'Immune gene' discovered in Neanderthals
A research group at Bonn University and international collaborators discovered a novel receptor, which allows the immune system of modern humans to recognize dangerous invaders, and subsequently...
View ArticleHalf of patients in Cedars-Sinai glioblastoma study still alive after 5 years
Eight of 16 patients participating in a study of an experimental immune system therapy directed against the most aggressive malignant brain tumors - glioblastoma multiforme - survived longer than five...
View ArticleNotch signaling pathway keeps immature T cells on the right track
The lab of Avinash Bhandoola, PhD, professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, has studied the origins of T cells for many years. One protein called Notch, which has well-known roles in the...
View ArticleОписторхоз
http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%EF%...B8.D0.BA.D0.B0 Острая фаза чётко выявляется у впервые заболевших людей, недавно попавших в зону распространения описторхоза. При лёгком течении характерны такие...
View ArticleVaccinations: One more weapon in the fight against antibiotic resistance
Doctors, pharmacists and nurses are being asked to encourage their patients to keep up with the vaccinations recommended in the National Immunisation Program (NIP) schedule, as immunisation can help...
View ArticleFDA approves first adjuvanted vaccine for prevention of H5N1 avian influenza
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first adjuvanted vaccine for the prevention of H5N1 influenza, commonly known as avian or bird flu. The vaccine, Influenza A (H5N1) Virus...
View ArticleProtein essential for immune recognition, response to viral infection identified
A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)-led research team has identified an immune cell protein that is critical to setting off the body's initial response against viral infection. More...
View ArticleАдекватный врач по ВЗК. Москва.
Добрый день. Мучаюсь больше года. Была у трех гастроэнтерологов. Проведена куча исследований в том числе несколько колоноскопий, видеокапсульная эндоскопия и гидро мрт тонкого и толстого кишечников....
View ArticleНЯК, повышенные тромбоциты
Здравствуйте. У дочери (11 лет) НЯК. Диагноз поставлен на основании колоноскопии 2 августа. Принимали 3 месяца гормоны. Сейчас принимаем Салофальк гранулы, 3 раза в день 500мг, Азатиоприн 1,5 таблетки,...
View ArticleWhat's taking place in your community?
The monthly meeting of the Crohn's and Colitis group was held Thurs. Nov. 14th at Sobeys's West Side community room with a very good turn out. More...
View ArticleНеприятный запах изо рта
Если у человека неприятный запах изо рта, то возможные причины - больные зубы или больной ЖКТ. Вопрос к больным ВЗК, есть ли у Вас неприятный запах изо рта? Связано ли это с НЯК/БК по Вашему мнению?...
View ArticleBioLineRx Ltd. Announces New Positive Results In Phase 2a Trial For...
The histological and biochemical analyses of inflammation indicators reinforce the initial positive results of the study, reported in In order to perform the histological and biochemical analyses,...
View ArticleThalidomide May Help Kids With Crohn's Disease
Thalidomide, a drug made infamous after it caused devastating birth defects in the 1950s, may help treat children with Crohn's disease who haven't responded to other medications, new research suggests....
View ArticleCrohn's Disease Remission Lengthened In Kids, Teens With Anti-Inflammatory...
A group of Italian researchers have managed to extend and improve clinical remission among children and adolescents suffering from Crohn's disease, thanks to the once-daily anti-inflammatory drug,...
View ArticleNew Meds - New Hope for IBD
SAN DIEGO, Cali. 1.4 million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn's and ulcerative colitis. More...
View ArticleMaintaining immune homeostasis
Depending on the signals received, naive T cells are able to differentiate into mature T cell populations, which play different roles in the immune system. For example, regulatory T cells (Tregs) are...
View ArticleShortage of rheumatologists - in some U.S. regions closest doctor may be 200...
A novel study published in the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism, shows that smaller micropolitan areas of the U.S. - those with less than 50,000 people - have...
View ArticleFuture anti-inflammatory drugs for chronic inflammation diseases may come...
New methods for the laboratory-scale synthesis of coumarin-based drugs were developed in a recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland. In his doctoral thesis, Lic. Phil. Juri Timonen...
View ArticleA mechanism that favors rejection in transplantation of porcine cartilage in...
Researchers at the Bellvitge Institute of Biomedical Research (IDIBELL) led by Cristina Costa from the New Therapies on Genes and Transplantation group have shown that inhibition of one of the basic...
View ArticleOur immune defenses are paralyzed by golden staph
When golden staph enters our skin it can identify the key immune cells and 'nuke' our body's immune response.Now we know how, thanks to an international research group led by dermatologists from the...
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