Inexpensive Hypertension Drug Could Be Multiple Sclerosis Treatment, Study Suggests Aug 20, 2009
Steinman's results have major public-health implications, said Marc Feldmann, an Imperial College London immunologist who is familiar with the study but did not participate in it. He noted that the current therapies for multiple sclerosis (including Tysabri) are pricey monoclonal antibodies, costing tens of thousands of dollars annually for each patient treated. (Science Daily)
Estrogen-dependent Switch Tempers Killing Activity Of Immune Cells Aug 14, 2009
der and Dr. Armin Rehm together with immunologist Dr. Uta H. pken of the Max Delbr. (Science Daily)
Stem cells used to treat animals Aug 11, 2009
"I like the dog as much as I like my kids," said Dr. Charles Fischman, 59, who is an immunologist. "People will spend more on their dogs than they will on themselves.". (MSNBC -- Health)
Veterinarians using stem cells to treat animals Aug 10, 2009
"Whatever the scientific merits of the therapies, Lucy's owners say they would do it again for her.She's had her stem cell treatments through an IV three times, and the Fischmans want to give her a fourth one soon, despite the $3,000-per-procedure cost."I like the dog as much as I like my kids," said Dr. Charles Fischman, 59, who is an immunologist. "People will spend more on their dogs than they will on themselves. " A few rules are needed to help foster a feeling of community. We encourage a... (Fresno Bee -- State)
Case Study: Autism and Vaccines Aug 5, 2009
Young children have an immature immune system that's ill-equipped to handle an overload, says Dr. Judy Van de Water, an immunologist who works with Pessah at U.C. Davis. "Some vaccines, such as those aimed at viral infections, are designed to ramp up the immune system at warp speed," she says. (Time.com)
It might be worthwhile to have a look at www.sanoviv.com, a state-of-the-art... Jul 30, 2009
com, a state-of-the-art hospital in Baja, California, founded by Dr. Myron Wentz, respected microbiologist and immunologist. I have heard that they have been able to prolong the lives of terminal pancreatic cancer patients. (Multichannel News)
Doctors challenge Rudd prescription for change Jul 29, 2009
Graeme Stewart, a Westmead Hospital immunologist, told the Prime Minister he was ;;dismayed;; by a decade of under-funding. Open-ended funding was available for less severe disease through Medicare-funded doctor consultations, Professor Stewart said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Common allergy drug reduces obesity and diabetes in mice Jul 27, 2009
"For immunologists this is very important, because Tregs had always been thought to control other T cells and that's it," says Markus Feuerer, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of HMS professors of pathology Diane Mathis and Christophe Benoist ... She adds, half joking, "As an immunologist, I always thought that type 2 diabetes was a pretty boring condition. After these findings, I'm starting to change my mind.". (EurekAlert!)
In vitro antibody production enables HIV infection detection in window period -- key to safer blood Jul 25, 2009
The research team, Dr. Jasper Mumo, immunologist from the Department of Human Pathology, University of Nairobi, Kenya, Dr. Ami Vansover, head of the Virology Laboratory, Public Health Laboratories, Ministry of Health, Israel, and Dr. Tamar Jehuda-Cohen, an immunologist, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, ran the same HIV antibody tests using both regular plasma and SMART-plasma (plasma after the Stimmunology step) from blood donors in Kenyata hospital.... (EurekAlert!)
