News tagged with immune attack
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Scientists engineer new type of vaccination that provides instant immunity
The experiments, thus far performed only in mice, appear to overcome a major drawback of vaccinations - the lag time of days, or even weeks, that it normally takes for immunity to build against a pathogen. This new method ...
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Mar 02, 2009 |
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Study shows why cholesterol damages arteries
The presence of crystalline cholesterol in the walls of our arteries is a major cause of life-threatening inflammation. This has been demonstrated in a study jointly run by the universities of Massachusetts, Bonn and Munich. ...
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Apr 28, 2010 |
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Unexpected reservoir of monocytes discovered in the spleen
It takes a spleen to mend a broken heart - that's the conclusion of a surprising new report from researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Systems Biology, directed by Ralph Weissleder, MD, PhD. ...
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Jul 30, 2009 |
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'Shoot-'em-up' video game increases teenagers' science knowledge
While navigating the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells to save a patient suffering from a raging bacterial infection, young teenage players of the "Immune Attack" video game measurably improved their understanding ...
Dec 08, 2009 |
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How mosquitoes could teach us a trick in the fight against malaria
(PhysOrg.com) -- The means by which most deadly malaria parasites are detected and killed by the mosquitoes that carry them is revealed for the first time in research published today in Science Express. The di ...
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Study shows benefits of hormone found in fat tissue
It's called the obesity paradox. Although obese people are more apt to suffer from inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and stroke, they are also more likely to survive a major attack caused by one of those ...
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Stroke and heart disease trigger revealed in new research
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified the trigger that leads to the arteries becoming damaged in the disease atherosclerosis, which causes heart attacks and strokes, in research published today in the ...
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Nov 30, 2009 |
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TV crime drama compound highlights immune cells' misdeeds
Detectives on television shows often spray crime scenes with a compound called luminol to make blood glow. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have applied the same compound to much smaller ...
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Mar 22, 2009 |
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Researchers identify workings of L-form bacteria
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have for the first time identified the genetic mechanisms involved in the formation and survival of L-form bacteria. Their findings are described in a study ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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