Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hitting the highway? Keep safety in mind
(HealthDay)—Proactive, prepared and protected. These are the keys to good health when traveling, experts say.
Aug 3, 2016
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News tagged with protective immunity
Immunology
Suppressing the immune response may lead to more potent vaccines, a study finds
Yale researchers uncovered a new role for a type of immune cell, known as regulatory T cells, in promoting long-term immunity. The new insight gets researchers one step closer to developing vaccines that could be more protective ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
How cancer abducts your immune cells – and what we can do about it
Cancer cells play it dirty to get what they want. They are survival artists with a strong criminal streak. They surround themselves with a protective shield of extra-cellular material and then secure supply lines by attracting ...
Jul 2, 2015
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Immunology
Study advances knowledge of relatively unknown blood-borne bacteria
Haemoplasmas are a group of blood borne bacteria found in a wide range of mammals, including domestic and wild cats, and can cause severe anaemia. The findings of a new study have significantly advanced researchers' knowledge ...
Jan 20, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Malaria severity not determined solely by parasite levels in blood
Although malaria kills some 600,000 African children each year, most cases of the mosquito-borne parasitic disease in children are mild. Repeated infection does generate some immunity, and episodes of severe malaria are unusual ...
May 7, 2014
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Immunology
Thousands of unknown antigens identified
Researchers of Utrecht University, Intravacc and the National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection used a new method to identify hitherto unknown peptide antigens. This type of antigen had long been searched ...
Mar 18, 2014
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Medications
Intranasal vaccine protects mice against West Nile infection
Researchers from Duke University have developed a nasal vaccine formulation that provides protective immunity against West Nile virus (WNV) infection in mice after only 2 doses. They present their findings at the 2014 American ...
Jan 28, 2014
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Immunology
Immunology: White blood cells show their stripes
For the human immune system to work effectively, the body must be able to distinguish invading pathogens, such as fungi and bacteria, from its own healthy tissue. A group of white blood cells known as dendritic cells (DCs) ...
Aug 28, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Skin care tips for psoriasis patients
(HealthDay)—Sun protection is among the skin care habits that can help people with the chronic skin condition psoriasis reduce some of the discomfort they may experience, such as skin itching, cracking and bleeding, an ...
Aug 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New discovery may lead the way to improved whooping cough vaccine
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future vaccine. The findings could help reduce the incidence ...
May 13, 2013
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