Immunology News and Research

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Study reveals new role for cancer drug in tumor immunology

A drug first designed to prevent cancer cells from multiplying has a second effect: it switches immune cells that turn down the body's attack on tumors back into the kind that amplify it. This is the finding of a study led by researchers from NYU Langone Medical Center and published recently in Cancer Immunology Research.

13 Feb 2017

New article highlights clinical problems linked to antiretroviral therapy in HIV/TB coinfected patients

Today Future Science Group announces the publication of an article in Future Virology highlighting the clinical complications associated with antiretroviral therapy in Chinese HIV/ Tuberculosis (TB) coinfected patients.

13 Feb 2017

Specific genetic errors that trigger congenital heart disease can be reproduced in common fruit fly

Specific genetic errors that trigger congenital heart disease (CHD) in humans can be reproduced reliably in Drosophila melanogaster - the common fruit fly - an initial step toward personalized therapies for patients in the future.

11 Feb 2017

Salk study finds similar algorithm governing the brain and Internet

Although we spend a lot of our time online nowadays--streaming music and video, checking email and social media, or obsessively reading the news--few of us know about the mathematical algorithms that manage how our content is delivered.

10 Feb 2017

Consuming whole grains has modest effects on gut microbiota and immune response, study finds

In a clinical trial, adults who consumed a diet rich in whole grains rather than refined grains had modest improvements in healthy gut microbiota and certain immune responses. The research was conducted in tandem with a study that looked at the effects of a whole-grain diet on energy metabolism.

9 Feb 2017

Study suggests new ways to treat neurological symptoms linked to tuberous sclerosis complex

Boston Children's Hospital researchers have uncovered a new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of neurons in the brains of patients with the rare genetic disorder tuberous sclerosis complex.

9 Feb 2017

Researchers uncover key molecular pathways behind gut bacterial imbalance during inflammation

A study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has uncovered key molecular pathways behind the disruption of the gut's delicate balance of bacteria during episodes of inflammatory disease.

8 Feb 2017

UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

A landmark report by the World Health Organization in 2014 observed that antibiotic resistance -- long thought to be a health threat of the future -- had finally become a serious threat to public health around the world.

8 Feb 2017

Research reveals impact of human-animal bond on mental health and well-being

Elanco Animal Health, a division of Eli Lilly and Company, in collaboration with Purdue University's College of Veterinary Medicine, today released preliminary research findings that support the power of the human-animal bond.

7 Feb 2017

New antibody drug shows promising results to prevent or treat HIV

A new biologic agent--the most potent of its kind so far--is showing early promise as part of a potential new strategy for treating HIV. The drug, known as 10-1074, may also offer a new way to prevent viral infection in people who are at high risk to acquire HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

7 Feb 2017

Scientists identify distinct cells in tumours that inhibit immune response to fight cancer

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre scientists have discovered a distinct cell population in tumours that inhibits the body's immune response to fight cancer.

7 Feb 2017

UNC scientists isolate protein that could play role in asthmatics

Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine believe they have isolated a protein that, when missing or depleted, can cause airway constriction, production of mucus, chest tightness, and difficulty breathing for the 334 million people worldwide who suffer from asthma.

6 Feb 2017

Belgian scientists discover key role of Taok3 protein in triggering splenic B cell differentiation

Belgian scientists have discovered the key role of protein Taok3 in the development of type B immune cells known as MZB cells, which are responsible for making antibodies to fight diseases.

3 Feb 2017

Study paves way for therapies against myeloid-derived suppressor cells that collude with cancer

Some cells excite the immune system. Others soothe it. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are one type of soothing cell, and previous work shows that cancer may specifically boost production of MDSCs as a way to tamp down immune response against tumors. At least that's how it works in mice.

3 Feb 2017

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplant may induce sustained remission of multiple sclerosis

New clinical trial results provide evidence that high-dose immunosuppressive therapy followed by transplantation of a person's own blood-forming stem cells can induce sustained remission of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system.

2 Feb 2017

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Study reveals new role for cancer drug in tumor immunology

New article highlights clinical problems linked to antiretroviral therapy in HIV/TB coinfected patients

Specific genetic errors that trigger congenital heart disease can be reproduced in common fruit fly

Salk study finds similar algorithm governing the brain and Internet

Consuming whole grains has modest effects on gut microbiota and immune response, study finds

Study suggests new ways to treat neurological symptoms linked to tuberous sclerosis complex

Researchers uncover key molecular pathways behind gut bacterial imbalance during inflammation

UCLA researchers identify drug combinations that may be successful in reducing growth of bacteria

Research reveals impact of human-animal bond on mental health and well-being

New antibody drug shows promising results to prevent or treat HIV

Scientists identify distinct cells in tumours that inhibit immune response to fight cancer

UNC scientists isolate protein that could play role in asthmatics

Belgian scientists discover key role of Taok3 protein in triggering splenic B cell differentiation

Study paves way for therapies against myeloid-derived suppressor cells that collude with cancer

Autologous hematopoietic cell transplant may induce sustained remission of multiple sclerosis

UT Southwestern scientists discover gene that protects gut from IBD

Using common pain relievers during acute respiratory infection linked to increased heart attack risk

SLU scientists receive $416,000 NIH grant to advance research on hepatitis B cure

Scientists discover way of improving immune system’s memory to recognise and fight cancers

Research sheds new light on how dengue virus inflicts more damage during subsequent infections

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