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Dwelling on Stressful Events Can Increase Inflammation in the Body, Study Finds
March 13, 2013 Dwelling on negative events can increase levels of inflammation in the body, a new study finds. Researchers discovered that when study participants were asked to ruminate on a stressful incident, ... > full story -
Immune Cells Cluster and Communicate 'Like Bees,' Researcher Says
March 13, 2013 The immune system's T cells, while coordinating responses to diseases and vaccines, act like honey bees sharing information about the best honey sources, according to a new ... > full story -
Evidence Supports Blocking Immune Response to Enhance Viral Therapy Against Solid Tumors
March 13, 2013 Following several years of study, investigators have found more evidence that viral therapy to treat solid tumors can be enhanced by blocking the body's natural immune ... > full story -
New Hope in Fight Against Leading Infectious Cause of Congenital Birth Defects
March 13, 2013 A virus most people probably have never heard of, but that the majority of us carry, is the No. 1 infectious cause of congenital birth defects in the U.S. today. Because of cytomegalovirus (CMV) ... > full story -
Therapeutic Targets to Alter Inflammation, Type 2 Diabetes
March 12, 2013 New research reveals that B cells regulate obesity-associated inflammation and type 2 diabetes through two specific mechanisms. The study indicates the importance of continuing to explore B cells as ... > full story -
Hope for Threatened Tasmanian Devils
March 11, 2013 New research paves the way for the development of a vaccine for the Tasmanian devil, currently on the brink of extinction because of a contagious ... > full story -
Evolution in the Antibody Factory: How Immune Cells Are Able to Advance Their Own Evolution
March 11, 2013 B cells play a crucial role in the defense of pathogens; they produce antibodies that help to combat intruders. They concurrently and continuously improve these molecules to more precisely recognize ... > full story -
Some Brain Cells Are Better Virus Fighters
March 7, 2013 Natural immune defenses that resist viral infection are turned on in some brain cells but switched off in others, scientists have ... > full story -
Brain Injury May Be Autoimmune Phenomenon, Like Multiple Sclerosis
March 6, 2013 A new study suggests that brain injury from repeat blows to the head -- observed among football players and soldiers -- might not be a traumatic phenomenon, but an autoimmune phenomenon. It indicates ... > full storyMore: -
Circuitry of Cells Involved in Immunity, Autoimmune Diseases Exposed: Connections Point to Interplay Between Salt and Genetic Factors
March 6, 2013 New work expands the understanding of how Th17 cells develop, and how their growth influences the development of immune responses. By figuring out how these cells are "wired," the researchers make a ... > full storyMore:
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