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Stem-Cell-Based Strategy Boosts Immune System in Mice
Raising hopes for cell-based
therapies, researchers have
created the first
functioning human thymus
tissue from embryonic stem
cells in the laboratory. The
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Personalized Bone Substitutes Created from Skin Cells
Scientists have made
patient-specific bone
substitutes from skin cells
for repair of large bone
defects. The study
represents a major advance
... > full story
Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents
HIV, the virus that causes
AIDS, is notorious for
hiding within certain types
of cells, where it
reproduces at a slowed rate
... > full story
Researchers Look to Mathematics, Nature, to Understand the Immune System and Its Role in Cancer
Can patterns in tree
branches or the meandering
bends in a river provide
clues that could lead to
better cancer therapies?
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New Approach to Improving Treatment for MS and Other Conditions
May 17, 2013 — Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved ... > full story -
Women's Reproductive Ability May Be Related to Immune System Status
May 17, 2013 — Anthropologists have showed that a woman's reproductive function may be tied to her immune system's ... > full story -
Herpes Infections: Natural Killer Cells Activate Hematopoiesis
May 16, 2013 — Infections can trigger hematopoiesis at sites outside the bone marrow – in the liver, the spleen or the skin. Researchers now show that a specific type of immune cell facilitates such ... > full story -
Women's Immune Systems Remain Younger for Longer
May 14, 2013 — Women’s immune systems age more slowly than men's, new research suggests. The slower decline in a woman’s immune system may contribute to women living longer than ... > full story -
Newly Described Type of Immune Cell and T Cells Share Similar Path to Maturity
May 14, 2013 — Innate lymphoid cells protect boundary tissues such as the skin, lung, and the gut from microbial onslaught. They also have shown they play a role in inflammatory disease. Researchers have found that ... > full story -
Cutting-Edge Bacteria Research Leads to More Effective Treatment of Complex Infections
May 14, 2013 — Bacteria play a huge role when inflammations attack our body. Now researchers have succeeded in revealing one of the devastating effects of bacteria, and thus it will be possible for the ... > full story -
Master Regulator That Drives Majority of Lymphoma Discovered
May 13, 2013 — A soon-to-be-tested class of drug inhibitors were predicted to help a limited number of patients with B-cell lymphomas with mutations affecting the EZH2 protein. However medical researchers now ... > full story -
Not All Cytokine-Producing Cells Start out the Same Way
May 13, 2013 — Not all IL17-producing cells are the same, and the rules regarding how particular cell types are instructed to produce this important mediator differ. Understanding the rules that govern IL17 cell ... > full story -
New Discovery May Lead the Way to Improved Whooping Cough Vaccine
May 10, 2013 — Scientists have made novel discoveries concerning the current vaccine against whooping cough that may lead to the development of an improved future ... > full story -
Your Immune System: On Surveillance in the War Against Cancer
May 9, 2013 — New research looks at gene expression profiling in breast ... > full story
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