$80,000 needed for procedure Jul 25, 2009
Ryan Layton remembers how Stockdale, 28, gave up being a Harley mechanic and pursued a career as an immunologist when his children got sick and no experts seemed to have adequate answers. "I don't think I've ever met anybody who is so devoted to family," Ryan Layton said. (Pocatello Idaho State Journal, ID)
Joel Weisman, 66; physician who detected AIDS epidemic Jul 24, 2009
The physician referred two of the patients to Dr. Michael S. Gottlieb, an immunologist at the University of California at Los Angeles who had a gay male patient with a similarly strange array of afflictions. Recognizing that these were not isolated cases, Dr. Weisman and Gottlieb wrote a report that appeared in the June 5, 1981, issue of the Centers for Disease Control s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Boston Globe)
Doctor who co-authored first AIDS report dies Jul 24, 2009
Weisman was a private physician in 1980 when he saw three gay patients who had symptoms of what would become known as AIDS. Weisman referred two of the patients to an immunologist at the University of California, Los Angeles ... Weisman, along with UCLA immunologist Dr. Martin Gottlieb, wrote a brief report of what they learned. (MSNBC -- Health)
Microscopic 'Beads' Could Help Create 'Designer' Immune Cells That Ignore Transplanted Organs Jul 17, 2009
"It's absolutely natural," says Dr. Anatolij Horuzsko, reproductive immunologist at the MCG Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology, who has used the approach successfully in mice with skin grafts. The degradable microparticles deliver the most powerful known form of HLA-G, a natural suppressor of the immune response, straight to dendritic cells, which typically show the immune system what to attack. (Science Daily)
Swine flu warning as deaths increase Jul 14, 2009
Brad Frankum, a general physician and immunologist at Campbelltown Hospital, said he had heard anecdotal reports that "more people than ever before" were being treated with ECMO this winter. "This is of great concern because it would suggest that the number of serious cases [of acute respiratory distress] are threatening the capacity of the system," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC scientists identify enzyme important in aging Jul 11, 2009
D., associate professor of pediatrics and immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and immunologist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, reports that the novel mouse model has a thymus that remains intact throughout its life. In all mammals, the thymus the organ that produces T cells to fight disease and infection degenerates with age. (EurekAlert!)
New shot aims to head off Type 1 diabetes Jun 30, 2009
"Treating at onset in children is the best chance we have," said Pittsburgh immunologist Dr. Massimo Trucco, whose novel vaccine made from patients' own blood is among a handful of possible immune therapies being tested around the country. 3 million in U.S. have Type 1 diabetesAbout 3 million Americans have Type 1 diabetes, where the body mistakenly attacks and destroys cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, the hormone crucial to converting blood sugar to energy. (MSNBC -- Health)
Followup: Antiperspirants And Cancer Jun 30, 2009
Dr. Kris McGrath, right, an immunologist and instructor at Northwestern University, has been intrigued by a potential breast cancer link since medical school. (CBS). (CBS News)
Dr. Jean Dausset, Nobel laureate, 92 Jun 27, 2009
NEW YORK - Dr. Jean Dausset, a French immunologist who shared the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1980 for discoveries about the human immune system that vastly improved the odds of success in organ transplants, died in Mallorca, Spain, June 6. He was 92. (Boston Globe)
Nobel Prize-winning Immunologist Jean Dausset Dies Jun 25, 2009
Jean Dausset, Nobel-winning Immunologist And Organ Transplant Pioneer, Dies At 92 ... (AP) Jean Dausset, a Nobel prize-winning French immunologist and pioneer behind organ transplants and mapping of the human genome, has died. (CBS News -- World)
Local allergists say it's 'the perfect weather for pollen' Jun 4, 2009
"I've been prescribing more of the stronger medications than in years past," allergist and immunologist Dr. Stuart Rhein of Framingham said. Allergist Dr. Michele Gottlieb of the Southborough Medical Group has also seen her regular patients' allergies intensified, with patients who usually only get congested during allergy season developing respiratory reactions, such as asthma. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
To Spread, Skin Cancer Attacks Immune Dendritic Cells Jun 1, 2009
Curucci is an expert in surgical treatment of aggressive carcinomas and an immunologist who focuses on tumor biology. Lowes, whose usual focus is psoriasis, an inflammatory skin disorder in which dendritic cells are implicated, helped Carucci and colleagues adapt her methods for the detailed study of dendritic cells in squamous cell carcinoma. (Science Daily)
World should remain alert for H1N1 flu virus: expert May 6, 2009
