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High-fat diets shown to increase blood pressure

A new study has added to the evidence that a high-fat diet is unhealthy for both younger males and females. The study also found sex-linked differences in the physiological effects of a HFD.

8 Jan 2019

CytoReason enters into drug discovery collaboration agreement with Pfizer

CytoReason, a leader in machine learning for drug discovery and development, announced today that it has entered into a collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. that will leverage CytoReason's cell-centered models of the immune system.

8 Jan 2019

MD Anderson Cancer Center and Nanobiotix collaborate to expand clinical development of NBTXR3

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Nanobiotix today announced a large-scale, comprehensive clinical research collaboration to evaluate innovative strategies for treating patients with head and neck, pancreatic, thoracic, lung, gastrointestinal and genitourinary cancers, with the first trials to be launched in 2019.

7 Jan 2019

USC research could lay foundation for a vaccine against tick-borne virus

Two groundbreaking discoveries by USC researchers could lead to medications and a vaccine to treat or prevent a hemorrhagic fever transmitted by a new tick species before it spreads across the United States.

7 Jan 2019

Faulty immune receptor in HIV patients could be reason why many experience complications

For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still struggle with a host of other disease-related complications such as neurocognitive disorders, cardiovascular issues, diabetes and chronic inflammation.

7 Jan 2019

Study confirms increased pneumonia risk with prescription opioids

A study led by researchers at Yale University has shown that taking prescribed opioids increases the risk of pneumonia, irrespective of HIV status.

7 Jan 2019

Cytek marks major milestone by shipping its 100th advanced flow cytometry system

Cytek Biosciences Inc., the preeminent provider of innovative flow cytometry solutions, has marked a significant milestone: the company has shipped 100 of its advanced flow cytometry systems.

From Cytek Biosciences 7 Jan 2019

GE Healthcare and VUMC announce partnership to enable safer, more precise cancer immunotherapies

GE Healthcare and Vanderbilt University Medical Center today announced a five-year partnership to enable safer and more precise cancer immunotherapies. Multiple diagnostic tools will be developed to help predict both the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment and its adverse effects for a specific patient before the therapy is administered.

7 Jan 2019

New, potential therapy can disrupt myeloid cells that promote tumor growth

Cancerous tumors trick myeloid cells, an important part of the immune system, into perceiving them as a damaged part of the body; the tumors actually put myeloid cells to work helping them grow and metastasize (spread).

7 Jan 2019

Common food additive could cause celiac disease, review says

Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other processed foods.

7 Jan 2019

Researchers develop mouse model to study consequences of fungal infection in the brain

Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine has developed a mouse model to study the short-term consequences of fungal infection in the brain.

4 Jan 2019

Study follows children into adolescence to more accurately assess type 1 diabetes risk

Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of both errant genes and the environmental factors that could trigger those genes to more accurately assess type 1 diabetes risk and help children and their families avoid it.

3 Jan 2019

Higher vitamin C intake crucial for metabolic syndrome patients to halt cycle of antioxidant disruption

A higher intake of vitamin C is crucial for metabolic syndrome patients trying to halt a potentially deadly cycle of antioxidant disruption and health-related problems, an Oregon State University researcher says.

2 Jan 2019

Rockefeller scientists uncover genetic mutation responsible for tuberculosis vulnerability

If you live in the United States, you are unlikely to come into contact with the microbe that causes tuberculosis. Your odds of encountering the microbe are so low, in fact, that risk factors for the disease can easily go unnoticed: If you happened to carry a gene that predisposed you to tuberculosis, you likely wouldn't know.

2 Jan 2019

Hyperactive immune system implicated in aging brain disorders

In a study of fruit flies, NIH scientists suggested that the body's immune system may play a critical role in the damage caused by aging brain disorders. The results are based on experiments in which the researchers altered the activity of Cdk5, a gene that preclinical studies have suggested is important for early brain development and may be involved in neurodegenerative diseases, such as ALS, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.

2 Jan 2019

Study reveals heart cell defect as possible cause of heart failure in pregnancy

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare form of heart failure that affects women in their last month of pregnancy and up to five months after giving birth. PPCM can be difficult to detect because its symptoms -- swelling in the feet and legs and shortness of breath -- mimic many of those of third trimester pregnancy.

2 Jan 2019

New research could help restore youthful characteristics

If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisdom of our years. New research at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests this dream could be at least partly obtainable in the future.

2 Jan 2019

Himalayan marmot genome offers clues to high-altitude adaptation

Himalayan marmots can survive at altitudes up to 5,000 meters in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, and Pakistan and on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau of China, where many of them face extreme cold, little oxygen, and few other resources.

27 Dec 2018

Study uncovers how skin ages, loses fat and immunity

Dermal fibroblasts are specialized cells deep in the skin that generate connective tissue and help the skin recover from injury. Some fibroblasts have the ability to convert into fat cells that reside under the dermis, giving the skin a plump, youthful look and producing a peptide that plays a critical role in fighting infections.

27 Dec 2018

New treatment for adults with rare, life-threatening blood disease receives FDA approval

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ultomiris (ravulizumab) injection for the treatment of adult patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare and life-threatening blood disease.

21 Dec 2018

Immune System News and Research

High-fat diets shown to increase blood pressure

CytoReason enters into drug discovery collaboration agreement with Pfizer

MD Anderson Cancer Center and Nanobiotix collaborate to expand clinical development of NBTXR3

USC research could lay foundation for a vaccine against tick-borne virus

Faulty immune receptor in HIV patients could be reason why many experience complications

Study confirms increased pneumonia risk with prescription opioids

Cytek marks major milestone by shipping its 100th advanced flow cytometry system

GE Healthcare and VUMC announce partnership to enable safer, more precise cancer immunotherapies

New, potential therapy can disrupt myeloid cells that promote tumor growth

Common food additive could cause celiac disease, review says

Researchers develop mouse model to study consequences of fungal infection in the brain

Study follows children into adolescence to more accurately assess type 1 diabetes risk

Higher vitamin C intake crucial for metabolic syndrome patients to halt cycle of antioxidant disruption

Rockefeller scientists uncover genetic mutation responsible for tuberculosis vulnerability

Hyperactive immune system implicated in aging brain disorders

Study reveals heart cell defect as possible cause of heart failure in pregnancy

New research could help restore youthful characteristics

Himalayan marmot genome offers clues to high-altitude adaptation

Study uncovers how skin ages, loses fat and immunity

New treatment for adults with rare, life-threatening blood disease receives FDA approval

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