Immunology
Early trials show potential for treating hay fever with grass protein fragments
Protein fragments taken from grass can help protect hay fever patients from allergic reactions to pollen grains.
Oct 13, 2017
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News tagged with fever
Medical research
How fever in early pregnancy causes heart, facial birth defects
Researchers have known for decades that fevers in the first trimester of pregnancy increase risk for some heart defects and facial deformities such as cleft lip or palate. Exactly how this happens is unclear. Scientists have ...
Oct 10, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop Lassa fever treatment effective eight days after infection
A collaborative team of scientists, led by a group at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, have successfully protected nonhuman primates against one of the most deadly viruses in the world, Lassa fever, eight ...
Sep 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Gene expression patterns and immune signatures associated with dengue fever immune response identified
(Phys.org)—A large team of researchers from France and Cambodia has identified gene expression patterns and immune signatures associated with dengue fever symptoms in people who demonstrate an immune response. In their ...
Medications
Cholesterol-lowering drugs may fight infectious disease
That statin you've been taking to lower your risk of heart attack or stroke may one day pull double duty, providing protection against a whole host of infectious diseases, including typhoid fever, chlamydia, and malaria.
Aug 21, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Autism risk linked to fever during pregnancy
Fever during pregnancy may raise the risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the child, according to a study led by scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public ...
Jun 13, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Perseverance pays off in fight against deadly Lassa virus
Before Ebola virus ever struck West Africa, locals were already on the lookout for a deadly pathogen: Lassa virus. With thousands dying from Lassa every year—and the potential for the virus to cause even larger outbreaks—researchers ...
Jun 1, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Most dengue infections transmitted in and around home
Transmission of the mosquito-borne dengue virus appears to be largely driven by infections centered in and around the home, with the majority of cases related to one another occurring in people who live less than 200 meters ...
Mar 23, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pre-existing immunity to dengue virus shapes Zika-specific T cell response
Although Zika and dengue are considered different virus "species," they are so closely related that the immune system treats Zika just like another version of dengue, report researchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and ...
Mar 13, 2017
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Medical research
Discovery helps explain why only some people develop life-threatening dengue infections
For most people who contract it, dengue fever is a relatively mild-mannered disease—at least the first time around. For some, however, a subsequent infection by the virus unleashes a vicious and potentially deadly illness.
Jan 31, 2017
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