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Study hints at new approaches to prevent transplant rejection
Feb 11, 2009 |
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To prevent the rejection of newly transplanted organs and cells, patients must take medicines that weaken their entire immune systems. Such potentially life-saving treatments can, paradoxically, leave those receiving them ...
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Psoriasis lesions loaded with newly discovered immune cell
Feb 22, 2008 |
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A new study of psoriasis patients shows that a recently discovered immune cell, called Th17, appears to be a key player in the disease and occurs in far higher concentrations in their skin than occurs in skin of healthy individuals.
Th17 cells summon an immune system strike against cancer (w/ Video)
Oct 29, 2009 |
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A specific type of T helper cell awakens the immune system to the stealthy threat of cancer and triggers an attack of killer T cells custom-made to destroy the tumors, scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Gene regulates immune cells' ability to harm the body
Jul 17, 2009 |
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A recently identified gene allows immune cells to start the self-destructive processes thought to underlie autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Washington University ...
Cells that mediate steroid-resistant asthma identified by scientists at Children's Hospital
Sep 19, 2008 |
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Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC researchers have identified cells that may play a key role in some forms of steroid-resistant asthma, a complication of the condition that makes treatment even more challenging.
Teasing apart T helper cells
Jul 27, 2009 |
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The cytokine IL-9 promotes a multiple sclerosis-like disease in mice, according to a new study by Nowak et al. published online on July 13th in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. In a related Commentary, Richar ...
People with Job's syndrome lack specific immune cells
Mar 17, 2008 |
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Scientists have made another major breakthrough--the second in the past year--in understanding a rare immune disorder called Job’s syndrome. Job’s syndrome is characterized by recurrent and often severe bacterial and fungal ...
Bugs in the gut trigger production of important immune cells
Oct 15, 2008 |
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A new study reveals that specific types of bacteria in the intestine trigger the generation of pro-inflammatory immune cells, a finding that could eventually lead to novel treatments for inflammatory bowel disease and other ...
A new lead for autoimmune disease
Jun 04, 2009 |
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A drug derived from the hydrangea root, used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine, shows promise in treating autoimmune disorders, report researchers from the Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine and the Immune ...
Unusual bacteria help balance the immune system in mice
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Medical researchers have long suspected that obscure bacteria living within the intestinal tract may help keep the human immune system in balance. An international collaboration co-led by scientists at NYU ...
New insights could lead to a better pneumococcal vaccine
Sep 22, 2008 |
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Discovery of a new, previously unknown mechanism of immunity suggests that there may be a better way to protect vulnerable children and adults against Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcal) infection, say researchers at ...
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