‘Pep talk’ can revive exhausted immune cells: Study
December 14th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) Chronic infections stay on because they wear the immune system out, which immunologists describe as exhaustion. Yet exhausted immune cells can be revived by introduction of ... Read more...
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Tamarind derivative repairs damaged brain cells
June 8th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 8 (IANS) A compound from tamarind tree could help spur the growth of damaged brain and spinal cord nerve cells, which characterises diseases such as Parkinson's.Doctoral student Andrew ... Read more...
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Why does flu trigger asthma?
May 30th, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 30 (IANS) When asthmatic children are infected with flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air.
Researchers from Children's Hospital in Boston have found a previously ... Read more...
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Vaccine to treat cat allergy developed
April 1st, 2011 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 01(ANI): Researchers at McMaster University have developed a new vaccine that could successfully treat cat allergies, promising relief to those who suffer from itching, watering eyes and sneezing.Immunologist Mark ... Read more...
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Cell that suppresses immune system discovered
October 5th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 5 (ANI): Scientists have identified a new type of cell in mice that dampens the immune system and protects the animal's own cells from immune system attack.The discovery has ... Read more...
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Vitamin D may prevent or treat allergy to common mould
August 17th, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 17 (ANI): Research has shown that Vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mould that can complicate asthma and frequently affects ... Read more...
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Structure of immune molecule that counteracts HIV strains determined
June 2nd, 2010 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): A team led by Scripps Research Institute scientists has determined the structure of an immune system antibody molecule that effectively acts against most strains of human immunodeficiency virus ... Read more...
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Fresh hope for HIV patients
March 9th, 2010 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, March 9 (IANS) In a welcome news for HIV patients, Canadian and American researchers have found new ways to increase effectiveness of the current drugs to fight the deadly disease.
Currently, HIV/AIDS ... Read more...
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Vaccine to improve immune system in newborns on the anvil
December 16th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): University of Missouri researchers are working on a vaccine to improve immune system in newborns.As soon as babies are born, they are susceptible to diseases and infections, such ... Read more...
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New discovery may lead to improved asthma drugs
November 18th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): An international team of researchers have made a novel discovery that might open avenues for developing new treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases like psoriasis and asthma.They have identified ... Read more...
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Why inflammation ravages ex-smokers’ lungs
October 29th, 2009 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 29 (ANI): Scientists from Baylor College of Medicine claim to have unravelled the mystery behind why inflammation still ravages lungs of some smokers who have kicked the habit years ago.They ... Read more...
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Novel ‘patch’ to mend broken hearts
October 11th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Duke University bioengineers have developed a novel way of mending a broken heart - a living "heart patch" that repairs heart tissue damaged by disease.With the help of ... Read more...
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Scientists reveal how HIV cripples immune cells
September 17th, 2009 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 17 (ANI): Experts at the Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany have discovered a mechanism in an animal model revealing how HIV cripples immune cells.Dr. Oliver Fackler, in the Virology ... Read more...
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Researchers develop vaccine that stops Alzheimer’s in mice
May 20th, 2008 - 1:24 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Researchers from University of Rochester Medical Centre have developed a new vaccine, which triggers an immune response that may protect against Alzheimer's without causing inflammation or significant ... Read more...
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Indian scientist discovers how HIV turns food poisoning into lethal infection
March 25th, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by admin
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Research at University of California Davis (UC Davis) co-authored by an Indian origin scientist has discovered a mechanism by which HIV turns food poisoning into fatal infection ... Read more...
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