… the plasma cells to remain there.” The research team had noticed that regulatory T cells, which Hunter calls “the health and safety inspectors” of the immune system because they keep immune responses at the appropriate level, were located in a …
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‘Fasting-mimicking’ diet said to reduce risk factors for aging
… in disease prevention and treatment.” Dr. Joseph Antoun, CEO of L-Nutra, Inc., which produces FMD, told Reuters Health by email that FMD “is intended for use by individuals who want to optimize their health and wellbeing, by overweight or obese …
UC San Diego researchers receive new grant to advance malaria research
… drug development. The objective of the consortium, which initially included the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Columbia University, GlaxoSmith Kline and Washington University, is to systematically look for drug-able proteins encoded by the …
New class of antibiotics effective in treating children with MRSA skin infections
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterial scourge. As its name suggests, MRSA is resistant to most common antibiotics and thus difficult to treat, particularly in children where it commonly causes complicated skin and skin structure infections.
Analyzing copies of genes may offer new therapeutic approaches for ovarian cancer
… the pathway that stood out was autophagy — a natural process of cell death that helps maintain normal cellular health. Ovarian cancer cells use autophagy all of the time, but also lose several copies of autophagy genes resulting in a compromised …
Progress Toward an HIV Cure Highlighted in Special Issue of AIDS Research & Human Retroviruses
… on ultrasound in the article entitled “Association of T Cell and Macrophage Activation with Arterial Vascular Health in HIV (http://online.liebertpub.com/ .” “It is becoming clear that although HIV-infected individuals can control the amount of …
Gene Variant Identified for Kawasaki Disease Susceptibility
… iego and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Funding for this research came, in part, from the National Institutes of Health (U54HL108460)
Gene Variant Identified for Kawasaki Disease Susceptibility
… iego and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Funding for this research came, in part, from the National Institutes of Health (U54HL108460)
Latest Clinical Data from OncBioMune Supports Safety and Therapeutic…
In the ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial, ProscaVax is being evaluated for safety and efficacy in prostate specific antigen recurrent prostate cancer in hormone-naive and hormone-independent patients. Per protocol, 20 patients are expected to be enrolled in the 1a portion of the study, with therapy consisting of six ProscaVax induction vaccinations at a single dose.
Manuel Hernandez Recognized by Marquis Who’s Who for Excellence in…
… the control of whole body movements. Dr. Hernandez was awarded a research fellowship from the National Institute of Health to carry out his work and received an honorable mention in the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship …
Mini-brains made from teeth help reveal what makes us sociable
Can tiny brains grown in a dish reveal the secrets of sociability? Balls of brain tissue generated from stem cells are enabling us to understand the underlying differences between people who struggle to be sociable and those who have difficulty reining themselves in. Alysson Muotri at the University of California, San Diego, and his team created the mini-brains by exposing stem cells taken from the pulp of children’s milk teeth to cocktails of growth factors that help them mature.
Overindulging at Christmas is one cause of the spike in heart attacks over the holidays.
… Mehta notes. These factors include logistical (inappropriate delay in seeking medical attention, reduced levels of health care staffing) and environmental (increased respiratory problems, decreased hours of daylight), as well as lifestyle ones – …