Immunology

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

seedmagazine.com     05-Sep-2008          

The digital revolution now engulfing our world emerged from the events during and immediately after the Second World War, when intellectual titans such as Alan Turing, John von Neumann, Norbert Wiener, and Claude Shannon...                    

A New Potential Path to Curing Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Emerges through Gene Research Funded...

finanznachrichten.de     05-Sep-2008   3 related          

(IBD). The research team developed an experimental mouse to test the role of a gene called XBP1 as a risk factor for these currently incurable digestive diseases affecting millions of people around the world. It has long...                    

Anadis Commercializing "BioGard" Adjunctive Therapy for HIV & AIDS

redorbit.com     04-Sep-2008          

Anadis (ASX: ANX; OTC: ANDIY) announced today its commercialization of a new product, BioGard(TM), intended to maintain gastrointestinal and immune system health. The specific formulation may be of particular clinical...                    

Arteries from distinct regions of the body have unique immune functions

eurekalert.org     03-Sep-2008   1 related          

Arteries play an active role in the immune system by sensing infection and injury. They collect information about invaders through dendritic cells embedded in their walls. Arteries supplying blood to distinct parts of the...                    

Immune system capable of killing asthma-linked fungus

dailyindia.com     03-Sep-2008   2 related          

From ANI Washington, Sept 3: The innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation in asthmatic and chronic sinusitis patients, a new study has found. The research team from Mayo...                    

[Immunology] Immunosuppressive therapy mitigates immunological rejection of human embryonic stem...

nas.edu     02-Sep-2008          

‡R.-J.S. and S.S. contributed equally to this work. (received for review January 29, 2008) Abstract Given their self-renewing and pluripotent capabilities, human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are well poised as a cellular...                    

HIV/AIDS Therapy: Scientists at Gilead Sciences, Inc. discuss research in HIV/AIDS therapy

newsrx.com     30-Aug-2008          

Scientists at Gilead Sciences, Inc. discuss research in HIV/AIDS therapy (NewsRx.com) -- "The role of A62V and S68G in combination with K65R was investigated using phenotypic, viral growth competition, pre-steady-state...                    

New role for Natural Killers!

brightsurf.com     28-Aug-2008   6 related          

Scientists at the University of York have discovered a new role for a population of white blood cells, which may lead to improved treatments for chronic infections and cancer. Natural Killer (or NK) cells are abundant...                    

Early trigger for type-1 diabetes found in mice, Stanford scientists report

brightsurf.com     27-Aug-2008   85 related          

STANFORD, Calif. - Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine are shedding light on how type-1 diabetes begins. "We never considered that interferon-alpha could be a major player in early type-1 diabetes,"...                    

HIV treatment may provoke asthma in kids

reuters.co.uk     26-Aug-2008   3 related          

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treatment with a combination of anti-HIV drugs, known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), can improve the immune systems of infected patients, but new research indicates that in...                    

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