Do immune cells control their own destiny?
January 9th, 2012 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 9 (IANS) A surprise discovery has shown how some cells may be capable of exercising control over their own destiny.Immunology researchers from Walter and Eliza Hall Institute drew ... Read more...
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India-Cuba joint discovery in biomedical sciences wins award
July 19th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Havana, July 19 (IANS) A joint discovery in biomedical sciences by a Bangalore-based company Biocon Limited and Havana-based the Centre of Molecular Immunology (CIM) has won the Cuban Academy of ... Read more...
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Physical activity may prevent stress on telomeres
April 5th, 2011 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 5 (ANI): Psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres - the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, health. But UCSF scientists ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Possible biomarker to gauge Alzheimer’s prognosis identified
March 18th, 2011 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 18 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new biomarker that could help them track how effectively the immune system is able to clear the brain of amyloid beta, which forms the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Why some people are apple-shaped and others pear-shaped
March 10th, 2011 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have shed light on why some people are apple-shaped and others are pear-shaped.Researchers have pinpointed a protein that plays a part in ... Read more...
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‘Master switch’ that triggers arthritis identified
January 17th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Scientists at Imperial College London have discovered a protein that triggers rheumatoid arthritis.They have found a protein called IRF5 that acts as a switch, telling immune system cells, ... Read more...
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Key gene helps virus sabotage immune system
January 6th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 6 (IANS) A key gene helps viruses sabotage the immune system by making them 'invisible' and spreading infections.Immunologists from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute in Australia with the University ... Read more...
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Catching flu early can protect you from asthma later
December 15th, 2010 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 15 (IANS) Catching viruses such as flu when you're younger could protect you from developing allergies later in life, says a new study.Kids today are far too 'clean' for their ... Read more...
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Regular exercise wards off common cold
November 3rd, 2010 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 3 (IANS) People who are fit and active are far less likely to get coughs and sniffles. And even if sporty types get colds, they are milder and don't last ... Read more...
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Protein ‘bullet’ guns down cancer cells
November 2nd, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 2 (IANS) A protein 'bullet' fired by immune system cells, known as perforin, can gun down cancer cells, researchers say.Scientists used a powerful electron microscope to see how perforin blasts ... Read more...
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People who exercise regularly ‘less likely to get a cold’
November 2nd, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 02 (ANI): A new research has indicated that people who are physically fit and active have fewer and milder colds.The US researchers based their findings on 1,000 adults up to ... Read more...
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Way to turn off immune system’s allergic reaction discovered
October 2nd, 2010 - 4:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 02 (ANI): Scientists have found a way to turn off the immune system's allergic reaction to certain food proteins in mice- a discovery that could have implications for the millions ... Read more...
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White button mushrooms ‘keep immune system healthy’
July 30th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 30 (ANI): White button mushrooms enhance the activity of critical cells in the body's immune system, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have found.The animal-model and cell-culture study was conducted at ... Read more...
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Good guys among bacteria bolster our immune system
June 15th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 15 (IANS) Scientists have long known that certain types of bacteria boost the immune system and now researchers have discovered exactly how bacteria perform this essential task.
The human body is ... Read more...
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How bacteria give a boost to the immune system
June 15th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 15 (ANI): Loyola University Health System researchers have discovered how certain types of bacteria boost the immune system.Senior author Katherine L. Knight, and colleagues report their discovery in a featured ... Read more...
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Scientists develop new method to produce natural killer cells for cancer
June 11th, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 11 (ANI): Scientists have come up with a novel method to produce cells that kill tumour cells in the lab and prevent tumours forming in mouse models of cancer.Although ... Read more...
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Nobel winner links mental illness to immune system defect
May 28th, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 28 (IANS) A Nobel Prize-winning geneticist has discovered the first ever link between immune system cells and psychiatric disorder, which potentially opens the way to new psychiatric treatments.
"We're showing there ... Read more...
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For long life, sleep well
May 2nd, 2010 - 2:41 am ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) A good night's sleep could be the key to living longer. People who reach 100 are three times more likely to spend at least 10 hours a night ... Read more...
