Immunology
The cell discovery that could stop allergies
A new cell type that could stop allergies before they begin has been discovered by researchers at the Australian National University (ANU).
Jun 20, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
How to reinvigorate exhausted immune cells and stop cancer along the way
The human immune system relies on a delicate balance of finely tuned cell types that keep germs and cancerous cells in check. In cancer and chronic infections this balance can be disrupted, resulting in immune system dysfunction ...
Jun 17, 2019
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Health
Immune study sheds light on vitamin D effects
Scientists have uncovered fresh insights into how vitamin D affects the immune system and might influence susceptibility to diseases such as multiple sclerosis.
Apr 15, 2019
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Diabetes
Researchers identify trigger and mechanism in type 1 diabetes
Researchers at National Jewish Health have identified an elusive trigger of type 1 diabetes. A protein fragment formed in the pancreas activates the immune system's T cells, leading them to attack and destroy beta cells, ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Medical research
Antibodies stabilize plaque in arteries
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have found that type IgG antibodies play an unexpected role in atherosclerosis. A study on mice shows that the antibodies stabilise the plaque that accumulates on the artery ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Neuroscience
Immune profile two days after stroke predicts dementia a year later
Stanford researchers have found that transient changes in the numbers and activation levels of a handful of circulating immune cell types can predict the likelihood of dementia one year after a stroke.
Mar 12, 2019
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Medical research
Advancing bandage technology with lifelike skin tissue
Professor Sally McArthur's bioengineering team have begun to make lifelike skin tissue to further studies on innovations such as cutting-edge smart bandages.
Mar 7, 2019
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Neuroscience
TIGER mouse debuts as model for neurological ailments
New research published today in Scientific Reports has devised a way to track tiny message-carriers in the brain that could prove useful in diagnosing and treating injuries, infections or diseases.
Mar 5, 2019
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Genetics
Big data provides clues for characterizing immunity in Japanese
Although genes are distributed widely across chromosomes, many genes related to the immune system are clustered together on human chromosome 6 in a segment called the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) region. The density ...
Jan 29, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney-resident macrophages—a role for healing during acute kidney injury?
During development in the womb, immune cells called macrophages go to the kidneys, and they remain there for life. Understanding the possible healing role for these macrophages after kidney damage may be crucial to helping ...
Jan 24, 2019
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