Immunology
Fat-dissolving bile acids may help regulate gut immunity and inflammation
Could bile acids—the fat-dissolving juices churned out by the liver and gallbladder—also play a role in immunity and inflammation?
Jan 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Antibody for fighting cancer emerges
While studying the underpinnings of multiple sclerosis, investigators at Brigham and Women's Hospital came across important clues for how to treat a very different disease: cancer. In a paper published in Science Immunology, ...
May 19, 2017
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Immunology
How are inflammation, aging and diet related? The systemic regulatory network described for the first time
Mild, persistent inflammation in tissue is considered one of the biological hallmarks of the aging process in humans—and at the same time is a risk factor for diseases such as Alzheimer's or cancer. Prof. Francesco Neri ...
Sep 22, 2022
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Diabetes
Immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes deemed safe in first US trial
In the first U.S. safety trial of a new form of immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D), led by UC San Francisco scientists and physicians, patients experienced no serious adverse reactions after receiving infusions of as ...
Nov 25, 2015
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Immunology
A new tactic for eczema? A newly identified brake on the allergic attack
Eczema affects about 17 percent of children in developed countries and is often the gateway to food allergy and asthma, initiating an "atopic march" toward broader allergic sensitization. There are treatments - steroid creams ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study examines ways to restore immunity to chronic hepatitis C infection
The hepatitis C virus hijacks the body's immune system, leaving T cells unable to function. A new study in animal models suggests that blocking a protein that helps the virus thrive could restore immune function, allowing ...
Sep 3, 2013
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Diabetes
Promising progress for new treatment of type 1 diabetes
New research from Uppsala University shows promising progress in the use of anti-inflammatory cytokine for treatment of type 1 diabetes. The study, published in the open access journal Scientific Reports, reveals that administration ...
Jul 30, 2015
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Medical research
Stem cell treatments for arthritic knees are unproven, expensive and potentially dangerous
Twelve patients who tried injections of stem cells were hospitalized with infections, according to a report in the New York Times that should cause patients concern. More important is that they should investigate stem cell ...
Feb 6, 2019
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Immunology
Study reveals how to reprogram cells in our immune system
When the immune system is imbalanced, either due to overly-active cells or cells that suppress its function, it causes a wide range of diseases, from psoriasis to cancer. By manipulating the function of certain immune cells, ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Medical research
Opening a new door into kinder, gentler therapies for chronic inflammation
A naturally occurring antibody capable of stimulating the body's immune-suppressing regulatory T cells has been discovered by a team of Harvard scientists, a finding that may eventually open a new door into kinder, gentler ...
