Immunology
Immune system 'on switch' breakthrough could lead to new targeted drugs
A crucial 'on switch' that boosts the body's defences against infections has been successfully identified in new scientific research.
Jul 20, 2015
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Medical research
Research identifies how mouth cells resist Candida infection
Candida albicans is a common fungus found living in, and on, many parts of the human body. Usually this species causes no harm to humans unless it can breach the body's immune defences, where can lead to serious illness or ...
Sep 2, 2013
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Immunology
Novel mechanism discovered in first line of immune defence
Scientists from A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a new defense mechanism that the immune system utilises to combat infections. The team's discovery of how a novel protein unexpectedly activates ...
Sep 10, 2013
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Immunology
Intestinal diversity protects against asthma
Children who develop asthma or allergies have an altered immune response to intestinal bacteria in the mucous membranes even when infants, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and Center for Advanced ...
Oct 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Link shown between Crohn's disease and virus
A new study reveals that all children with Crohn's disease that were examined had a commonly occurring virus – an enterovirus – in their intestines. This link has previously not been shown for this chronic inflammatory ...
Jun 27, 2013
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Health
Passive smoking—acrolein inhibits immune response, hence accelerating tumour growth
The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that every year 600,000 deaths are caused by passive smoking worldwide and, in Austria alone, two or three people a day die as a result of passive smoking. In a study recently ...
Mar 24, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers seek to understand brain's immune response to metastasized cancer
Brain metastases are common secondary complications of other types of cancer, particularly lung, breast and skin cancer. The body's own immune response in the brain is rendered powerless in the fight against these metastases ...
Sep 25, 2012
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Genetics
Gene tests on dogs boost hopes for haemophilia
Scientists on Tuesday said they had treated haemophilia in dogs by fixing a flawed gene, marking a step forward towards treating the condition in humans, too.
Nov 19, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Vaccine trial for Alzheimer's clears key hurdle
A vaccine which revives a promising but long-abandoned path to thwart Alzheimer's disease has cleared a key safety hurdle in human trials, researchers say.
Jun 7, 2012
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Immunology
Researchers finds better ways to improve the chances of survival of children with a rare immune deficiency
An international study published in the journal Blood by researchers led by Dr. Elie Haddad, a pediatric immunologist and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine and professor at Université de Montréal, highlights the urgent need ...
Nov 15, 2018
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