Immunology News and Research

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Smoking during pregnancy may affect child’s immune system on molecular level

The Leipzig Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research has gained new insights on the influence of tobacco smoke in utero. For the first time, it could be demonstrated with smoking pregnant women and their children, how exposure to tobacco smoke affects the development of human immune system on molecular level.

8 Oct 2013

EMD Serono announces recipients of company's inaugural Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation

EMD Serono, Inc., a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, announced today on the occasion of the 29th European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS), the recipients of the company's inaugural Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation (GMSI).

7 Oct 2013

AbbVie announces HUMIRA phase II study results for treating hidradenitis suppurativa

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced results from a post-hoc analysis of an investigational Phase II study, which evaluated HUMIRA® (adalimumab) in the treatment of patients with moderate-to-severe hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) after 16 weeks of therapy.

7 Oct 2013

New therapeutic targets and drugs may benefit people with leukemia

An Indiana University cancer researcher and his colleagues have discovered new therapeutic targets and drugs that may someday benefit people with certain types of leukemia or blood cancer.

5 Oct 2013

McMaster vaccine offers new hopes for global fight against TB

A tuberculosis vaccine developed at McMaster University offers new hopes for the global fight against tuberculosis.

3 Oct 2013

UCLA study shows how cocaine makes immune cells susceptible to HIV

In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users' high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic in much of the world.

3 Oct 2013

New research shows no increased danger for egg allergic children who take flu shots

All children should have flu shots, even if they have an egg allergy, and it's now safe to get them without special precautions. This finding is from the latest update on the safety of the flu vaccine for allergic patients, published in the October issue of the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the official journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

2 Oct 2013

Resveratrol worsens MS-like neuropathology and inflammation, study finds

Resveratrol, a naturally occurring polyphenol compound produced by the skin of red grapes and peanuts, and found in red wine, has been touted as a beneficial supplement due to its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

1 Oct 2013

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

Adults who move to farming areas where they experience a wider range of environmental exposures than in cities may reduce the symptoms of their hypersensitivities and allergies considerably. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University.

1 Oct 2013

NIH award strengthens pioneering work in cystic fibrosis at Dartmouth's School of Medicine

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $5.9 million grant to support an Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Lung Biology Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth.

1 Oct 2013

Ablynx Nets Another $33.7M From Merck Serono As Partnership Expands

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27 Sep 2013

Ablynx Nets Another $33.7M From Merck Serono As Partnership Expands

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27 Sep 2013

University of Maryland receives renewed NIH funding for vaccine research

The University of Maryland School of Medicine's Center for Vaccine Development (CVD) has successfully competed for and received a renewed contract to conduct basic research and clinical studies of vaccines, diagnostics, and therapeutics. Support for this work to combat existing and emerging infectious diseases is provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

27 Sep 2013

Intestinal mucus potentially improves life of people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers at Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions M-diques (IMIM) in Barcelona, in collaboration with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York and other U.S. Institutions, have found that intestinal mucus not only acts as a physical barrier against commensal bacteria and dietary antigens, but also prevents the onset of inflammatory reactions against these agents.

27 Sep 2013

New animal model may help study immune responses to H. pylori infection

Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have developed a new large animal model to study how the immune system interacts with the stomach bacterium Helicobacter pylori, the leading cause of peptic ulcer disease.

26 Sep 2013

Janssen signs license agreement with PATH for early development HIV-1 medicine rilpivirine

Janssen R&D Ireland announced today it has signed a license agreement with PATH for the early development of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 medicine rilpivirine in a long-acting injection (depot formulation) as potential pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection.

25 Sep 2013

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center receives $48.6M grant from NCI

Broad, deep and outstanding research in cancer science, treatment and prevention have earned The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center a $48.6-million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute and an "exceptional" ranking, the highest possible, from the NCI's extensive peer-review process.

25 Sep 2013

Discovery could help develop new treatments for blood diseases

Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have found that even our immune system is subject to performance enhancement, with our bodies giving immune cells the boost they need to ensure the best team is selected to fight infections.

24 Sep 2013

Researchers find reassuring evidence of H1N1 influenza vaccine's safety during pregnancy

Researchers from Boston University's Slone Epidemiology Center and UC San Diego, in collaboration with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, have found 'reassuring' evidence of the H1N1 influenza vaccine's safety during pregnancy.

24 Sep 2013

Protein linked with asthma severity in children with high diesel exposure

A new study shows that exposure to diesel exhaust particles from traffic pollution leads to increased asthma severity in children. Moreover, the study finds that this is due to increased blood levels of IL-17A, a protein associated with several chronic inflammatory diseases, in children with high diesel exposure.

24 Sep 2013

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Smoking during pregnancy may affect child’s immune system on molecular level

EMD Serono announces recipients of company's inaugural Grant for Multiple Sclerosis Innovation

AbbVie announces HUMIRA phase II study results for treating hidradenitis suppurativa

New therapeutic targets and drugs may benefit people with leukemia

McMaster vaccine offers new hopes for global fight against TB

UCLA study shows how cocaine makes immune cells susceptible to HIV

New research shows no increased danger for egg allergic children who take flu shots

Resveratrol worsens MS-like neuropathology and inflammation, study finds

Exposure to farming environment may reduce symptoms of hypersensitivities, allergies

NIH award strengthens pioneering work in cystic fibrosis at Dartmouth's School of Medicine

Ablynx Nets Another $33.7M From Merck Serono As Partnership Expands

Ablynx Nets Another $33.7M From Merck Serono As Partnership Expands

University of Maryland receives renewed NIH funding for vaccine research

Intestinal mucus potentially improves life of people suffering from inflammatory bowel disease

New animal model may help study immune responses to H. pylori infection

Janssen signs license agreement with PATH for early development HIV-1 medicine rilpivirine

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center receives $48.6M grant from NCI

Discovery could help develop new treatments for blood diseases

Researchers find reassuring evidence of H1N1 influenza vaccine's safety during pregnancy

Protein linked with asthma severity in children with high diesel exposure

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