Immunology

Macrophages As T-Cell Immune Response Primers

A new study demonstrates that macrophages can effectively substitute for so-called dendritic cells as primers of T-cell-dependent immune responses. They instead stimulate a broader-based response. The immune response, the process by which the adaptive immu ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2015 - 2:58pm

LEM- Newly Discovered Protein Boosts Immunity To Cancer

A newly discovered protein plays a central role in promoting immunity to viruses and cancer, according to experiments in mice and human cells.  The hitherto unknown protein, which the researchers named lymphocyte expansion molecule, or LEM, modulates the p ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2015 - 4:53pm

Stomach Ulcers In Cattle

Scientists at the Vetmeduni Vienna investigated whether stomach ulcers in cattle are related to the presence of certain bacteria. For their study, they analyzed bacteria present in healthy and ulcerated cattle stomachs and found very few differences in mi ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 18 2015 - 6:00pm

Household Pets Can Transmit Infections To People

Household pets can transmit infection to people, especially those with weak immune systems, young children, pregnant women and seniors, according to a new study. Health care providers and pet owners should be aware of this risk to prevent illness in vulne ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 26 2015 - 1:00pm

Yogurt Does Not Improve Health

Western dietary guidelines support the consumption of dairy but how much of the specific ratios is cultural versus evidence-based has always been a debate. One thing that has never been debate is if there is anything special about yogurt. Though it has be ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 21 2015 - 9:17am

Why Do We Have Allergies?

For me, it was hornets. One summer afternoon when I was 12, I ran into an overgrown field near a friend’s house and kicked a hornet nest the size of a football. An angry squadron of insects clamped onto my leg; their stings felt like scorching needles. I ...

Article - Carl Zimmer - May 1 2015 - 10:51am

Calcium Sensing Receptor: Asthma's Potential Root Cause And A Novel Treatment

Researchers have described the role of the calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) in causing asthma, a disease which affects 300 million people worldwide, by using mouse models of asthma and human airway tissue from asthmatic and non-asthmatic people. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2015 - 4:00pm

PhyloSusceptibility Model: Spread Of Pathogens Between Species Is Predictable- And Now Online

A study of disease dynamics in a California grassland has shed light on fundamental principles underlying the spread of pathogens among species, according to researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz who measured the amount of disease on the ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2015 - 5:09pm

Mosquito Bites Have A Genetic Component, Finds Twins Study

The likelihood of being bitten by mosquitoes could be linked to our genes, according to a recent study. Previous papers have suggested that human attractiveness to insects is based on differences in body odor or diet but there has been no clear and consis ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 23 2015 - 11:00am

When Is Your Kid Too Sick For Daycare?

It's a dilemma many working parents: your child has a cough or a cold, do you send them to daycare? Researchers from the University of Bristol have investigated the process of decision-making that parents go through when faced with this situation and ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 27 2015 - 10:00pm