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10 hours of sleep every day can help you hit 100!
May 1st, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 1 (ANI): Want to live to 100? Well, then get 10 hours of sleep a night, suggests a new study.Sleep is a major factor in rejuvenating the body and activating ... Read more...
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Here’s how Mediterranean diet keeps you healthy
April 20th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20 (ANI): Previous studies have shown that eating a 'Mediterranean diet' reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease. Now, a new study has offered explanation for the diet's benefits.The new research ... Read more...
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New discovery to help diabetics with slow-to-heal wounds
April 17th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): With a new discovery about wound-healing process, scientists could offer better treatments to diabetics and other patients who have wounds that take time to heal.Loyola University Health System ... Read more...
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Scientists find TB disease mechanism along with compound to block it
February 16th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Scientists at Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a TB disease mechanism along with a compound to block it.The tuberculosis bacterium evades the body's immune system using ... Read more...
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Novel compound that boosts anti-inflammatory fat levels developed
November 17th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Scientists at University of California, Irvine, have found a new way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation.According to them, the discovery could ... Read more...
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Immune cells vital for maintaining early pregnancy
October 20th, 2009 - 1:20 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Oct 20 (IANS) White blood cells (WBCs) help in maintaining early pregnancies and may explain why some women are infertile, and why some pregnancies end in miscarriage, says a new study. ... Read more...
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Scientists use immune system to reduce prostate cancer risk
September 24th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 24 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Centre have found a novel way to reduce the genetic risk of prostate cancer.Typically, vaccines are based on specific antigens ... Read more...
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Scientists uncover new anti-TB compounds
September 17th, 2009 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 17 (ANI): Scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College have identified certain compounds that would inhibit the sophisticated mechanism used by tuberculosis bacteria for surviving dormant in infected cells.The researchers said ... Read more...
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How diarrhoeal bacteria may cause some colon cancers
August 24th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 24 (ANI): Johns Hopkins scientists have gained significant insights into how bacteria that cause diarrhoea may also be responsible for some colon cancers.The researchers have found that strains of the ... Read more...
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Treachery of immune cells promotes deadly cancer
August 18th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 18 (IANS) Immune cells or macrophages that protect us against invaders or disease, turn traitors and actually help some of the deadliest cancers to progress, says a new study.
Albert ... Read more...
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Immune cells thought to protect against cancer may actually promote it
August 11th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Einstein researchers have found that potent immune system cells that usually defend against cancer can actually promote it.The research team from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva ... Read more...
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Peptic ulcer bug manipulates immune system: study
July 1st, 2009 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 01 (IANS) A bacterium found in various parts of the stomach ensures its survival by manipulating our immune system cells, a discovery that could open the way to more effective ... Read more...
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New mouse model gives important insights into emergence, progress of multiple sclerosis
June 11th, 2009 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
London, June 11 (ANI): Scientists have gained some important new insights into the emergence and progress of multiple sclerosis (MS), a very complex disease of the nervous system, using a new animal ... Read more...
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Shutting down of DNA stretches, not single genes, causes cells to mature
January 19th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 19 (ANI): Johns Hopkins researchers have found that the silencing of large DNA stretches and not single genes is what causes the gradual maturing of embryonic cells into cells ... Read more...
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Soon, a real-life Fantastic Voyage submarine to blast cancer inside body
January 16th, 2009 - 11:58 am ICT by ANI
Washington, January 16 (ANI): A real-life version of the "mini-submarine" injected into a scientist in the 1966 Hollywood movie Fantastic Voyage to repair a blood clot in his brain may soon ... Read more...
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Experimental drug shows promise against latent TB bacteria
November 28th, 2008 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 28 (ANI): Researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, have determined how a promising drug candidate attacks the ... Read more...
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Hope for HIV patients - way found to revive immune cells
November 11th, 2008 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 11 (IANS) There is new hope for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients as Canadian and American researchers have discovered a way to revive the body's tired immune cells in ... Read more...
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