Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies

Research conducted at Henry Ford Hospital shows that race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies.

24 Feb 2013

New data from Boehringer Ingelheim's tiotropium Respimat Phase III UniTinA-asthma programme

Tiotropium delivered once daily via Respimat significantly improved lung function and reduced asthma exacerbations in patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment with at least ICS/LABA, irrespective of their allergic status.

24 Feb 2013

National Jewish Health expert describes potential hazards of energy efficient homes

In an effort to protect the environment and save on energy costs, we are in the midst of a "green" home boom in this country. While that may bode well from an energy-efficiency standpoint, the trend certainly doesn't have everyone breathing easier.

22 Feb 2013

Vanderbilt investigators report new insights into workings of calprotectin

On the front lines of our defenses against bacteria is the protein calprotectin, which "starves" invading pathogens of metal nutrients. Vanderbilt investigators now report new insights to the workings of calprotectin - including a detailed structural view of how it binds the metal manganese.

22 Feb 2013

UCB seeks FDA and EMA marketing authorization for Cimzia to treat active psoriatic arthritis

UCB announced today two new regulatory filings with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to extend the marketing authorization for Cimzia (certolizumab pegol) for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and for adult patients with active axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).

20 Feb 2013

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs): an interview with Dr Marco Timmers, CSO at Synthon Biopharmaceuticals

ADCs are used for a new type of targeted therapy that consists of a specific anti-cancer antibody or antibody fragment linked to a potent anti-cancer therapeutic.

20 Feb 2013

Internationally-recognized cancer clinician named first K. Hasumi Professor of Medical Oncology

Internationally-recognized cancer clinician and researcher Takami Sato, M.D., Ph.D., who serves as the Director of the Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Program in the Department of Medical Oncology at Thomas Jefferson University, has been named the first K. Hasumi Professor of Medical Oncology.

20 Feb 2013

Study demonstrates function of newly discovered regulatory mechanism of myeloid cells in cancer

Researchers at the Moffitt Cancer Center have found a potential mechanism by which immune suppressive myeloid-derived suppressor cells can prevent immune response from developing in cancer.

20 Feb 2013

University of Louisville research team explores H1N1 outbreak

Just the mention of H1N1 can conjure up images of long lines of people waiting to be vaccinated, news reports of the severity of the pandemic and the count of the number of people who perished from the 2009-10 outbreak. However, some positives are coming forward.

20 Feb 2013

Eosinophilic inflammation of the esophagus relieved by diet

A diet that eliminates six food types has proved effective at inducing remission of eosinophilic esophagitis in adults, report researchers.

18 Feb 2013

Age not a major factor in asthma allergic sensitization rates

Results from a US study suggest that there is no significant difference in allergic sensitization rates between younger and older patients with asthma.

18 Feb 2013

Scientists discover new subgroups of GC patients with different disease's characteristics

A collaboration between Portuguese and Italian scientists has discovered new subgroups of stomach cancer patients with different disease's characteristics, an information that is hoped will help improving the clinical management of a disease that still kills a dismaying 3 out of 4 patients.

18 Feb 2013

Patients with untreated depression are poorly protected by shingles vaccination

Results from a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggest a link between untreated depression in older adults and decreased effectiveness of the herpes zoster, or shingles, vaccine.

16 Feb 2013

Sleep disorder linked to reduced life quality in asthma patients

Quality of life is significantly decreased in adult patients with asthma who are at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, results from a Korean study show.

15 Feb 2013

VNI cures both acute and chronic forms of Chagas disease

Chagas disease, a deadly tropical infection caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by biting insects called "kissing bugs," has begun to spread around the world, including the U.S. Yet current treatment is toxic and limited to the acute stage.

15 Feb 2013

Third Rock Ventures announces formation of Jounce Therapeutics

Third Rock Ventures, LLC today announced the formation of Jounce Therapeutics, Inc. with a $47 million Series A financing of the company. Jounce is focused on the discovery and development of first-in-class cancer immunotherapies designed to harness the patient's immune system to seek out and attack cancerous cells and tumors.

15 Feb 2013

Tousled-like kinases play a key role in suppression and activation of herpesviruses

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) hide within the worldwide human population. While dormant in the vast majority of those infected, these active herpesviruses can develop into several forms of cancer.

14 Feb 2013

Ability to tune gene activity will permit refined research for drug resistance, cancer

Scientists who built a synthetic gene circuit that allowed for the precise tuning of a gene's expression in yeast have now refined this new research tool to work in human cells, according to research published online in Nature Communications.

13 Feb 2013

Ziziphora may be effective in treatment of gastric cancer

A recent publication in the journal Food and Agricultural Immunology investigating the effects of aloe vera, ginger, saffron and ziziphora extracts as herbal remedies for gastric cancer suggests that the latter may be effective in the treatment of the fourth most common form of the disease.

13 Feb 2013

Researchers describe novel antiviral property of cholesterol-25-hydroxylase

A team of UCLA-led researchers has identified a protein with broad virus-fighting properties that potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly human pathogenic viruses such as HIV, Ebola, Rift Valley Fever, Nipah and others designated "priority pathogens" for national biosecurity purposes by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

13 Feb 2013

Immunology News and Research

Latest Immunology News and Research

Race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies

New data from Boehringer Ingelheim's tiotropium Respimat Phase III UniTinA-asthma programme

National Jewish Health expert describes potential hazards of energy efficient homes

Vanderbilt investigators report new insights into workings of calprotectin

UCB seeks FDA and EMA marketing authorization for Cimzia to treat active psoriatic arthritis

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs): an interview with Dr Marco Timmers, CSO at Synthon Biopharmaceuticals

Internationally-recognized cancer clinician named first K. Hasumi Professor of Medical Oncology

Study demonstrates function of newly discovered regulatory mechanism of myeloid cells in cancer

University of Louisville research team explores H1N1 outbreak

Eosinophilic inflammation of the esophagus relieved by diet

Age not a major factor in asthma allergic sensitization rates

Scientists discover new subgroups of GC patients with different disease's characteristics

Patients with untreated depression are poorly protected by shingles vaccination

Sleep disorder linked to reduced life quality in asthma patients

VNI cures both acute and chronic forms of Chagas disease

Third Rock Ventures announces formation of Jounce Therapeutics

Tousled-like kinases play a key role in suppression and activation of herpesviruses

Ability to tune gene activity will permit refined research for drug resistance, cancer

Ziziphora may be effective in treatment of gastric cancer

Researchers describe novel antiviral property of cholesterol-25-hydroxylase

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