VAT fat may cause pathogenic obesity
An evolutionarily advantageous process goes awry Type-2 (adult-onset) diabetes and other diseases related to the obesity epidemic depend on how ...
Tag: Immunology/Allergies/Asthma
UCLA researchers correct genetic mutation that causes IPEX, a life-threatening autoimmune syndrome
Credit: UCLA Broad Stem Cell Research Center UCLA researchers led by Dr. Donald Kohn have created a method for modifying ...
HIV protein function that slows migration of T cells also improves viral survival
'Patch' of Nef protein amino acids appears to help virus evade the immune response in animal model A study from ...
Uncovering more options in cancer immunotherapy
High throughput screening platform for small molecules To make it possible for cancer immunotherapy to help more people, think small. ...
Lung neuropeptide exacerbates lethal influenza virus infection
Researchers find that neuropeptide Y (NPY) makes influenza worse when produced by lung immune cells Osaka, Japan - Severe influenza ...
Danish malaria vaccine passes test in humans
For many years, a team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen have been focussing on developing a vaccine that ...
Mechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis
The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthmaCredit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The ...
How herpesviruses shape the immune system
Credit: A. Moosmann/Helmholtz Centre Munich Cytomegalovirus is widespread and remains in the body for a lifetime after infection. In healthy ...
High-fat diets appear bad for blood pressure in younger males and females
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 8, 2019) - There's more evidence that a high-fat diet ...
Prescribed opioids raise risk of pneumonia in patients with and without HIV
New Haven, Conn. -- Taking prescribed opioids raises the risk of pneumonia in individuals with and without HIV, a new ...
Faulty immune receptor could be reason why many face HIV complications
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- For HIV patients, treatments that control the infection have come a long way. But many still ...
CytoReason and Pfizer Inc. sign drug discovery collaboration agreement
CytoReason signs collaboration agreement with Pfizer Inc. to utilize CytoReason's machine learning model of the immune system for drug discovery ...
Montana State research shows gut microbiome protects against acute arsenic toxicity
Credit: Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- Research conducted at Montana State University shows that microbes in the human gut play an ...
How common are food allergies?
Bottom Line: Survey data suggest at least 1 in 10 U.S. adults are food allergic and nearly 1 in 5 ...
Fungi cause brain infection and impair memory in mice
Credit: Baylor College of Medicine Fungal infections are emerging as a major medical challenge, and a team led by researchers ...
Gut immune cells cut inflammation in multiple sclerosis
Credit: Jim Oldfield Researchers at the University of Toronto and UC San Francisco have discovered that the intestine is the ...
Could this widely used food additive cause celiac disease?
Research suggests that celiac disease could be caused by a bacterial enzyme used to manufacture sausages, cheese, bread and other ...
Study looking to prevent type 1 diabetes follows children into adolescence
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 3, 2019) - Scientists are narrowing in on checklists of ...
Natural-based antibiofilm and antimicrobial peptides from microorganisms
This article by Dr. Serkan Ortucu et al. is published in Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2018. New developments in ...
Role of PCSK9 inhibitors in high risk patients with dyslipidemia
This article by Dr. Vasilios Papademetriou et al. is published in Current Pharmaceutical Design, Volume 24 , Issue 31 , ...
