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Does new swine flu virus kill by causing a 'cytokine storm'?
May 05, 2009 |
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The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults because it contains genetic components of the H5N1 avian influenza virus, ...
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Probiotic bacteria can induce monocyte-derived dendritic cells maturation?
Sep 24, 2008 |
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Probiotic bacteria are widely used to relieve the symptoms of many disorders such as inflammatory bowel syndrome, diarrhea, and allergies. Probiotic mixtures have also been found to reduce the symptoms of diarrhea. In children ...
Busy Bs: Lymphocyte uses multiple mechanisms to shape immune response
Feb 26, 2009 |
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New research expands our understanding of how a type of immune cell called a B lymphocyte enables the immune system to mount a successful defense against an intestinal parasite. The study, published by Cell Press online in ...
Discovery to aid in future treatments of third-world parasites
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Schistosomiasis, one of the most important of the neglected tropical diseases, is caused by infection with parasitic helminths of the genus Schistosoma. These parasites are long lived (>10 years) and dwell ...
Possible biological explanation for C-section-linked allergies and asthma found
May 21, 2008 |
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Scientists believe they may have identified a biological explanation for the link between cesarean-section delivery and risk of allergy and asthma in childhood. They will present their findings at the American Thoracic Society's ...
New culprit for viral infections among elderly -- an overactive immune response
Nov 18, 2009 |
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Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found that exaggerated responses of the immune system explain why the elderly succumb to viral infections more readily than younger people. Published in the November ...
Immune system quirk could lead to effective tularemia vaccine
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Immunologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and the have found a unique quirk in the way the immune system fends off bacteria called Francisella tularensis, ...
Oxidized form of a common vitamin may bring relief for ulcerative colitis
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Here's another reason why you should take your vitamins. A new research report appearing in the October 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that retinoic acid, the oxidized form of vitamin A, cou ...
Neuroscientists show anti-inflammation molecule helps fight MS-like disease
Nov 11, 2007 |
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An immune system messenger molecule that normally helps quiet inflammation could be an effective tool against multiple sclerosis (MS). Neurology researchers led by Abdolmohamad Rostami, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of ...
Biological link established between tumors and depression
May 18, 2009 |
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In a study that could help explain the connections between depression and cancer, researchers at the University of Chicago have used an animal model to find, for the first time, a biological link between tumors and negative ...
Regulatory B cells exist -- and pack a punch
May 27, 2008 |
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Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have uncovered definitive evidence that a small but potent subset of immune system B cells is able to regulate inflammation.
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