News tagged with immune system activation
Probiotics may have some benefits for kids
(AP) -- A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics, or "good" bacteria, may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children.
Nov 29, 2010 |
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Scientists discover clues to inflammatory disease
Immune system cells called macrophages spring into action to surround and destroy threats such as viruses or cancer cells. But sometimes the would-be protective response leads to persistent inflammation, which, in turn, can ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Housing upgrade shrinks tumors in mice with cancer
When mice with cancer get a boost in their social life and an upgrade in living conditions, their tumors shrink, and their cancers more often go into spontaneous remission Reported in the July 9th issue of the journal Cell, these ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 08, 2010 |
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Harnessing the immune system's diagnostic power (w/ Video)
An inexpensive system for earlier disease diagnosis could save innumerable lives. It would also have a profound impact on the nation's healthcare industry, currently buckling under the strain of spiraling ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Study pinpoints how a normally defensive immune response can help HIV
Researchers have identified how a normal response to infection, one that usually serves to limit the amount of inflammation, actually contributes to disease progression and viral persistence in HIV-infected patients.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 19, 2010 |
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Biosensor to help enlist cancer resistance fighters?
(PhysOrg.com) -- A powerful new biosensor developed by European researchers will help identify cells in the immune system that actively suppress tumour growth, then put them to use. Enlisting the patient?s ...
Oct 23, 2009 |
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The Medical Minute: Cervical cancer awareness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Science has sought the “cause” of cancer for decades, and in the case of cervical cancer, the cause has been found. The cervix is the opening to the womb that is situated at the upper end of the vagina. Until ...
Sep 16, 2009 |
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Stop and smell the flowers -- the scent really can soothe stress
Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender, or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene ...
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Study may explain why HIV progresses faster in women than in men with same viral load
One of the continuing mysteries of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is why women usually develop lower viral levels than men following acute HIV-1 infection but progress faster to AIDS than men with similar viral loads. Now a research ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Limping rat provides sciatica insights
A newly developed animal model for the painful nerve condition known as sciatica should help researchers diagnose and treat it, according to Duke University bioengineers and surgeons.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2009 |
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