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Researchers develop new technique to tap full potential of antibody libraries
Jan 15, 2009 |
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In hopes of more fully tapping the libraries' potential, a group of Scripps Research Institute scientists, led by Scripps Research President Richard A. Lerner, M.D., has for the first time developed a new screening technique ...
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New discovery to aid in diagnosis and treatment of kidney disease
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) in collaboration with scientists at the University of Louisville and the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France, have identified the target antigen PLA2R ...
Gene therapy protocol activates immune system in patients with leukemia
Feb 11, 2008 |
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A research team at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) reports that patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who were treated with a gene therapy protocol began making antibodies ...
New evidence explains poor infant immune response to certain vaccines
Apr 01, 2009 |
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For years, researchers and physicians have known that infants' immune systems do not respond well to certain vaccines, thus the need for additional boosters as children develop. Now, in a new study from the University of ...
Prodrug could help curb skin toxicity related to EGFR-inhibiting cancer drugs
Sep 01, 2009 |
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There may be a way around the harsh skin toxicity associated with a widely used cancer drug, according to a study published online this week in Cancer Biology and Therapy by researchers from City of Hope and the Kimmel Cancer ...
Immune exhaustion driven by antigen in chronic viral infection
May 13, 2009 |
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A main reason why viruses such as HIV or hepatitis C persist despite a vigorous initial immune response is exhaustion. The T cells, or white blood cells, fighting a chronic infection eventually wear out.
Nature-inspired technology creates engineered antibodies to fight specific diseases
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When viruses and bacteria invade the body, the immune system generates protective proteins called antibodies that bind to and destroy the invading pathogens.
Researchers launch study into search-and-destroy antigen for deadly skin cancer
Aug 10, 2009 |
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UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers are studying a new antigen to see whether it can track down and kill cancer cells in patients with recurring melanoma, the leading cause of skin cancer deaths.
Novel antigen-cloning technique may boost efforts to develop a melanoma vaccine
Apr 15, 2007 |
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In recent years, researchers have worked to develop a number of vaccines to help the immune system fight tumors. Cancer vaccines are not intended to prevent cancer; rather, they are used to boost immune responses to preexisting ...
New vaccine shows promise for COPD patients at risk for pneumonia
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A new vaccine against pneumonia may offer better protection from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients than the currently accepted vaccine, according to recent research that will be published in the September ...
The public overestimates benefits of cancer screening, survey finds
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A public survey conducted in Europe found that the vast majority of people overestimate the life-saving benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening, according to a new study published online August 12 in the Journal of ...
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