Immunology News and Research

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Medicago gets Health Canada clearance to initiate Phase II clinical trial for H5N1 vaccine

Medicago Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based on proprietary manufacturing technologies and Virus-Like Particles, today announced it has received clearance by Health Canada to initiate its Phase II dose-sparing clinical trial for an H5N1 Avian Influenza VLP vaccine candidate ("H5N1 vaccine").

11 Jun 2013

Discovery of impaired molecular pathway may help treat children with leukemia

Through genetic engineering of laboratory models, researchers at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center have uncovered a vulnerability in the way cancer cells diverge from normal regenerating cells that may help treat children with leukemia as reported in the journal PNAS on June 3, 2013.

7 Jun 2013

New Australian research shows evidence for pre-birth programming of food allergies

Among the many new findings presented at the EAACI-WAO World Allergy and Asthma Congress 2013 in Milan from 22-26 June 2013 is new Australian research providing proof for pre-birth programming of food allergies, showing that prenatal environmental factors may already determine predispositions for food allergies rather than only genetic factors.

7 Jun 2013

Cancer cells' appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function

Cancer cells' appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have learned.

7 Jun 2013

Cow antibodies points to new ways for making human medicines

Humans have been raising cows for their meat, hides and milk for millennia. Now it appears that the cow immune system also has something to offer. A new study led by scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) focusing on an extraordinary family of cow antibodies points to new ways to make human medicines.

7 Jun 2013

Low levels of vitamin D associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus replication

Researchers from Germany have found that low levels of vitamin D are associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus replication. Findings published online in Hepatology, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, suggest seasonal fluctuations in vitamin D and HBV levels point to a link in these variables among patients with chronic HBV.

6 Jun 2013

Changes in normal glycan behavior lead to fatal lysosomal disease, say researchers

From the neurons that enable thought to the keratinocytes that make toenails grow-a complex canopy of sugar molecules, commonly known as glycans, envelop every living cell in the human body.

6 Jun 2013

Research reveals how HIV triggers signal to kill infected immune cell

Untreated HIV infection destroys a person's immune system by killing infection-fighting cells, but precisely when and how HIV wreaks this destruction has been a mystery until now. New research by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, reveals how HIV triggers a signal telling an infected immune cell to die.

6 Jun 2013

Solid formulations of the recombinant anthrax vaccine: an interview with Dr Mark Carnegie-Brown, CEO, Glide Pharma

Anthrax vaccines have a prominent place in the history of medicine. This goes back to, Pasteur, who while everybody associates with the milk treatment process, also worked on rabies and Anthrax vaccines in cattle.

6 Jun 2013

Scientists discover protective role of retinoic acid against intestinal inflammation

Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries around the protective influence of Vitamin A against the damaging immune responses that lead to inflammatory bowel disease.

5 Jun 2013

Six top scientists studying psoriasis receive NPF research grants to discover new treatments for chronic diseases

Six of the top scientists studying psoriasis-the most common autoimmune disease in the country, affecting 7.5 million Americans-and psoriatic arthritis, an inflammatory joint and tendon disease affecting up to 30 percent of people with psoriasis, received National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) research grants totaling $450,000 for projects that aim to discover new treatments and a cure for these chronic diseases.

5 Jun 2013

Allergic rhinitis treatments: an interview with Dr Dermot Ryan, GP and allergy expert

Allergic rhinitis is most commonly recognized as hay fever in the United Kingdom and it is due to the impact of an allergen, in the case of hay fever a pollen, setting off an inflammatory response in the lungs, causing typical symptoms...

5 Jun 2013

Smoke exposure puts infants with respiratory infections at risk for longer hospital stays

More evidence has surfaced that supports the war on smoking, especially if smokers have an infant in their household. A study published today in the June issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), found that infants with a family history of allergic disease with lower respiratory tract infections, who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at risk for longer hospital stays.

5 Jun 2013

Better understanding of breast milk variability, strategies for optimizing neonatal diet

The composition of breast milk varies from mother to mother, and genetic factors may affect the levels of protective components in breast milk that could influence a newborn's outcomes.

5 Jun 2013

Diaxonhit, XDx agree to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing in Europe

Diaxonhit, the leading French provider of specialty diagnostic solutions, and XDx, Inc., a U.S. molecular diagnostics company focused on non-invasive tests for transplantation and autoimmune disease, announced today that they have entered into a memorandum of agreement for the exclusive license to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing (AlloMap) in Europe.

4 Jun 2013

Baylor Endocrine Center seeks volunteers to compare long-term benefits and risks of diabetes drugs

Baylor Endocrine Center is looking for volunteers to take part in a study to compare the long-term benefits and risks of four widely used diabetes drugs in combination with metformin, the most common first-line medication for treating type 2 diabetes. The project is called the GRADE: Glycemia Reduction Approaches in Diabetes: A Comparative Effectiveness Study.

4 Jun 2013

Vitamin C and gout: an interview with Prof. Lisa Stamp

A previous study in by Choi et al in the USA showed that people with a higher vitamin C intake have a lower risk of gout. There are also studies in healthy volunteers that suggest that vitamin C supplements reduce blood uric acid levels.

4 Jun 2013

Duke Medicine, UCSF investigators to oversee research program on antibacterial resistance

Investigators at Duke Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco have been selected to oversee a nationwide research program on antibacterial resistance, which includes a focus on the growing unmet challenges associated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and E. coli.

4 Jun 2013

Mathematical modeling proved critical in understanding latent stage of infections

Recurrent infection is a common feature of persistent viral diseases. It includes episodes of high viral production interspersed by periods of relative quiescence. These quiescent or silent stages are hard to study with experimental models. Mathematical analysis can help fill in the gaps.

3 Jun 2013

Research suggests medullary thymic epithelial cells may have evolved from cortical-thymic TECs

Medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) allow the thymus to ensure that the body's T cells are able to distinguish between potentially harmful foreign antigens and those that are produced by the body itself.

3 Jun 2013

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Medicago gets Health Canada clearance to initiate Phase II clinical trial for H5N1 vaccine

Discovery of impaired molecular pathway may help treat children with leukemia

New Australian research shows evidence for pre-birth programming of food allergies

Cancer cells' appetite for sugar may have serious consequences for immune cell function

Cow antibodies points to new ways for making human medicines

Low levels of vitamin D associated with high levels of hepatitis B virus replication

Changes in normal glycan behavior lead to fatal lysosomal disease, say researchers

Research reveals how HIV triggers signal to kill infected immune cell

Solid formulations of the recombinant anthrax vaccine: an interview with Dr Mark Carnegie-Brown, CEO, Glide Pharma

Scientists discover protective role of retinoic acid against intestinal inflammation

Six top scientists studying psoriasis receive NPF research grants to discover new treatments for chronic diseases

Allergic rhinitis treatments: an interview with Dr Dermot Ryan, GP and allergy expert

Smoke exposure puts infants with respiratory infections at risk for longer hospital stays

Better understanding of breast milk variability, strategies for optimizing neonatal diet

Diaxonhit, XDx agree to market and perform AlloMap Molecular Expression Testing in Europe

Baylor Endocrine Center seeks volunteers to compare long-term benefits and risks of diabetes drugs

Vitamin C and gout: an interview with Prof. Lisa Stamp

Duke Medicine, UCSF investigators to oversee research program on antibacterial resistance

Mathematical modeling proved critical in understanding latent stage of infections

Research suggests medullary thymic epithelial cells may have evolved from cortical-thymic TECs

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