New method detects lung infection in 500-year-old mummy
July 26th, 2012 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, July 26 (IANS) A 500-year-old frozen Incan mummy suffered bacterial lung infection at the time of its death, as revealed by a novel proteomics method in an ancient sample ... Read more...
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Scientists say that ‘Body clock alters immune system’
February 17th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Feb 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Scientists from the Yale University have identified that not getting enough sleep affects the immune system. The researchers reported that the body clock - which controls ... Read more...
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How pathogenic bacteria hide inside host cells
January 27th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 27 (ANI): Scientists have demonstrated how bacteria developed a strategy of hiding within host cells to escape the immune system as well as many antibacterial treatments.The study carried out in ... Read more...
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Fruit flies shed light on parallels between cancer development, infection
January 4th, 2011 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): A new study from The City College of New York has successfully drawn parallels between infection and the way blood cancer develops, specifically in fruit flies.The immune system ... Read more...
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New signaling pathway linked to inflammatory disease discovered
December 15th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): Scientists have described for the first time a key inhibitory role for the IL-1 signaling pathway in the human innate immune system, providing novel insights into human inflammatory ... Read more...
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How cannabis dampens the body’s immune system
December 4th, 2010 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 4 (ANI): A new study, involving an Indian-origin boffin, has explained how cannabis dampens the body's immune system.Cannabis is a double-edged sword: by dampening the immune system, it provides relief ... 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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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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Mesothelioma Vaccine Under Test Shows Positive Results
March 12th, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 12, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mesothelioma is a fatal type of cancer that is mostly caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. Recently, it claimed the life of Merlin Olsen, a former ... Read more...
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Drug shows promise against river blindness
February 10th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 10 (ANI): Closantel, an old drug used to treat sheep and cattle infected with liver fluke, may prove effective in fighting river blindness in humans, a major cause of infection-related ... Read more...
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Newly discovered pathway could pave way for treatments for immune diseases
December 24th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center have discovered a new pathway that could prevent tissue damage caused by inflammation.The researchers have discovered that in addition to white blood ... Read more...
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Understanding plants’ immune system will help researchers build better crops
May 28th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Missouri, US, have identified important suppressors that negatively regulate the responses of the immune system in the plant species Arabidopsis thaliana, which would ... Read more...
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New approach may pave way for effective HIV vaccine
May 18th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 18 (ANI): Using gene transfer technology, scientists have developed a new approach to overcome the biggest hurdle in the development of an effective HIV vaccine.The researchers used gene transfer technology, ... Read more...
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Scientists find new origin for a critical immune response
March 2nd, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 2 (ANI): Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center say that an immune system response, key to the first stages of fighting off viruses and harmful bacteria, has an ... Read more...
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Scientists successfully enhance mice’’s immune system attacks on cancer
October 22nd, 2008 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 22 (ANI): Using multiple tactics to boost both innate and adaptive immunity in mice, scientists at Scripps Research Department of Immunology have successfully enhanced their body''s ability to fight ... Read more...
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Common intestinal bacteria may protect against diabetes
October 7th, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, October 7 (ANI): A common intestinal bacteria can provide some protection against type 1 diabetes, according to a new study.
Research collaborators from Yale University and the University of Chicago ... Read more...
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New anti-tumour vaccine shows promising results in mice
October 3rd, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 3 (ANI): Scientists and clinicians at Children''s National Medical Center in collaboration with University of Iowa researchers have developed a new anti-tumour vaccine for neuroblastoma and melanoma.While conducting a ... Read more...
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Probiotics health benefits can extend to the entire body
August 25th, 2008 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 25 (ANI): New research suggest that the health benefits of a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin called Bifidobacterium infantis 35624known for its ability to modulate the inflammatory response ... Read more...
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New range of treatment could wipe out melanoma within a week
May 27th, 2008 - 6:02 pm ICT by admin
Brisbane, May 27 (ANI): Researchers in Australia have discovered a range of new treatments for melanoma a type of skin cancer - that could wipe out the disease within a week.The ... Read more...
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Scientists unveil first libraries of avian flu virus antibodies
April 15th, 2008 - 5:46 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 15 (ANI): An international team of American and Turkish researchers has announced that it has created libraries of avian flue virus antibodies.The research group, led by Sea Lane ... Read more...
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Genetic mutation behind increased preterm birth risk
February 2nd, 2008 - 4:45 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): US researchers have reported that genetic mutations increase the risk of preterm birth, after establishing a link between the mutations in the Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) gene and ... Read more...
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Same rules determine number of offspring for wildebeest and malaria parasite
January 15th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by admin
Washington, January 15 (ANI): A research at the University of Edinburgh has shown that the same community ecology principles, which determine how different animal species on the savannah affect each others population ... Read more...
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Why some depressed women lose their sense of smell
January 4th, 2008 - 1:40 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 4 (ANI): Drowning in perfume but still cant smell yourself? Maybe youre suffering from the blues, for a new study has suggested that women who are depressed lose their sense ... Read more...
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Delicate protein balance behind immune system response identified
December 11th, 2007 - 1:15 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified the protein interactions involved in the immune system process that fights infection, but in certain inflammatory ... Read more...
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Genetic variations may help determine disease progression in AIDS
November 14th, 2007 - 2:42 am ICT by admin
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