The chance that the A/H1N1 flu virus has a massive outbreak among pigs is remote because it has been finally proved that the virus was originated from humans, said Abdenour Benmansour, a virologist and molecular immunologist from French National Institute for Agronomy Research. Despite the possibility that human may spread the virus to animals such as pigs and birds, it has to undergo mutations to accommodate to a certain species before it spreads far and wide among the species, he noted. (Xinhuanet, China)
'Angels' in recovery May 5, 2009
Chimidtseren, a clinical immunologist in Mongolia, said her sister suffers from some short-term memory loss but is improving, and the family is grateful for the assistance ... Chimidtseren, a clinical immunologist in Mongolia, said her sister suffers from some short-term memory loss but is improving, and the family is grateful for the assistance. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Top AIDS researcher lured away May 4, 2009
University of Montreal immunologist Rafick-Pierre Skaly says he is leaving in part because of federal cuts in science funding ... He is considered one of the leading human immunologists in the world, he said. (Globe and Mail)
Ever-changing virus challenges drugmakers May 3, 2009
Andrew Pekosz, a flu expert and immunologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, said scientists and companies are trying to figure out whether there are common elements to all flu strains. If a common factor were found, a single vaccine might provide permanent protection. (MSNBC -- Health)
As I see it: A medical reform? This would make things worse May 3, 2009
Roland Solensky, MD, of Corvallis, is an allergist and immunologist with Corvallis Clinic/Albany Family and Specialty Medicine. Reader Comments The comments below are from readers of Democratherald. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Immune Cell Type Controls Onset And Course Of Severe Malaria May 2, 2009
Led by Monash University immunologist Professor Magdalena Plebanski, the international team found that patients with the severe form of malaria have a specific type of cell in their body that people with uncomplicated disease do not. This type of cell, described in an article published April 24 in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, turns off the immune system and can allow the parasite to grow uncontrollably. (Science Daily)
Universal vaccine in nasal spray Apr 30, 2009
An Australian National University immunologist, Mohammed Alsharifi, said yesterday that the current way of making flu vaccines was "not good enough". New batches to boost immunity against seasonal flu have to be made each year, because flu viruses mutate so rapidly. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Fruit and veg allergies soaring Apr 15, 2009
Dr Paul Williams, a clinical immunologist at the University Hospital of Wales, has also seen a rise. "There is a real increase in the number of patients seen with Oral Allergy Syndrome in the specialised allergy service we run. The records indicate a five-fold increase in the rate of oral allergy syndrome in the same six year period, albeit from a low base. The rate of final clinically diagnosed cases rose from about one for every 100,000 of the population in the Cardiff and South Wales area, to... (BBC News -- UK)
Heavy pollination making allergies worse Apr 6, 2009
"I expect it to sort of intensify into April, when we hit our peak," said Dr. John Lewis, a clinical allergist and immunologist with the Mayo Clinic. "That's when the olive trees bloom. It will drop off after we consistently start having days when we're hitting 100 degrees or above.". (AZCentral)
Uganda: HIV-Resistant Citizens Found Apr 5, 2009
Dr. Pontiano Kaleebu, an immunologist heading the Basic Sciences Programme of the MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI), told Saturday Vision that an ongoing study and a previous one at the institute had unearthed signs that some Ugandans may be resistant to HIV.. They have special white blood cells that can only be produced when the virus attacks the body. (allAfrica.com)
Treating peanut allergy bit by bit Apr 2, 2009
Five of those nine now appear to be free of their peanut allergies, says Wesley Burks, a pediatric allergist and immunologist at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C. These five kids can eat peanuts with no problem ... immunologist: a doctor specializing in the immune system, your body s defense against illness. (Science News for Kids)
Fauci: Why there is still no AIDS vaccine Apr 1, 2009
Immunologist Dr. Anthony Fauci is an internationally-known AIDS researcher and head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. 2009 msnbc. (MSNBC -- Health)
Team identifies a molecular switch linking infectious disease and depression Apr 1, 2009
The study also demonstrates the robust link between the immune system and the nervous system, a connection often ignored by immunologists and neurologists, Kelley said ... "But as (University of Texas immunologist) Ed Blalock said in 1984, the immune system is a sensory organ. The immune system is exquisitely adapted as a sensory system to 'see' infectious agents. And it communicates that information to the brain.". (EurekAlert!)
