News tagged with clinical immunology
New asthma predictors needed to determine future risk in certain patients
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Screening tests used to predict asthma activity in patients may have little tracking success when applied to people with persistent disease who are adhering to their health care regimens, UT Southwestern Medical ...
Scientists uncover immune system's role in bone loss
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Got high cholesterol? You might want to consider a bone density test. A new UCLA study sheds light on the link between high cholesterol and osteoporosis and identifies a new way that the body's immune cells play a role in ...
Insurance, medical provider do not assure asthma control
Aug 03, 2009 |
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It is widely believed that providing better access to medical care can improve the health of Americans. New research at National Jewish Health indicates, however, that having insurance and a medical provider is not enough ...
Stress and Depression Worsen Childhood Asthma
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Young people with asthma have nearly twice the incidence of depression compared to their peers without asthma, and studies have shown that depression is associated with increased asthma symptoms and, in some ...
Some Eczema Sufferers More Prone to Smallpox and Other Viruses
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the World Health Organization proclaimed smallpox officially eradicated in late 1979 - thanks to vaccination programs that produced a protective “herd immunity” for most of the globe ...
Asthma rates and where you live
Jun 05, 2009 |
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A new study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a significant role in childhood asthma.
Promising antimicrobial attacks virus, stimulates immune system
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A promising antimicrobial agent already known to kill bacteria can also kill viruses and stimulate the innate immune system, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. In a paper appearing online June 4 in the Journal of ...
Enzyme involved in inflammatory bowel disease discovered
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine, working with biochemists, geneticists and clinicians at the University of Bern, Switzerland and in the United Kingdom, have discovered an enzyme that has a key role in inflammatory ...
Study shows asthma self-management programs improve drug adherence, disease control
May 06, 2009 |
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Asthma patients who spend as little as 30 minutes with a health care professional to develop a personalized self-management plan show improved adherence to medications and better disease control, according to a new study ...
New data analysis shows possible link between childhood obesity and allergies
May 04, 2009 |
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A new study indicates there may be yet another reason to reduce childhood obesity — it may help prevent allergies. The study published in the May issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology showed that obese ...
Broccoli may help protect against respiratory conditions like asthma
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Here's another reason to eat your broccoli: UCLA researchers report that a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may help protect against respiratory inflammation ...
Of Mice and Peanuts: A new mouse model for peanut allergy
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Chicago researchers report the development of a new mouse model for food allergy that mimics symptoms generated during a human allergic reaction to peanuts. The animal model provides a new research tool that will be invaluable ...
Towards improved immunotherapy
Dec 01, 2008 |
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A study published by Elsevier this month in Clinical Immunology, the official journal of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), describes a new method that facilitates the induction of a specific type of immune suppressive cells, ...
Monitoring immune responses in disease
Sep 03, 2008 |
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A recent study (doi:10.1016/j.clim.2008.06.009) published in Clinical Immunology, the official journal of the Clinical Immunology Society (CIS), describes a new method enabling the detection of multiple parameters of sin ...
