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Bacteria linked to autoimmune disease
Farmington :: NM :: USA | about 11 hours ago
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Factors from common human bacteria may trigger autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said. Researchers at the University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington said their animal study found a unique type of lipid known as...
Tags: autoimmune disease, human bacteria, Farmington, Health Medical Pharma, Bacteria, Multiple sclerosis, Immune system, Immunology, Autoimmune diseases, Lipid, Autoimmunity
Scientist seeks higher ground
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility People told me I would become a businessman in science and would no longer be a scientist,” he said. “I’ve been able to remain a scientist, but I’m a scientist with a business interest.” Hildebrand is a professor of microbiology and immunology at the...
Tags: Hildebrand, false alarm, infected cells, Oklahoma City, Health Medical Pharma, Immunology, Immune system, T cells, T helper cell, Transplantation medicine, Cancer
Lawsuit Destroys Airborne
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had filed a $30 million class-action lawsuit against Airborne products earlier this year. If you had seen any of the Airborne commercials, the product claimed to prevent a person from catching the cold or the flu...
Tags: ftc, federal trade commission, airborne, immune system, lawsuit, cold, flu, Washington, Influenza, Common cold, Flu season, Health fraud, Airborne warfare, health
Polybatics edges closer to commercializing biobead
Wellington :: New Zealand | 2 days ago
Credibility Massey University Professor of Microbiology Bernd Rehm developed the technology which uses a natural polymer granule produced by bacteria under stress. Polybatics was set up to commercialise the research, gaining a $1 million grant this year and with...
Tags: New Zealand, Wellington, Antigen, Immune system, Glycoproteins, Antibody, Health Medical Pharma
Eli Sercarz dies at 75; UCLA scientist made key discoveries in immunology
Tecate :: Mexico | 4 days ago
Credibility Sercarz, who explored the mechanisms of autoimmunity and developed key concepts about how the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, died of renal cell cancer Nov. 3 in Topanga. Geffen School of Medicine, where Sercarz spent most of his career....
Tags: Eli Sercarz, Eli E. Sercarz, UCLA, cryptic determinants, Mexico, Tecate, T cell, Autoimmune disease, Immunologists, Immunology, Immune system, Autoimmunity, Health Medical Pharma
New discovery may lead to improved asthma drugs
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 4 days ago
Credibility These are white blood cells that help to activate other immune cells when the body is infected by a pathogen, such as a virus or bacterium. They also control inflammation in the body to help fight off infection. The research team from Imperial College...
Tags: inflammatory disease, th22 cells, immune cells, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Immunology, Pulmonology, Psoriasis, Allergy, T helper cell, Autoimmune diseases, Immune system, Allergology, Health Medical Pharma
'Heartburn' damage or GERD not acid burn
Dallas :: TX :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Reflux damage to the esophagus may be an immune response, not acid burn, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Stuart Spechler and Dr. Rhonda Souza of The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas said their animal study, published in Gastroenterology,...
Tags: inflammatory cells, GERD, Dallas, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Esophageal cancer, Cytokine, Immune system, Esophagus, Gastroenterology, General practice, Digestive diseases, Health Medical Pharma
ImmunoGen licenses technology to Amgen for $1M
Mumbai :: India | 6 days ago
Credibility ImmunoGen Inc. said Thursday that Amgen Inc. licensed rights to a second potential cancer-treatment from the company for $1 million upfront. Immunogen develops cancer treatments using its Tumor-Activated Prodrug, or TAP, technology. The technology uses...
Tags: ImmunoGen Inc., Amgen Inc., India, Mumbai, Royalties, Business Finance, Immune system, Antigen, Amgen, Health Medical Pharma
On Nutrition: Wise food choices can help protect against flu
Oakland :: CA :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility This is puzzling as, on average, each of us suffers from two to four colds each year. and if we're under 12 or so, that number skyrockets to six to eight. This year we're particularly concerned because of talk of various influenza viruses making their...
Tags: functional food, Oakland, Allium, Garlic, Whey, Immune system, Herbalism, Dairy products, Milk, Dietary supplements, Health Medical Pharma
Vicks Recalls Nasal Sprays In Health Alert
Cincinnati :: OH :: USA | 6 days ago
Credibility The company said it was taking the precautionary step after finding the bacteria in a small amount of product made at its plant in Gross Gerau, Germany. A statement on Vicks' website said the company was recalling three lots of its Sinex nasal spray in...
Tags: Vicks Sinex, nasal sprays, sinex nasal, Germany, Cincinnati, Pulmonology, Cystic fibrosis, Procter & Gamble, Immune system, Nasal spray, Nose, Pharmacology, Bacteria, Vicks, Microbiology, Decongestants, Health Medical Pharma
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