Targeting oxidized cysteine through diet could reduce inflammation and lower disease risk Mar 28, 2009
Working with Jones, graduate student Smita Iyer and immunologist Mauricio Rojas, MD, found that a high level of oxidized cysteine drives white blood cells to send out inflammatory messages in the form of the protein IL-1 beta. The researchers used a mouse model of sepsis to test the effects of dietary cysteine on reducing inflammation. (EurekAlert!)
Potential Target For Cancer, Wound Healing And Fibrosis Discovered Mar 24, 2009
5, 1998) Five years ago, Wistar Institute immunologist, Ellen Heber-Katz, Ph. D., and her Wistar research team identified a "healer" mouse capable of regenerating ear tissue. (Science Daily)
Trapeze artists cope after crash Mar 23, 2009
Still, Soodoi's bills have climbed to $250,000 and Altantsetseg's to $170,000, said Chimidtseren Soodoi, Nyama's sister and a clinical immunologist who flew to Honolulu from Mongolia to help the women. Meanwhile, without any income since December, the Angels are behind payment on their $1,300-a-month rent and the pair has been given until the end of the month to come up with the money. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sesame Seed Allergies Increasing Mar 21, 2009
Sesame allergies have probably increased more than any other type of food allergy over the past 10 to 20 years, said Robert Wood, MD, immunologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore and director of the division of pediatric allergy. Theyre now clearly one of the six or seven most common food allergies in the U.S., he told WebMD. An allergy to sesame appears to affect all ages and doesnt seem to be easily outgrown. (Newsmax)
Alba Therapeutics Corporation Announces the Next Clinical Trial of Its Lead Compound, Larazotide Acetate and Promotions Mar 18, 2009
Dr. Leon is an immunologist with broad training in basic and clinical Immunology and a vocation for clinical development in the field of Mucosal Immunology. Prior to joining Alba in September 2007, Dr. Leon was a Director of Clinical Development, Inflammatory and Respiratory Diseases at MedImmune where he worked on asthma and mucosal vaccination. (PR Newswire)
City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere Mar 4, 2009
Dr. Andrew MacGinnitie, an allergist and immunologist at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, said the study was "impressive, and it adds to a growing body of evidence that pollution is a big driver of asthma." But, he added that he would have preferred it if, in addition to testing biomarkers of allergies and testing for lung function, the researchers had assessed the children's symptoms in both the urban and rural environments. The good news from the study, he noted, is that "it does suggest... (MEDLINEplus)
What Kind of a Specialist to See Fo... Mar 3, 2009
An endocrinologist might think the fatigue stems from , a a sleep specialist would blame sleep apnea and an immunologist might tell you it's all caused by your immune dysfunction ... Immunologist/Infection Doctor ... Almost all medications can be prescribed by any kind of a physician, but e.g. some immunomodulators can only be prescribed by an immunologist. (Suite101.com)
New origin found for a critical immune response Mar 2, 2009
"This finding will have important implications in vaccine science and autoimmune disease therapy development," said Michael Gunn, M.D., an immunologist and cardiologist at Duke and senior author of the study published in Nature Immunology ... Immunologists have generally believed that TH1 responses are induced by rare immune cells, called dendritic cells ... Understanding how dendritic cells stimulate different types of immune response would open the door to enhancing or inhibiting these... (EurekAlert!)
