Journal of Immunology

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The Journal of Immunology (The JI) is an academic journal that publishes basic and clinical studies in all aspects of immunology. It is owned and published by The American Association of Immunologists. Having an impact factor of 6.387, it ranks 12th among all publications on immunology and is cited more than any other immunology journal, in 2006 it published 1,845 manuscripts in over 16,000 pages.

As of September 2006, The JI has a circulation of 7,225. Editions are printed and posted online twice each month, the print editions are published on the first and the fifteenth of each month.

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Cell study explains why younger people more at risk of vCJD

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created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Specific cells within the immune system could help explain why younger people are more susceptible to variant CJD, scientists believe.


Prostate Tumors Can Change the Function of Immune Cells in Mice

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered that prostate tumors in mice can cause immune cells known as CD8+ T cells to change their function from cells that have antitumor activity to cells that suppress immune responses. ...


Researcher identifies new target to prevent fatal flu lung complication

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created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly ...


Progress towards Alzheimer's vaccine: Israeli researcher

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An Israeli researcher working on a vaccine to combat Alzheimer's disease said on Monday he had made important progress following tests on gene-altered laboratory mice.


Animal Models of Disease: Could Science Do Without Them?

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created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of animals in scientific research continues to be one of the most controversial issues in scientific research. Now Viewpoints, a new series of papers published in the European Journal of Immunology, brings ...


The right messenger for a healthy immune response

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created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the Molecular Immunology group at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have now shown that Beta-Interferon also plays a crucial role during an immune response: without ...


Arthritis drug might prove effective in fighting the flu, study suggests

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have found that an approved drug for treating rheumatoid arthritis reduces severe illness and death in mice exposed to the Influenza A virus. Their findings suggest ...


Team identifies a molecular switch linking infectious disease and depression

Team identifies a molecular switch linking infectious disease and depression

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created Mar 31, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Illinois report that IDO, an enzyme found throughout the body and long suspected of playing a role in depression, is in fact essential to the onset of depressive symptoms sparked ...


Baffling the body into accepting transplants

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created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An unexpected discovery made by a Sydney scientist has potential to alter the body's response to anything it perceives as not 'self', such as a tissue or organ transplant.