Study IDs immune system glitch tied to fourfold higher likelihood of death
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune system deficiency whose presence shows someone is up to four times likelier to die than a person without it. The glitch involves an antibody molecule called a free light chain; ...
Immunology
Jun 04, 2012 |
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T cells 'hunt' parasites like animal predators seek prey, study shows
By pairing an intimate knowledge of immune-system function with a deep understanding of statistical physics, a cross-disciplinary team at the University of Pennsylvania has arrived at a surprising finding: T cells use a movement ...
Medical research
May 27, 2012 |
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First study to suggest that the immune system may protect against Alzheimer's changes in humans
Recent work in mice suggested that the immune system is involved in removing beta-amyloid, the main Alzheimer's-causing substance in the brain. Researchers have now shown for the first time that this may apply in humans.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
May 25, 2012 |
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Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited with a role in their production and in the body's overall immune response, ...
Medical research
May 23, 2012 |
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Advanced genetic screening method may speed vaccine development
Infectious diseases -- both old and new -- continue to exact a devastating toll, causing some 13 million fatalities per year around the world.
Medical research
May 09, 2012 |
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Immune-response genes affecting breast tumor eradication
Breast cancer patients whose tumors express high levels of genes related to immune response are more likely to have their tumor completely eradicated by pre-operative chemotherapy compared to patients with low expression ...
Cancer
May 03, 2012 |
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Researchers find potential 'dark side' to diets high in beta-carotene
New research suggests that there could be health hazards associated with consuming excessive amounts of beta-carotene.
Health
May 01, 2012 |
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Stress about wife's breast cancer can harm man's health
Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research.
Health
Apr 16, 2012 |
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Can you die of a broken heart? Bereavement can weaken the body's ability to fight infections
(Medical Xpress) -- Immunity experts at the University of Birmingham have found biological evidence to suggest that bereavement lowers physical immunity, putting older people at risk of life-threatening infections..
Immunology
Mar 28, 2012 |
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How music prevents heart transplant rejection
Music has a fundamental affect on humans. It can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, provide a distraction from pain, and improve the results of clinical therapy. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal ...
Cardiology
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Research identifies the beginnings of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The third most deadly disease in the U.S., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), appears to be partly driven by the action of immune cells circulating in the blood entering into the tissues of the lungs. UC Davis ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Use of stem cells for adults receiving related donor kidney transplants appears to improve outcomes
Among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing living-related kidney transplants, the use of bone-marrow derived mesenchymal (cells that can differentiate into a variety of cell types) stem cells instead of antibody ...
Medical research
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Why getting healthy can seem worse than getting sick
A new article in The Quarterly Review of Biology helps explain why the immune system often makes us worse while trying to make us well.
Immunology
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Researchers building melanoma vaccine to combat skin cancer
Mayo Clinic researchers have trained mouse immune systems to eradicate skin cancer from within, using a genetic combination of human DNA from melanoma cells and a cousin of the rabies virus. The strategy, called cancer immunotherapy, ...
Cancer
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Bone marrow transplant arrests symptoms in model of Rett syndrome
A paper published online today in Nature describes the results of using bone marrow transplant (BMT) to replace faulty immune system cells in models of Rett Syndrome. The procedure arrested many severe sympto ...
Immunology
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