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Newly developed bioluminescence sensors pave way for drug discovery

Canadian researchers, working in partnership with Brazilian colleagues, have developed 13 bioluminescence sensors for use in testing the effectiveness of new medical drugs in the laboratory.

2 Mar 2019

New multi-year affiliation announced to establish global center for rare diseases

The University of Oxford and University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio, today announced a multi-year affiliation to establish a global center for rare diseases.

1 Mar 2019

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Differential H3K27AC marks were identified at enhancer regions of genes including c-MYC, MED1, OCT-4, NANOG, and SOX2 that can act as super-enhancers (SE), cluster of genes in non-cancerous, cancerous and metastatic PDAC cell lines.

1 Mar 2019

Research shows how common fungus gets the flexibility to live in different host environments

The fungus Candida albicans is found in the gastrointestinal tract of about half of healthy adults with little if any effect, yet it also causes an oft-fatal blood infection among patients with compromised immune systems, including those with HIV/AIDS.

1 Mar 2019

Researchers are developing and testing novel gene therapy to cure Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Crigler-Najjar syndrome affects about one in a million people at birth. Because of a defective gene, these individuals lack an essential enzyme in their liver to eliminate bilirubin, a toxic bile pigment that accumulates in all body tissues causing jaundice and potentially leading to irreversible and lethal neurological damage.

28 Feb 2019

Machine learning tool could prevent unnecessary treatments for kids with arthritis

Arthritis is not just an ailment of old age--it can affect children too, causing lifelong pain and disability in its most severe forms. Fortunately, some kids grow out of it. Knowing which patients will develop milder forms of disease could spare them unnecessary treatment and potential medication side effects but currently doctors have no way of predicting disease course or severity.

27 Feb 2019

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Our kidneys filter out toxic waste from the blood and regulate the fluid balance in the body as well as the balance of electrolytes and acid/base amongst others. Kidneys are important organs whose functions most of us take for granted, but when kidneys silently stop working this can create a life threatening situation.

27 Feb 2019

Study uncovers mechanism that controls immune reactions against gut microbiota

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence "Precision Medicine in Chronic Inflammation" in Kiel and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have uncovered a critical mechanism that controls immune reactions against microorganisms in the intestine.

27 Feb 2019

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

New research has shown that the risk of developing a red meat allergy after being bitten by a tick may be much higher than scientists had thought.

26 Feb 2019

Study uncovers potential role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

Scientists at the Higher School of Economics, the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center created a genetic model that helps to understand how the body restrains autoimmune and oncological diseases.

26 Feb 2019

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Scientists at the University of British Columbia have discovered a new protein "switch" that could stop the progression of blood-poisoning, or sepsis, and increase the chances of surviving the life-threatening disease.

26 Feb 2019

Researchers map molecules and functions of skin from tissue samples

The skin constitutes the barrier between the body and the outside world. The skin serves various purposes and it protects the body from external impact such as heat, cold, radiation or bacteria while maintaining a stable environment inside the body.

26 Feb 2019

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Scientists at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have discovered a defect in immune cells known as "killer T cells" that explains their inability to destroy cancer tumors. The researchers believe that repairing this defect could make the cells much better cancer killers.

26 Feb 2019

Regular dietary peanut consumption after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

Regular dietary peanut consumption after completing oral immunotherapy or sublingual immunotherapy for peanut allergy may provide continued protection against accidental exposures to the allergen, according to a new study led by Edwin Kim, MD, who presented the findings at the annual American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology conference in San Francisco.

25 Feb 2019

Egg oral immunotherapy could be safe way of desensitizing children, youth with egg allergy

UNC School of Medicine researcher Edwin Kim, MD, MS, says the results of a multi-year observational study are encouraging for those suffering from egg allergies.

25 Feb 2019

Risk of tick bite potentially leading to red meat allergy is higher than expected

Until now it has been believed that in order for a tick to trigger an allergic immune response to alpha-gal in humans, the tick would need to have recently fed on the alpha-gal-rich blood of a mammal.

25 Feb 2019

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today was awarded $19.6 million from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) to support research, recruitment and prevention efforts.

22 Feb 2019

New study finds how high-fat diets fuel colorectal cancer growth

As cancer death rates drop overall, doctors have noted a frightening anomaly: deaths from colorectal cancer in people under 55 appear to be creeping up. According to the American Cancer Society, deaths in this younger group increased by 1 percent between 2007 and 2016.

22 Feb 2019

Sustained smoking cessation can lower risk of seropositive RA

Smoking is an important risk factor for developing the most common form of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, but a critical question remains: Can those who quit smoking delay or prevent RA or have they permanently and irrevocably altered their risk of the disease? A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital leverages data from the Nurses' Health Studies to find out.

21 Feb 2019

Discovery of potent compound in native California shrub may lead to treatment for Alzheimer's

The medicinal powers of aspirin, digitalis, and the anti-malarial artemisinin all come from plants. A Salk Institute discovery of a potent neuroprotective and anti-inflammatory chemical in a native California shrub may lead to a treatment for Alzheimer's disease based on a compound found in nature.

21 Feb 2019

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Latest Immunology News and Research

Newly developed bioluminescence sensors pave way for drug discovery

New multi-year affiliation announced to establish global center for rare diseases

Research identifies super-enhancers as novel target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Research shows how common fungus gets the flexibility to live in different host environments

Researchers are developing and testing novel gene therapy to cure Crigler-Najjar syndrome

Machine learning tool could prevent unnecessary treatments for kids with arthritis

Men are affected by kidney failure more often than women, new analysis shows

Study uncovers mechanism that controls immune reactions against gut microbiota

Risk of red meat allergy from tick bites higher than previously thought

Study uncovers potential role of Foxp1 protein in control of autoimmune diseases

New protein 'switch' could stop progression of blood-poisoning and increase chances of survival

Researchers map molecules and functions of skin from tissue samples

Killer T cells may explain inability of immune cells to destroy cancer tumors

Regular dietary peanut consumption after immunotherapy may extend allergy treatment benefits

Egg oral immunotherapy could be safe way of desensitizing children, youth with egg allergy

Risk of tick bite potentially leading to red meat allergy is higher than expected

CPRIT awards nearly $20 million to The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

New study finds how high-fat diets fuel colorectal cancer growth

Sustained smoking cessation can lower risk of seropositive RA

Discovery of potent compound in native California shrub may lead to treatment for Alzheimer's

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