immune system. It disables intruding pathogens, it dismantles injured tissue and boosts wound healing. In this form of 'self-defense' inflammatory reactions play a decisive role.

27 May 2014

WHO member states recognize psoriasis as chronic, non-communicable disease

At the 67th World Health Assembly, the WHO member states adopted a resolution on psoriasis, recognizing it as "a chronic, non-communicable, painful, disfiguring, and disabling disease for which there is no cure."

27 May 2014

Inovio announces positive results on DNA-based monoclonal antibody therapy targeting CHIKV

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that its novel DNA-based therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeting Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) completely protected mice from a lethal CHIKV challenge.

27 May 2014

ILCs play central role in defense of human body against infective agents

26 May 2014

International study provides hope to patients with advanced prostate cancer

An international study carried out with involvement of the MedUni Vienna is giving hope to patients with advanced prostate cancer. In just a few years' time, Ipilumumab could be approved as a treatment for the world's third-most common type of cancer.

26 May 2014

Peptide antibodies hit immune-response-stifling MDSCs without harming other vital cells

Scientists have found a way to target elusive cells that suppress immune response, depleting them with peptides that spare other important cells and shrink tumors in preclinical experiments, according to a paper published online by Nature Medicine.

26 May 2014

Researchers discover signaling pathway in cancer cells that invades nearby tissues

Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a signaling pathway in cancer cells that controls their ability to invade nearby tissues in a finely orchestrated manner.

26 May 2014

Immucor's PreciseType HEA test receives FDA approval to predict blood compatibility

Immucor, Inc., a global leader in transfusion and transplantation diagnostics, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for the company's PreciseType HEA test.

23 May 2014

Eliminating scar tissue, inflammation may make tumors more deadly, find researchers

New research represents a significant change in the understanding of how pancreatic cancer grows - and how it might be defeated.

23 May 2014

Researchers resolve long-standing mystery of enzyme's role in cell survival

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital solves mystery of enzyme's role in cell survival, offering clues of how immune system fights infection and possible strategies to treat problems ranging from heart attack to cancer.

23 May 2014

Researchers uncover potential vaccine that can stop malaria parasites from multiplying

Researchers have identified a substance, or antigen, that generates antibodies that can hinder the ability of malaria parasites to multiply, which may protect against severe malaria infection.

23 May 2014

International partnership of charities funds first immunotherapy clinical trial for children with neuroblastoma

Solving Kids' Cancer, the Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Alliance (NCCA UK), and Joining Against Cancer in Kids (J-A-C-K) awarded its first grant through their INBRACED (International Neuroblastoma Research and Collaboration for Effective Delivery) initiative, which aims to improve access of promising clinical trials for children with high-risk neuroblastoma in North America, the UK and in Europe.

23 May 2014

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

Paul Marvar, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology and physiology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, was awarded a $721,435 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to study stress-induced hypertension and its effects on the neuroimmune system.

22 May 2014

Researchers develop novel approach for accurately assessing potential health risks of infectious diseases

A new health study that accounts for "acquired immunity" when evaluating the risk of microbial illness from food or environmental exposures suggests that some current approaches may significantly overestimate their role in causing such illnesses.

22 May 2014

Researchers show how bacteria responsible for strep throat can be used to fight colon cancer

Researchers at Western University (London, Canada) have shown how the bacteria primarily responsible for causing strep throat can be used to fight colon cancer. By engineering a streptococcal bacterial toxin to attach itself to tumour cells, they are forcing the immune system to recognize and attack the cancer.

21 May 2014

New drug offers promising possibility for treating adults with periodontitis

Nearly half of all adults in the United States suffer from the gum disease periodontitis, and 8.5 percent have a severe form that can raise the risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and pregnancy complications.

21 May 2014

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., has announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) simultaneously approved a new biologic therapy, Entyvio™ (vedolizumab), for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD).

21 May 2014

Sanofi presents Phase II trial results for investigational vaccine for prevention of CDI

Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, presented Phase II (H-030-012) trial results for an investigational vaccine for the prevention of Clostridium difficile infection at the 114th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

20 May 2014

Viewpoints: Pence on Medicaid expansion; Jindal on Obamacare repeal efforts; 'long-shot' lawsuits

From the beginning of my tenure as governor in 2013, we have been saying no to Obamacare in Indiana.

20 May 2014

Immune System News and Research

Scientists discover group of lymphocytes that protects against intracellular infection

Researchers develop active agents that may improve healing of inflammatory illnesses

WHO member states recognize psoriasis as chronic, non-communicable disease

Inovio announces positive results on DNA-based monoclonal antibody therapy targeting CHIKV

ILCs play central role in defense of human body against infective agents

International study provides hope to patients with advanced prostate cancer

Peptide antibodies hit immune-response-stifling MDSCs without harming other vital cells

Researchers discover signaling pathway in cancer cells that invades nearby tissues

Immucor's PreciseType HEA test receives FDA approval to predict blood compatibility

Eliminating scar tissue, inflammation may make tumors more deadly, find researchers

Researchers resolve long-standing mystery of enzyme's role in cell survival

Researchers uncover potential vaccine that can stop malaria parasites from multiplying

International partnership of charities funds first immunotherapy clinical trial for children with neuroblastoma

Professor receives grant to study stress-induced hypertension, its effects on neuroimmune system

Researchers develop novel approach for accurately assessing potential health risks of infectious diseases

Researchers show how bacteria responsible for strep throat can be used to fight colon cancer

New drug offers promising possibility for treating adults with periodontitis

FDA approves Takeda's Entyvio for severe active ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease

Sanofi presents Phase II trial results for investigational vaccine for prevention of CDI

Viewpoints: Pence on Medicaid expansion; Jindal on Obamacare repeal efforts; 'long-shot' lawsuits

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