Immunology
Antibiotics in early life may alter immunity long-term
New University of British Columbia research found that receiving antibiotic treatments early in life can increase susceptibility to specific diseases later on.
Aug 18, 2014
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Immunology
'Natural' moisturisers can cause food allergies
(Medical Xpress)—A woman has experienced a life-threating allergic reaction after using a moisturiser with 'natural' ingredients.
Jun 19, 2014
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Immunology
Immunology touted as next big thing for popular science
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Manchester professor says scientific jargon could be making the science of the human immune system a turn-off for the general public.
Apr 29, 2014
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Immunology
Progress in understanding immune response in severe schistosomiasis
Researchers at the Sackler School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at Tufts and Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM) have uncovered a mechanism that may help explain the severe forms of schistosomiasis, or snail fever, ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Immunology
Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients
An anti-malaria drug combination might be useful in helping to prevent pregnancy complications in women with lupus and the related disorder antiphospholipid syndrome, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new ...
Jan 22, 2014
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Medical research
Five years on, first ever tissue-engineered airway transplant remains successful
New results published in The Lancet today [Wednesday 23 October] reveal that five years after the first successful transplantation of a tissue-engineered airway (reported in The Lancet in 2008 [1]) the recipient continues ...
Oct 22, 2013
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Immunology
Tackling allergies through collaborative research and education
The EU-funded Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA2LEN), launched in 2004, has become a leading force in the battle against allergic diseases. The network is still expanding, with over 60 centres in more than 20 ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Medical research
Two Americans, German win Nobel medicine prize (Update 3)
Two Americans and a German-American won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how key substances are transported within cells, a process involved in such important activities as brain cell communication and ...
Oct 7, 2013
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Immunology
Protein explains increased asthma severity in children exposed to diesel exhaust from traffic
A new study shows that exposure to diesel exhaust particles from traffic pollution leads to increased asthma severity in children. Moreover, the study finds that this is due to increased blood levels of IL-17A, a protein ...
Sep 23, 2013
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Immunology
Scientists find promising way to boost body's immune surveillance via p53
Researchers at A*STAR's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a new mechanism involving p53, the famous tumour suppressor, to fight against aggressive cancers. This strategy works by sabotaging the ability of ...
Sep 18, 2013
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