Immunology

Non-Typhoidal Salmonella: New Pathogen Epidemic Identified In Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa has problems.  A cow in France makes twice as much money as the average human in Sub-Saharan Africa and the region is beset by problems that stem from post-colonial corruption and inclement conditions. ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 1 2012 - 4:30pm

Space Travel Has An Impact On Immune System Development

New research findings show that immune system development is affected by gravity changes when astronauts are exposed to stresses during launch and landing which disrupts their body’s natural defenses against infection. Changes to the immune system need to ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 15 2012 - 9:54am

Get That Flu Vaccine, It May Protect You From Heart Disease Too

A flu vaccine that also helps prevent heart disease? Two researchers presented studies at the 2012 Canadian Cardiovascular Congress saying that the influenza vaccine could also help maintain heart health and ward off strokes and heart attacks.  ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2012 - 12:00pm

Vaccines For Deadly Foodborne Disease Closer To Reality

The parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is one of the major causes of food-borne diseases but new insights into how the immune system combats T. gondii could lead to the development of long-sought vaccines.  To fight off pathogens, the immune system re ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2012 - 12:31pm

Our Immune System Does Not Shut Down With Age

Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study published in PLOS Pathogens today. T cells can respond to virus infections in an older person with the same vigor as T cells from a young person. Researchers examined individuals, younger tha ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2012 - 2:34am

To The Brain, There Is No Such Thing As A Small Stroke- But An Approved Drug Helps

Blocking even a single tiny blood vessel in the brain can harm neural tissue and alter behavior, says a study from U.C. San Diego. All is not lost, though. The effects can be mitigated by  the FDA-approved drug memantine, suggesting treatment that could s ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 16 2012 - 6:13pm

Klerokinesis: New Form Of Cell Division Found

Researchers say they have discovered a new form of cell division in human cells, which they believe serves as a natural back-up mechanism during faulty cell division, preventing some cells from going down a path that can lead to cancer.  "If we could ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 24 2012 - 4:39pm

ALS May Be Treatable

It's too late to treat Lou Gehrig, but he would probably still be batting.300 and playing every day for the New York Yankees if he had not been struck down by the disease that now bears his name. Researchers who are not in the US, or who are Red Sox ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 19 2012 - 3:59pm

Toxoplasma Gondii Study Turns Parasite Invasion Theory On Its Head

Current thinking on how the Toxoplasma gondii parasite invades its host is incorrect, according to a study published today in Nature Methods describing a new technique to knock out genes.  Toxoplasma gondii is a parasite that commonly infects cats- and th ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2012 - 4:56pm

How Staph Infections Start In Your Nose

Researchers have identified a mechanism by which the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) colonizes our nasal passages, showing for the first time that a protein located on the bacterial surface called clumping factor B (ClfB) has high affinity for ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 31 2012 - 2:03pm