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Immune System
Women's reproductive ability may be related to immune system status
CHAMPAIGN, lll. — New research indicates that women’s reproductive function may be tied to their immune status. Previous studies have found this ...
UCSF Scientists Use Human Stem Cells to Generate Immune System in Mice
Potential to Prevent Transplant Rejection, Treat Autoimmune Diseases and Immunodeficiencies ...
What Is the Role of Double-Stranded RNA in Antiviral Host Defense Systems?
New Rochelle, NY — Animals, insects, and plants use a variety of sensing mechanisms to detect invading pathogens such as viruses. One complex and effective antiviral defense system they share is based on recognition of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), often produced when a virus invades a host cell. ... Full story
Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T cells Share Similar Path to Maturity, According to New Penn Study
Better understanding of cells' development has implications in study of inflammatory diseases ... Full story
Not All Cytokine-producing Cells Start Out the Same Way, According to Penn Study
Implications for manipulating the immune response for some inflammatory disorders ... Full story
Study Demonstrates That Once-A-Day Pill Offers Relief From Ragweed Allergy Symptoms
An international team of researchers, led by physician-scientists at Johns Hopkins, reports that a once-daily tablet containing a high dose of a key ragweed pollen protein effectively blocks the runny noses, sneezes, nasal congestion and itchy eyes experienced by ragweed allergy sufferers. ... Full story
Childhood egg allergy a "piece of cake" for researchers
Young children who suffer from allergy to raw egg are being fed cake containing baked egg in a new study aimed at helping children to outgrow their allergy. ... Full story
Mayo Clinic Discovers Why Some Don't Respond to Rubella Vaccine
ROCHESTER, Minn. — Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, Mayo Clinic vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for a portion of the population. ... Full story
Research in the news: Illuminating the immune system
By Helen Dodson - Two illuminating studies of the immune system have been published by leading researchers in the Department of Immunobiology of Yale School of Medicine. ... Full story
T cells rely on “rheostat” to help ensure that the immune response matches the threat
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital advances understanding of how T cells craft an appropriate immune response; setting the stage for new strategies to intervene if the system goes awry ... Full story
