Immunology

The Evolution Of Disease Shown In Ancient Bacteria Of Teeth

Bacteria didn't just impact our evolution, we impacted the evolution of bacteria also, according to a study of DNA preserved in calcified bacteria on the teeth of ancient human skeletons. The ancient genetic record reveals the negative changes in ora ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 18 2013 - 4:30am

Telomere Length Predicts Susceptibility To Common Cold

A biological marker in the immune system predicts our ability to fight off the common cold, starting at about age 22, according to a recent paper in JAMA.  ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2013 - 5:57pm

Of Bats, Flight And Immunity To Viruses

Bats are the s ...

Blog Post - Bharat T Srinivasa - Feb 21 2013 - 12:05pm

CD35: New B Cell Attachment Receptor For Epstein-Barr Virus Discovered

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is more accurately known as herpesvirus 4 (HHV-4), one of 8 viruses in the herpes family and one of the most common viruses in humans, affecting more than 90 percent of the population worldwide and over 95% of adults in Americ ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 21 2013 - 6:14pm

How a little known virus can cause asthma in kids.

If I were a virus, I think I’d like to be Respiratory Syncytial Vi ...

Blog Post - Bharat T Srinivasa - Feb 22 2013 - 3:42pm

Why Are Bacteria Becoming Increasingly More Resistant To Antibiotics?

A University of Granada researcher has a new hypothesis concerning why bacteria seem to becoming increasingly more resistant to antibiotics. Bacteria are incredibly versatile- they have been found in some of the most extreme conditions on the planet, and ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 7 2013 - 10:32am

Genetically Modified Milk Cures Diarrhea, Could Save Millions Of Kids Annually

Transgenic goats' milk modified to produce higher levels of the human antimicrobial protein lysozyme is effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, proof-of-concept that food products from transgenic animals could also benefit human health. The rese ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 13 2013 - 4:39pm

How Many Lives Does The Chicken Pox Vaccine Save?

The widespread introduction of a chicken pox vaccine in Australia in 2006 has prevented thousands of children from being hospitalized with severe chicken pox and saved lives, according to a national study of chicken pox admissions at four participating Au ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 13 2013 - 9:48am

Type 2 Diabetes: The Search For An Epigenetic Fix

Type 2 diabetes has a strong hereditary component, and while we can't change the genes we were born with, if epigenetics says a father eating a Twinkie before conception can lead to bad grades for the child in high school, why can't we modify th ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 19 2013 - 9:29am

HPV Vaccine Reduces Genital Wart Occurrence In Australian Women, Finds Study

Genital warts prevalence in Australian women plummeted 59% since a nationally funded quadrivalent human papillomarivus (HPV) vaccination program  for teen and pre-teen girls was introduced in 2007, says a paper in BMJ. ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 19 2013 - 9:04am