News tagged with immune system cells

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Pilot study suggests that T cells become more responsive in exercising cancer survivors weeks after chemo ends

Researchers may soon be able to add yet another item to the list of exercise's well-documented health benefits: A preliminary study suggests that when cancer survivors exercise for several weeks after they finish chemotherapy, ...

Cancer created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UC Irvine opens clinical trial of novel treatment for brain cancer

UC Irvine doctors are enrolling patients with the deadly brain tumor glioblastoma multiforme in a clinical trial of a vaccine that may prevent the cancer's return or spread after surgery.

Cancer created Oct 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cannabis extract eases muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis

Cannabis seems to ease the painful muscle stiffness typical of multiple sclerosis, indicate phase III trial results, published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry.

Neuroscience created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers a step closer to controlling inflammation in MS

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Adelaide researcher has published results that suggest a possible new mechanism to control multiple sclerosis (MS).

Medical research created Oct 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests immune system can boost regeneration of peripheral nerves

Modulating immune response to injury could accelerate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves, a new study in an animal model has found. By altering activity of the macrophage cells that respond to ...

Medical research created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

How immune cells defend themselves against HIV

A team of scientists led by virologists Prof. Oliver T. Fackler and Prof. Oliver T. Keppler from Heidelberg University Hospital have decoded a mechanism used by the human immune system to protect itself from HIV viruses. ...

HIV & AIDS created Oct 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Omega-3 supplements may slow a biological effect of aging, study says

(Medical Xpress)—Taking enough omega-3 fatty acid supplements to change the balance of oils in the diet could slow a key biological process linked to aging, new research suggests.

Health created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers harness the immune system to improve stem cell transplant outcomes

A novel therapy in the early stages of development at Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center shows promise in providing lasting protection against the progression of multiple myeloma following a stem cell transplant ...

Immunology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers halt autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis in mice

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers say they have developed a gene-based therapy to stop the rodent equivalent of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis by specifically targeting the destructive immune response ...

Immunology created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genetically engineering immune systems to fight melanoma: Clinical trial launched

Loyola University Medical Center has launched the first clinical trial in the Midwest of an experimental melanoma treatment that genetically engineers a patient's immune system to fight the deadly cancer.

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Blocking key protein could halt age-related decline in immune system

The older we get, the weaker our immune systems tend to become, leaving us vulnerable to infectious diseases and cancer and eroding our ability to benefit from vaccination. Now Stanford University School of Medicine scientists ...

Medical research created Sep 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New way of fighting high cholesterol upends assumptions

Atherosclerosis – the hardening of arteries that is a primary cause of cardiovascular disease and death – has long been presumed to be the fateful consequence of complicated interactions between overabundant ...

Medical research created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers make breakthrough on immune system and brain tumors

In what could be a breakthrough in the treatment of deadly brain tumors, a team of researchers from Barrow Neurological Institute and Arizona State University has discovered that the immune system reacts differently to different ...

Cancer created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers determine how inflammatory cells function, setting stage for future remedies

A research team led by investigators at New York University and NYU School of Medicine has determined how cells that cause inflammatory ailments, such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, and arthritis, differentiate from ...

Inflammatory disorders created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pregnancy generates maternal immune-suppressive cells that protect the fetus

A new study published online in the journal Nature suggests it might be possible to develop vaccines to prevent premature birth and other pregnancy complications. If so, such vaccines would be the first intended to stimul ...

Immunology created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast