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Immune System
Milk Powder Better than Liquid Drops to Treat Milk Allergies
A small study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and Duke University shows that eating higher doses of milk protein in the form of dry powder substantially outperforms lower-dose therapy — a few drops of liquid milk extract under the tongue — for treatment of food allergies.
Protein sheds insight into spread of vCJD to the brain
A protein linked to the immune system could play a key role in helping scientists understand how vCJD spreads throughout the body....New approach to graft-versus-host disease treatment results in sustained improvement for some patients
Study has implications for treatment of other immune-mediated disorders...Mechanism discovered for intestinal malfunction among patients with immune system disorders
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Patients with HIV and other immune system disorders often suffer from poor food absorption, leading to weight loss and malnutrition. Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered the mechanism for this intestinal malfunction – a three-way interaction among the immune system, the intestinal lining and the microorganisms that live in the gut....Mysterious cells of the immune system
Immunologists at the German Cancer Research Center question the role of mast cells in autoimmune diseases...New research aims to shed light on how ageing affects immunity
Efforts to understand the effect of ageing on the immune system received a boost today as the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) announced investment in a new £3.6M research project....The Immune System Has Protective Memory Cells, Researchers Discover
The immune system possesses a type of cell that can be activated by tissues within the body to remind the immune system not to attack our own molecules, cells and organs, UCSF researchers have discovered....Natural killers help fight human disease
Researchers from The Australian National University have discovered a new type of cell which boosts the human body’s ability to fight off infections and life-threatening diseases....Cobblestones hoodwink innate immunity
Coating the surface of an implant such as a new hip or pacemaker with nanosized metallic particles reduces the risk of rejection, and researchers at the University of Gothenburg can now explain why: they fool the innate immune system. ...Hydrogen Peroxide Provides Clues to Immunity, Wound Healing, Tumor Biology
Madison, Wisconsin - Hydrogen peroxide isn't just that bottled colorless liquid in the back of the medicine cabinet that's used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers....
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Jon
on
12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
on
29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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