Vaccine for brain tumors shows promising results
...nt's own tumor, was associated with tumor-specific immune response in patients with recurrent, high-grade gl...is is the first documentation of a glioma-specific immune response after vaccination with vitespen," said Andrew T. Parsa, MD, PhD, assistant professor in the...RAND study finds vaccination of nursing home staff, residents, key to reducing flu outbreak
...ly effective against influenza. "Elderly people's immune systems are simply not as strong as younger adults...ten have multiple chronic conditions that make the immune system less capable of fighting off other diseases," Shugarman said. In fact, Shugarman and her co...Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure
...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 heart's ability to react appropriately to the stresses of everyday life, she said. "We also know that depressed patients tend not to comply with th...ESSP launches project on the effects of global environmental change on human health
...gh latitudes face a higher risk of skin cancer and immune system depression due to depletion of stratospheric ozone. "Global environmental changes constitute a major new category of health hazard, arising predominantly from human-induced systemic changes to the natural systems and processes that underpin...Interaction between lymph and liver cells may affect immune response
...ls (lymph cells that play a role in regulating the immune response) found that such interactions do occur an...ke place. The results may help explain the altered immune responses that occur with aging and other conditions and may be useful in developing therapies for v...Alzheimer's alarm over anesthetics
...the protective blood-brain barrier leaky, allowing immune tissue or unwanted debris into the brain. Now animals studies and test tube experiments are beginning to show that certain anaesthetics reduce the rate at which brain cells are born and develop, a factor that seems to be important to normal memory f...NC State receives $3.5 million to design new treatment strategies for HIV patients
..., and thus "learn" the virus, actually damages the immune system beyond repair. In addition, HIV patients ... number of other diseases that involve compromised immune systems. We hope that this mathematical-statistical modeling approach will be a step toward the curr...Olive Leaf report documents promising therapeutic interventions for 9-11 workers
...sist with the detoxification process and build the immune system were offered including, acupuncture, bioenergetic neuromodulation, Chinese herbal medicine, antioxidants, intravenous glutathione, and supplementation with NAC, glutathione, alpha lipoic acid and Vitamin C. After 3-4 months of treatment, t...Cell wall of pneumonia bacteria can cause brain and heart damage
...tor (PAFr). Platelet activating factor (PAF) is an immune system signaling molecule that activates certain white blood cells. It normally binds to PAFr on the cell lining. The St. Jude team demonstrated that phosphorylcholine, a molecule on the bacteria's cell wall, resembles PAF and exploits this similarit...Study IDs protein that inhibits HIV from growing in cell cultures
..., multiply and destroy the T-cell, thereby causing immune deficiency. "People with GBV-C have a slower rate of destruction of these T-cells," said Stapleton, who also is director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Iowa City VA and UI. The current study shows that the newly identified protein...Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis
... victim may develop sepsis--an overreaction by the immune system causing destructive inflammation throughout...as on the increasing numbers of people living with immune systems weakened by HIV, using immune-suppressive therapy for organ and bone marrow transplants, and...Cincinnati Children's researchers publish findings on potential target for leukemia treatment
...evelopment and activation of cells critical to the immune system. The findings, along with other studies, su...activation of T-lymphocytes, both key processes in immune cell development. In addition, the researchers uncovered a novel mechanism for regulating RhoH acti...Mayo Clinic discovers potential link between celiac disease and cognitive decline
...hat could contribute to problems in the brain An immune attack on the brain that may occur in some patients with celiac disease The cognitive decline that occurred in three of the celiac disease patients studied, according to Dr. Josephs, is relatively unique in its reversal in two of the patients an...10 top Australian scientists predict major medical advances
...vanced in development and involve re-educating the immune system to recognise cancer cells as intruders and attack them. And over the next few decades we are likely see vaccines for many viral infections like HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, and for major diseases like diabetes. In fact Melbourne's Diabetes Vacc...Secondhand smoke in cars may lead to dangerous levels of contaminants for children
...ave more harmful effects on children because their immune systems are less mature and, due to smaller airways and greater demand for oxygen, they may be more vulnerable to respiratory diseases. The researchers, Vaughan Rees, research associate, and Gregory Connolly, professor of the practice of public hea...New data reinforce safety profile of ENBREL (etanercept)
...oteins that plays an important role in both normal immune function and the cascade of reactions that causes ...que psoriasis, it is likely that a response in the immune system causes the skin cells to grow quickly, resulting in plaques or lesions. , These lesions are ...Study shows six-injection allergy vaccine tames hay fever for at least 2 years
...ms, we're targeting the fundamental defects in the immune system that cause allergy." AIC is a novel DNA-b...as an "immunostimulatory sequence" that can modify immune system reactions. In AIC, this immunostimulatory DNA sequence is linked to a portion of the molecule...New allergy vaccine provides long-lasting hay fever relief after just 6 weeks of shots
...se). It is thought that the vaccine lessens the immune system's excessive reactions to inhaled allergens ...Additionally, the vaccine may activate specialized immune cells known as "dendritic cells" that serve as peacekeepers, maintaining balance by keeping inflamma...Experimental ragweed therapy offers allergy sufferers longer relief with fewer shots
...ort, synthetic sequence of DNA that stimulates the immune system, reduced allergy symptoms in adults for at ...ve the experimental therapy tempers the release of immune regulatory proteins called cytokines, which blocks increases in the level of IgE antibodies. "Using...... human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which attacks immune cells and leaves patients vulnerable to infection.... is something else about HIV besides its attack on immune cells that causes disease in the brain. The emerging answer is that the indirect effects of infectio...