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Likely cause of postpartum blues and depression identified
Aug 07, 2008 |
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Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother's blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say.
Blocking protein may prevent blinding disease
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Blocking a protein that battles infection may help thwart a common cause of vision loss in chronic diseases such as diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Chronic infection now clearly tied to immune-system protein (w/Video)
May 14, 2009 |
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A new study finds the cross-talk between 'killer T-cells' and 'helper T-cells' can only happen in the presence of interleukin-21, a powerful immune-system protein. UAB researchers say if interleukin-21 is missing, the immune ...
New discovery points the way towards malaria 'vaccine'
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Malaria kills anywhere from one to three million people around the world annually and affects the lives of up to 500 million more. Yet until now, scientists did not fully understand exactly how the process that caused the ...
T cell immunity enhanced by timing of interleukin-7 therapy
Feb 02, 2008 |
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That the cell nurturing growth factor interleukin-7 can help ramp up the ability of the immune system to remember the pathogenic villains it encounters is well known.
Researchers find new clues to risk of Hodgkin lymphoma
Apr 01, 2008 |
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A long-term study of twins has led University of Southern California (USC) researchers to find potential links between Hodgkin lymphoma and levels of an immune response protein (interleukin-12).
Chronic Infection Now Clearly Tied to Immune-System Protein
Jun 13, 2009 |
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The reason deadly infections like human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C never go away is because these viruses disarm the body’s defense system. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have ...
Study shows link between influenza virus and fever
Nov 16, 2009 |
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One feature of the "new influenza" is a sudden rise in temperature. Up to now it was not exactly understood how this reaction occurs. Scientists at the University of Bonn and the Technical University of Munich, Germany, have ...
Stress May Hasten The Growth Of Melanoma Tumors But Common Beta-Blocker Medications Might Slow That Progress
Jan 30, 2009 |
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For patients with a particularly aggressive form of skin cancer - malignant melanoma - stress, including that which comes from simply hearing that diagnosis, might amplify the progression of their disease.
You must remember this: Scientists develop nasal spray that improves memory
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Good news for procrastinating students: a nasal spray developed by a team of German scientists promises to give late night cram sessions a major boost, if a good night's sleep follows. In a research report featured as the ...
Researchers show how morphine can be given more effectively
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have found a way to maintain the pain-killing qualities of morphine over an extended period of time, thus providing a solution for the problem of having to administer increasing ...
Depression predicts increases in inflammatory protein linked to heart disease
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Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Which comes first, depression or inflammation? To help solve this long standing chicken and egg conundrum, researchers led by Jesse Stewart, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology at Indiana ...
Vaccine triggers immune response, prevents Alzheimer's
May 19, 2008 |
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A vaccine created by University of Rochester Medical Center scientists prevents the development of Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in mice without causing inflammation or significant side effects.
Scientists discover new genetic immune disorder in children
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Your immune system plays an important function in your health—it protects you against viruses, bacteria, and other toxins that can cause disease. In autoinflammatory diseases, however, the immune system goes awry, causing ...
Identification of genetic markers for ulcerative colitis could lead to treatment
Jan 08, 2009 |
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An international consortium of researchers, including major contribution from a team led by Dr. John D. Rioux, a professor of medicine at the Université de Montréal and the Montreal Heart Institute, has identified ...
