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Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan.

11 Nov 2013

Generating an alternative to IVIG therapy: an interview with Professor Richard Pleass, LSTM

IVIG is a hugely successful biological with FDA approval for treating idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Kawasaki disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Graves ophthalmopathy and numerous polyneuropathies.

11 Nov 2013

European Medicines Agency awards orphan drug designation to NanoViricides' DengueCide

NanoViricides, Inc. announced today that the European Medicines Agency, has awarded orphan drug designation to DengueCide, the Company's drug candidate for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

11 Nov 2013

CTCA doctor presents cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients to medical colleagues

Walter Quan, Jr., MD Chief of Medical Oncology and Director of Immunotherapy at Cancer Treatment Centers of America- Western Regional Medical Center is presenting new findings that are showing a major benefit to cancer patients.

11 Nov 2013

Treatment with rheumatoid arthritis drug saved transplanted kidney and achieved remission

A drug approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis may also turn out to be the first targeted therapy for one of the most common forms of kidney disease, a condition that almost inevitably leads to kidney failure.

11 Nov 2013

Researchers launch clinical trial of investigational vaccine designed to prevent genital herpes disease

Researchers have launched an early-stage clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to prevent genital herpes disease. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, is sponsoring the Phase I trial, which is being conducted at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md.

11 Nov 2013

Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only small part in risk for psoriasis

Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only a small part in the overall genetic risk for psoriasis, according to a new study led by Anhui Medical University and BGI.

10 Nov 2013

Research findings may lead to new treatments, approaches for controlling multiple sclerosis

Scientists are gaining a new level of understanding of multiple sclerosis that may lead to new treatments and approaches to controlling the chronic disease, according to new research released today at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience and the world's largest source of emerging news about brain science and health.

10 Nov 2013

Scientist shows how immune system 'attacks' liver cells during hepatitis by using JunB gene

Viral infections are the primary cause of liver inflammation or hepatitis, affecting hundreds of millions of people all over the world, and they represent a public health problem worldwide.

10 Nov 2013

Breast cancer drug appears to protect cells against UV radiation, inflammation

Exemestane, a synthetic steroid drug widely prescribed to fight breast cancers that thrive on estrogens, not only inhibits the production of the hormone, but also appears to protect cells throughout the body against damage induced by UV radiation, inflammation and other assaults, according to results of research by Johns Hopkins scientists.

8 Nov 2013

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

An innovative Northwestern Medicine- research program investigating if stem cells may be the key to allowing organ transplant patients to stop taking immunosuppressive drugs has received $12 million in research funding. The grant will allow researchers to finish Phase II of the clinical trials and begin Phase III.

8 Nov 2013

Life-saving bone marrow transplants may also cure peanut allergies

Not only can bone marrow transplants be life-saving for children with acute lymphocytic leukemia, they may also cure peanut allergies. According to research presented during the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology's Annual Scientific Meeting, a 10-year-old boy no longer had a peanut allergy after undergoing a bone marrow transplant.

8 Nov 2013

Four-year study to develop targeted approach to psoriasis treatment

A world-leading taskforce led by The University of Manchester has begun work to create a new test to help medics work out which treatment plan is most likely to improve the disabling skin condition psoriasis, based on a patient's individual biological make-up.

8 Nov 2013

Cancer pioneer James Allison wins 2013 Innovations Award for bioscience

For basic science research that opened a completely new approach for treating cancer, The Economist has named James Allison, Ph.D., professor and chair of Immunology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as its 2013 Innovations Award winner in Bioscience.

8 Nov 2013

Discovery could rev up body's immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report that disrupting the light-dark cycle of mice increased their susceptibility to inflammatory disease, indicating that the production of a key immune cell is controlled by the body's circadian clock.

8 Nov 2013

Clinical testing expanded for vaccine against latent TB

Statens Serum Institut and Aeras today announced the initiation of a Phase I/IIa clinical trial for a candidate tuberculosis vaccine designed to protect people, especially those latently infected with TB, from developing active TB disease.

8 Nov 2013

GHIT Fund makes new investments in potential treatments for malaria, tuberculosis and Chagas disease

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund, a new public health partnership that is bringing Japanese know-how and investment to the global fight against infectious diseases, announced today grants of US$5.7 million to six global partnerships working on innovative drugs and vaccines against malaria, tuberculosis and Chagas disease.

8 Nov 2013

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

Award-winning fashion designer Michael Kors has dedicated his career to designing luxury American sportswear. Now, with a $3 million gift to Weill Cornell Medical College, one of America's most recognized faces in fashion is seeking to significantly help advance human health.

8 Nov 2013

Levels of BPA in components of dialysis machines may be toxic to patients' immune cells

Levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in components of dialysis machines may be toxic to the immune cells circulating in kidney failure patients' blood, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2013 November 5-10 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA.

8 Nov 2013

Lowa researchers create bio patch that regenerates missing or damaged bone

Researchers at the University of Iowa have created a bio patch to regenerate missing or damaged bone by putting DNA into a nano-sized particle that delivers bone-producing instructions directly into cells.

8 Nov 2013

Immune System News and Research

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Generating an alternative to IVIG therapy: an interview with Professor Richard Pleass, LSTM

European Medicines Agency awards orphan drug designation to NanoViricides' DengueCide

CTCA doctor presents cutting-edge treatments for cancer patients to medical colleagues

Treatment with rheumatoid arthritis drug saved transplanted kidney and achieved remission

Researchers launch clinical trial of investigational vaccine designed to prevent genital herpes disease

Coding variants in immune disease-related genes play only small part in risk for psoriasis

Research findings may lead to new treatments, approaches for controlling multiple sclerosis

Scientist shows how immune system 'attacks' liver cells during hepatitis by using JunB gene

Breast cancer drug appears to protect cells against UV radiation, inflammation

Northwestern Medicine receives $12 million to continue organ transplant research with stem cells

Life-saving bone marrow transplants may also cure peanut allergies

Four-year study to develop targeted approach to psoriasis treatment

Cancer pioneer James Allison wins 2013 Innovations Award for bioscience

Discovery could rev up body's immune response to infection, autoimmune diseases

Clinical testing expanded for vaccine against latent TB

GHIT Fund makes new investments in potential treatments for malaria, tuberculosis and Chagas disease

Michael Kors gifts $3M to Weill Cornell Medical College to support immunology research

Levels of BPA in components of dialysis machines may be toxic to patients' immune cells

Lowa researchers create bio patch that regenerates missing or damaged bone

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