Immunology/Allergies/Asthma

Credit: Thomas Brunner Immune cells prevent bacteria, parasites or viruses from entering the body when, for example, the intestinal epithelium is injured. They respond with restricted inflammatory reactions, which are controlled via…
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An international team of scientists have observed a previously unclear inflammatory mechanism caused by airborne particles that can worsen asthma symptoms, it has been reported in Toxicological Sciences.Credit: Yasuhiro Ishihara/Hiroshima…
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New research from the LEO Foundation Skin Immunology Research Center at the University of Copenhagen shows, surprisingly, that antibiotics inhibit cancer in the skin in patients with rare type of lymphoma. Many patients with the rare…
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Credit: X. Hou and D. Cihakova, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine On an ice hockey team, the players all start off with identical uniforms, skates and a stick. But if you take one of them, add…
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One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to two or three doses for preventing cervical pre-cancer, according to a new study One dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has comparable effectiveness to…
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Study: Amish babies' gut microbes lead to more robust immune development in newborn pigsCredit: The Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - Getting up close - and a little dirty - with farm animals just might help us fend off illness,…
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Researchers isolated a molecule that may be under-produced in the guts of patientsCredit: Weizmann Institute of Science Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have shown in mice that intestinal microbes, collectively…
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Study's findings could help pediatricians provide suggestions to families about managing their child's asthma EVANSTON, Ill. --- Positive family relationships might help youth to maintain good asthma management behaviors even in the face…
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Codons and fliponsCredit: Alan Herbert DNA has many different forms. Normally the two strands of DNA wind around each other in a right-handed spiral. However, another conformation, called Z-DNA, exists where the strands twist…
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Weakened form of vaccine still eliminates HIV-like virus in monkeys A promising vaccine that clears an HIV-like virus from monkeys is closer to human testing after a new, weakened version of the vaccine has been shown to provide similar…
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Protecting and moisturizing the skin may help prevent food allergies, asthma and hay feverCredit: National Jewish Health Infants who develop eczema are more likely to develop food allergies, hay fever and asthma as they grow older, a…
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Leveraging computation and mathematics to accelerate biological discovery Join us July 25-26, 2019, at the Allen Institute for Exploring Frontiers: Predicting Biology, a symposium featuring the latest insights from leading modeling…
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Study of flu vaccine responses in humans and mice finds evidence that estrogen boosts vaccine immunity while testosterone lowers it Women tend to have a greater immune response to a flu vaccination compared to men, but their advantage…
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Most people have probably been stung by a bee and while it can be painful, it's especially dangerous for the many that are at risk of suffering a life threatening allergic reaction. Australian researchers have successfully completed a…
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