Immunology
How viruses disarm the immune system
How do viruses that cause chronic infections, such as HIV or hepatitis c virus, manage to outsmart their hosts' immune systems?
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Genetics
Hidden genetic effects behind immune diseases may be missed, study suggests
The role of genetics in the risk of having an immune disease could be missed in research, scientists suggest. Using a combination of stem cells and novel analytical tools, scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their ...
Jan 29, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Team develops technology to find optimum drug target for cancer
A KAIST research team led by Professor Kwang-Hyun Cho of the Department of Bio and Brain Engineering developed technology to find the optimum drug targets for specific types of cancer cells. The team used systems biology ...
Dec 18, 2017
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Neuroscience
Adrenal gland activity change under severe stress causing abnormal release of glucocorticoid stress
Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the study aimed to find out what the most important factors are to allow fast and flexible responses to stress, and how these factors interact with ...
Jul 17, 2017
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Immunology
Advancing our understanding of how the disease lupus is prevented in healthy individuals
A group of researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University(TMDU) have identified a molecule that stops the immune system from mistakenly reacting to a component of the body's own cells, which could improve our ability ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Immunology
Immune cell discovery explains inappropriate inflammatory responses
Scientists at the University of Bristol have identified the trigger for immune cells' inflammatory response – a discovery that may pave the way for new treatments for many human diseases.
May 20, 2016
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Neuroscience
PET reveals inflammatory cycle in the brain
Neuroinflammation caused by a reactive immune system could be tripping off the neurodegeneration seen in certain dementias, multiple sclerosis, and other deadly diseases of the nervous system. A novel molecular imaging technique ...
Jun 8, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Manipulating cells' shapes could treat breast cancer
Changing the shape of breast cancer cells could make the disease more sensitive to treatments - even driving the body's own inflammatory response against a tumour - a new study shows.
Mar 4, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is predisposition for depression acquired in the womb?
Can a person actually be born with a predisposition to depression? The Austrian Science Fund FWF is currently supporting a new project to investigate this challenging question. Specifically, a research team led by Prof. Daniela ...
Feb 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Long-term use of ventricular assist devices induces heart muscle regeneration, study finds
Prolonged use of a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) by patients with heart failure may induce regeneration of heart muscle by preventing oxidative damage to a cell-regulator mechanism, UT Southwestern Medical Center ...
Jan 21, 2015
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