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  Endogenous Antibiotic Discovered in the Brain

  May 6, 2013 — Scientists have discovered that immune cells in the brain can produce a substance that prevents bacterial growth: namely itaconic acid. Until now, biologists had assumed that only certain fungi ... > full story
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  Unusual Comparison Nets New Sleep Loss Marker

  May 3, 2013 — For years, medical researchers have used what they have learned in fruit flies to look for markers of sleep loss in humans. They have now reversed the process in a new article, taking what they find ... > full story
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  Ebola's Secret Weapon Revealed

  May 2, 2013 — Researchers have discovered the mechanism behind one of the Ebola virus' most dangerous attributes: its ability to disarm the adaptive immune ... > full story
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  Key Protein for Firing Up Central Nervous System Inflammation Identified

  May 2, 2013 — Researchers identify Peli1 as pivotal actor in animal model of multiple ... > full story
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  Scientists Weaken HIV Infection in Immune Cells Using Synthetic Agents

  May 1, 2013 — HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is notorious for hiding within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate and eventually gives rise to chronic inflammation, despite drug therapy. ... > full story

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  Researchers Look to Mathematics, Nature, to Understand the Immune System and Its Role in Cancer

  May 1, 2013 — Can patterns in tree branches or the meandering bends in a river provide clues that could lead to better cancer therapies? According to a new study, these self-similar, repeating patterns in nature ... > full story
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  T Cells Rely on 'Rheostat' to Help Ensure That the Immune Response Matches the Threat

  April 30, 2013 — A properly functioning immune system is a lesson in balance, providing protection against disease without attacking healthy tissue. Scientists have identified a mechanism that helps T cells find that ... > full story
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  The Many Faces of the Bacterial Defense System

  April 30, 2013 — Even bacteria have a kind of "immune system" they use to defend themselves against unwanted intruders -- in their case, viruses. Scientists were now able to show that this defense system is much more ... > full story
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  Estrogen Fuels Autoimmune Liver Damage

  April 30, 2013 — A new study in mice may help explain why women are more prone than men to a form of liver damage by implicating the female sex hormone estrogen in the development of autoimmune ... > full story
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  Pathogen Fighting 'Innate' Cells Could Revolutionize Immunizations

  April 30, 2013 — New research shows that small populations of preprogrammed immune cells can fight specific pathogens that they have never encountered. The findings have the potential to revolutionize how and when ... > full story

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