Immunology

20 Best Brains in Science Under 40

Young innovators are changing everything from theoretical mathematics to cancer therapy. by Andrew Grant, Sarah Webb, Emily Anthes, Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Jullianne Pepitone, Elizabeth Svoboda published online November 20,...

Research and Markets: This Report on Bioinformatics for Vaccinology is Now Available

Dublin - Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ebbcae/bioinformatics_for) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Bioinformatics for Vaccinology" to their offering. The...

FDA Silence On Cure for Cancer

This article was written to reveal that there are proven cancer cures that go unused. by Bill Sardi and Timothy Hubbell (National Health Federation) It works 100 percent of the time to eradicate cancer completely, and cancer...

Clinical, pathological and immunological aspects of periodontal disease

Kinane, D.F. and Lappin, D.F. (2001) Clinical, pathological and immunological aspects of periodontal disease. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica 59(3):154 -160. Full text of this document is not available in this ePrints Service....

Musculoskeletal Center Wins $2.2 Million for Drug Safety

The UAB Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics has won a $2.2 million federal grant to study the risks and benefits of a class of drugs called 'biologics' -- genetically engineered agents targeting the immune system...

New Cause Of Fatal Brain Injury From Acute Viral Meningitis Discovered By Scripps Research...

In a November 16 advance online publication of the journal Nature, the researchers say their discovery revamps common beliefs about how such potentially lethal infections may be ravaging the brain and suggests the possibility...

Chinese Plant Astragalus May Hold Key to Longevity

TAT2 - a drug extracted from Astragalus membranaceus a plant used in Chinese medicine is helping immune cells fight HIV and is also raising the possibility of slowing the ageing process in other parts of the human body.

Flu deaths could be reduced thanks to cancer research

Cells involved in the body`s immune response to cancer are also implicated in influenza infection and could be targeted in new flu vaccination strategies, scientists at Oxford University have discovered.

Persistent Bacterial Infection Exploits Killing Machinery of Immune Cells

A new study reveals an important and newly discovered pathway used by disease-causing bacteria to evade the host immune system and survive and grow within the very cells meant to destroy them. This discovery may lead to new...

US Immunologist William E. Paul Receives The Max Delbrück Medal

The American immunologist Dr. William E. Paul has received the Max Delbrück Medal in Berlin. The jury honored the researcher for his work on a key regulator of the immune system, interleukin 4 (IL-4). Dr. Paul works at the...