Steroid use fails to boost pregnancy rates in infertility treatments
... have potent effects on the bodys inflammatory and immune responses, so many fertility specialists prescribe them in hopes of making the lining of the uterus more receptive to embryo implantation. But lead review author Carolien Boomsma says that routine practice should stop. This meta-analysis shows that...Our immune system finds it difficult to eliminate tumours eff...ring the strategies it implements may increase the immune system's effect on tumour cells and thus improve the clinical perspectives for anticancer immune the...Depression increases health risks in heart failure patients
...depressed patients are known to have overly active immune systems, a decrease in the ability of their blood platelets to clot properly and a decrease in their hearts ability to react appropriately to the stresses of everyday life. Depressed patients also may be less likely to comply with their medical treat...Smoking may be a risk factor for tuberculosis
...t the organism is usually rendered inactive by the immune system, according to background information in the...nvolved, the authors note. Smoking could decrease immune response or damage the function of cilia in the airways, increasing the risk for TB. "Tuberculosis ...Smoking increases risk of TB infection, says new study
...in the body for decades, kept in check by a normal immune system. However, if the immune system becomes compromised, the bacteria can multiply and cause active TB disease. "Active TB is o...Batten down the hatches against HIV
...he types of white blood cells important for a good immune defense; they detect and destroy virus-affected cells. However, they themselves are among the targets attacked by HIV. In order to enter into a T-cell, the virus must first dock to a receptor known as CD4. Also involved is the co-receptor CXCR4. The ...RNAi shows promise in gene therapy, Stanford researcher says
... saw some hints that the technique could induce an immune reaction or switch off the wrong gene or genes. In work last year, Kay confirmed those findings but also showed a possible way around those toxic effects by selecting particular RNA sequences. "One benefit of RNAi gene therapy is that it uses the b...US Military Cancer Institute partners on cancer trial
...been shown in prior studies to be critical for the immune system to mount an effective anti-tumor response. ...Vasectomy may put men at risk for type of dementia
...rier is broken and semen mixes into the blood. The immune system recognizes the sperm as invading foreign agents and produces anti-sperm antibodies in 60 to 70 percent of men. Weintraub said these antibodies might cross the blood-brain-barrier and cause damage resulting in dementia. "There are other neuro...Texas researchers aim to use saliva to diagnose health and disease
...y is being tested for use in the monitoring of HIV immune function. "Through these efforts, we're trying to make clinical diagnostic tests more accessible, less expensive and less painful," said McDevitt. The approach is consistent with the mission of the new Texas Institute for Drug and Diagnostic Dev...Extra cortisol protects women's mood under stress
...ons of cortisol in the bloodstream, can weaken the immune system and induce depression, this new study adds to mounting evidence that cortisol given near in time to a physical or psychological stress may lessen the stressor's emotional impact. Psychologists are especially interested in what this means for ...Preclinical results of Geovax's AIDS vaccines demonstrate potential to protect against disease
... controlling the Simian ("SIV") AIDS virus through immune responses raised by the vaccines. These promising...ter "controlled" (reduced to much lower levels) by immune responses raised by the vaccines. The reduction of virus levels in the blood stream of these AID...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...tive tract induces tolerance, or a quieting of the immune system. Insulin taken orally has no side effects ... insulin pump. In type 1 diabetes, a persons own immune cells destroy the beta cells of the pancreas. Beta cells sense blood glucose and produce the hormon...New compound shows promise in halting HIV spread
...apt to and resist those treatments, and bypass the immune systems natural defenses," said Robert J. Suhadolnik, Ph.D., prinicipal investigator and professor of biochemistry at Temple University School of Medicine. "This compound prompts the body to restore its natural antiviral defense systems against the i...Study indicates different treatment may be needed for infection-related breathing problems
...rticular gene called IL-12 , which is involved in immune response. The mice engineered without the gene showed significantly less lung inflammation than the mice that naturally had the gene, with some indicators showing seven times less inflammation. "M. pneumoniae might be more of a cofactor in develo...Temple University Hospital investigates treatment for cervical dysplasia
...d disease known as human papillomavirus (HPV), the immune system can not prevent certain high-risk strains o...roduct candidate is designed to enhance the body's immune response to cervical dysplasia, and is being developed to offer patients with cervical dysplasia and...University Hospitals Case Medical Center researcher awarded
...mmunodeficiencies (PID) which are disorders of the immune system that make patients highly vulnerable to inf... treating patients with neurological diseases with immune globulin. Immune globulin replaces missing antibodies in people with PID, but high doses are used t...10 outstanding scientists chosen as First Environmental Health Science Fellows
...nd low level exposure to air pollution may trigger immune responses to cause and/or worsen asthma, cystic fi...s, interfere with development and signaling of the immune system and trigger autoimmune diseases. Maricel Maffini, Research Assistant Professor, Tufts Univ...Cells passed from mother to child may be first step in developing new treatments for type 1 diabetes
...vidence that the maternal cells were targets of an immune response from the child's immune system. "We think the maternal cells may be helping to regenerate damaged tissue in the pancreas," ...Selenium supplements may contribute to reduced HIV viral load
...nce suggests that selenium supplements can improve immune functioning. Barry E. Hurwitz, Ph.D., University ...m levels, CD4 count (a measure of the state of the immune system; the lower the CD4 count, the more likely a patient with HIV/AIDS is to develop secondary inf...