A fundamental metabolic shift in immune system cells has been identified by A*STAR researchers as responsible for whether they attack or tolerate disease recognized by our immune defenses. If the cells do not respond correctly, ...
Sep 25, 2015
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An innovative mechanism that the innate immune system uses to control viral infections has been uncovered by researchers at the University Medical Centers in Mainz and Freiburg. Central to this is the discovery that two different ...
Jun 15, 2015
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With drug resistance on the rise and the emergence of increasingly deadly viral pathogens, scientists must develop a better understanding of the human immune system and its adaptability in order to take full advantage of ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Tuberculosis is a major global problem, affecting 2 billion people worldwide and causing an estimated 2 million deaths annually. Western countries are once again tackling the disease, with recent outbreaks in Los Angeles ...
Feb 25, 2014
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Every year, more than 16,000 Americans die as a result of what's known as an "aortic dissection"—a catastrophic rupture of the aorta, the body's largest artery. Once thought to be a simple structural failure, aortic dissection ...
Jun 20, 2013
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Here's a good reason to pay attention in math class. Nature Communications has published a paper from Ottawa researchers today, outlining how advanced mathematical modelling can be used in the fight against cancer. The technique ...
Jun 14, 2013
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Researchers from the Pasteur Institute, Lille, France have shown in a mouse model that interleukin-22 protects against bacterial superinfections that can arise following influenza. Their research is published in the June ...
May 30, 2013
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Patients who successfully beat infection with dengue virus remain vulnerable to reinfection by other dengue variants, and these secondary infections tend to be more severe. The antibodies arising from the immune system's ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Efficient immune protection requires the ability to rapidly recognize intruders that the body has encountered in the past. This is achieved via 'memory' B cells, which develop following immune system activation by a virus, ...
Feb 15, 2013
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The innate immune system detects invasive pathogens and activates defense mechanisms to eliminate them. Pathogens, however, employ a variety of tricks to block this process. A new study shows how the measles virus thwarts ...
Jan 22, 2013
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