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Human ‘common cold’ virus kills healthy chimpanzees in Uganda

In the wild, chimpanzees face any number of dire threats, ranging from poachers to predators to deforestation.

13 Dec 2017

Tailor-made protein combats several kinds of pathogenic bacteria

As resistance to existing antibiotics increases, new approaches to serious bacterial infections are needed. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden, together with colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in the US, have investigated one such alternative.

13 Dec 2017

Cellular self-digestion process plays role in development of autoimmune diseases

Autophagy allows cells to degrade and recycle their cellular components. Researchers at UZH have now demonstrated that the autophagy machinery in certain immune cells leads to the immune system attacking the central nervous system.

13 Dec 2017

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

Each year there are more than three million cases of cholera worldwide, a disease transmitted through contaminated food and water that hits developing countries particularly hard.

12 Dec 2017

Study reveals how the body clock and time of day may influence autoimmune conditions

Insights into how the body clock and time of day influence immune responses are revealed today in a study published in leading international journal Nature Communications.

12 Dec 2017

Genentech researchers uncover epigenetic regulator of pancreatic cancer cells

Genentech researchers have identified an enzyme that shifts pancreatic cancer cells to a more aggressive, drug-resistant state by epigenetically modifying the cells' chromatin.

11 Dec 2017

Researchers uncover novel strategy to program immune system for fighting cancer

Looking to bolster the body's immune system in the fight against infection and cancer, researchers at the University of California San Diego and their colleagues have identified a promising new strategy to program the immune system to meet the pathogen or malignancy in the tissues where they first pose a threat.

11 Dec 2017

Researchers discover potential regulator essential for killer T cells to reside in tumors

Researchers report the discovery that a protein called "Runx3" programs killer T cells to establish residence in tumors and infection sites.

11 Dec 2017

Russian researchers create new approaches to prevention and treatment of diabetes

A team of scientists from the Ural Federal University and the Institute of Immunology and Physiology modeled type 1 diabetes in an experiment to study recovery processes in the pancreas.

11 Dec 2017

Drug improves disease-free, overall survival after hematopoietic stem cell transplants

Results from a phase 2 clinical trial, presented by Seattle Children's Research Institute at the 59th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, show that the drug Abatacept (Orencia) nearly eliminated life-threatening severe acute graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) in patients receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplants.

11 Dec 2017

Salk scientists unravel mystery about how the spinal cord deals with different information

We think of our brain as masterminding all of our actions, but a surprising amount of information related to movement gets processed by our spinal cord.

8 Dec 2017

Common fungus has significant impact on mosquitoes' ability to transmit dengue virus

A species of fungus that lives in the gut of some Aedes aegypti mosquitoes increases the ability of dengue virus to survive in the insects, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

7 Dec 2017

New study examines effects of gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with MDD

A new study assessed the effects of a SLC6A15 gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD), comparing the results with those in healthy individuals.

5 Dec 2017

Children with high blood levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids less likely to develop asthma or rhinitis

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children's blood are associated with a reduced risk of asthma or rhinitis at the age of 16 years. The study is published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

5 Dec 2017

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

There's a continued drive towards making in vitro assays ever more translational towards in vivo models and ultimately the clinic. This ties in with the resurgence of phenotypic screening and is a response to the perceived poor translation of the traditional simple cell-based assays, often developed to study just single protein targets.

From Sartorius 5 Dec 2017

Innovative nanoparticle-based approach to fight myocardial infarction

How can damaged cardiac tissue following a heart attack best be treated with replacement muscle cells? A research team under the supervision of the University of Bonn is now presenting an innovative method on mice: Muscle replacement cells, which are to take over the function of the damaged tissue, are loaded with magnetic nanoparticles.

1 Dec 2017

New vaccine technique can effectively combat breast cancer, mice study shows

A new vaccine technique can fight a certain type of breast cancer in mice. So-called HER2-positive breast cancer accounts for between 20 and 30 per cent of all cases of breast cancer in humans.

30 Nov 2017

Altering genetic mutation could enhance FluMist vaccine’s protective effect

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have discovered a genetic mutation in the FluMist intranasal flu vaccine that has the potential to be altered to enhance the vaccine's protective effect.

30 Nov 2017

New genetic study of mosquitoes demonstrates movement of insecticide resistance across Africa

The largest ever genetic study of mosquitoes reveals the movement of insecticide resistance between different regions of Africa and finds several rapidly evolving insecticide resistance genes. Reported today) in Nature, this genetic resource will be used to develop new tools for monitoring resistance and managing insecticide use, and for designing novel control methods.

29 Nov 2017

Study provides potential explanation for increased prevalence of asthma in adult women

In childhood, asthma is more common in boys than girls. But around the time of puberty, that picture reverses. By midlife women are twice as likely as men to have asthma.

29 Nov 2017

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Human ‘common cold’ virus kills healthy chimpanzees in Uganda

Tailor-made protein combats several kinds of pathogenic bacteria

Cellular self-digestion process plays role in development of autoimmune diseases

Single-dose oral vaccine could be effective tool in controlling cholera outbreaks

Study reveals how the body clock and time of day may influence autoimmune conditions

Genentech researchers uncover epigenetic regulator of pancreatic cancer cells

Researchers uncover novel strategy to program immune system for fighting cancer

Researchers discover potential regulator essential for killer T cells to reside in tumors

Russian researchers create new approaches to prevention and treatment of diabetes

Drug improves disease-free, overall survival after hematopoietic stem cell transplants

Salk scientists unravel mystery about how the spinal cord deals with different information

Common fungus has significant impact on mosquitoes' ability to transmit dengue virus

New study examines effects of gene variant on resting-state brain function in patients with MDD

Children with high blood levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids less likely to develop asthma or rhinitis

Overcoming Challenges of Assays of Complex Cellular Models with Real-Time Live-Cell Analysis

Innovative nanoparticle-based approach to fight myocardial infarction

New vaccine technique can effectively combat breast cancer, mice study shows

Altering genetic mutation could enhance FluMist vaccine’s protective effect

New genetic study of mosquitoes demonstrates movement of insecticide resistance across Africa

Study provides potential explanation for increased prevalence of asthma in adult women

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