Allergies Getting Worse? Blame Global Warming Mar 1, 2009
"There's no denying there's a change," says Paul Ratner, an immunologist with the American College of Allergies ... Bryan Walsh talks to Dr. Paul Ratner, an immunologist with the American College of Allergies, on how global warming might worsen allergy season. (Time.com)
Boy died of acne tablet reaction Feb 28, 2009
Dr Stephen Jolles, consultant immunologist at the University Hospital of Wales, told the inquest that it was possible either the colourings or the active ingredient in the Sebomin tablets Shaun took caused the reaction. He said it was possible for only "tiny amounts" of a substance to cause a reaction if someone was allergic. (BBC News -- UK)
HIV Quickly Evolving Among Large Groups Feb 27, 2009
"What was previously clear is the virus could evolve within each infected person but that doesn't really matter from a vaccine perspective if the virus at the population level is staying the same," said Philip Goulder, an immunologist at Oxford University who led the study. "The implication is that once we have found an effective vaccine, it would likely need to be changed to keep pace with the rapidly evolving virus.". (MEDLINEplus)
THE YOU DOCS Feb 25, 2009
The idea is hardly new: In the 19th century, immunologist Elie Metchnikoff believed that good bacteria were what helped Bulgarian peasants, who drank loads of lactobacillus-rich fermented milk, live so long.. But while Lactobacillus bulgaricus can make it easier to digest lactose, you may need L. johnsonii to ward off an ulcer. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Overcoming aphasia one word at a time Feb 22, 2009
RALEIGH -- Gerald Wolberg, a distinguished immunologist and author of dozens of academic papers, recently earned applause for another achievement. He spoke two words. (News & Observer)
Some of your body's cells have a ‘license to kill' Feb 22, 2009
Like some espionage agents, NK cells have a "license to kill," according to Wayne Yokoyama, an immunologist with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Washington University in St. Louis ... "NK cells are able to deliver a response immediately after recognizing specific signals from molecules of foreign origin," said Jordan Orange, an immunologist at the University of Pennsylvania. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Your diet may make seasonal allergies worse Feb 21, 2009
This type of cross-reactivity which occurs when a pollen allergy also causes a reaction to food that contains a similar protein chemical is not widely understood beyond allergy specialists, says immunologist Dr. Hannelore Brucker, who treats many seasonal allergy patients patients with food-related issues in her practice at the Southdale Allergy and Asthma Clinic in Minneapolis. Patients who see a regular doctor for their hay fever symptoms and especially those who self-medicate with... (MSNBC -- Health)
Molecule That Suppresses Immune Response Under Study In Type 1 Diabetes Feb 16, 2009
"We want to create a no-go zone," said Dr. Andrew Mellor, immunologist who directs the Medical College of Georgia Immunotherapy Center. Type 1 diabetes is classified as an autoimmune disease because the immune system targets healthy islet cells for destruction, leaving young patients unable to use glucose, a major fuel source for the body. (Science Daily)
Weily Soong: A passion for virology translates into a career as an allergist Feb 12, 2009
What he's doing now: These days, Soong is a practicing allergist and immunologist at the. "One of the reasons I came back into practice is that I really love patient care," he says. (Scientific American)
Key factor discovered in controlling bone breakdown Feb 8, 2009
The study comes from the laboratory of immunologist Ronald Germain at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. A report describing the project, conceived by Masaru Ishii, a visiting fellow from Osaka University in Japan, appears in online Nature. (Xinhuanet, China)
Scientists discover key factor in controlling the breakdown of bone Feb 8, 2009
The study comes from the laboratory of immunologist Ronald Germain, M.D., Ph. D., at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. (EurekAlert!)
Building immunity in the womb Feb 8, 2009
The new findings show "how Mom is helping to tune that whole system early on," said William Burlingham, an immunologist at the University of Wisconsin, who is not connected with the research ... "It tells us that we need to pay more attention to what these cells are doing," said Dr. J. Lee Nelson, an immunologist at the Fred Hutchinson Research Center in Seattle, who conducted early research suggesting that maternal cells may persist in the tissue of normal adults. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
News highlights Feb 8, 2009
Top immunologist hired for vaccine center ... "He is considered one of the leading human immunologists in the world," Nelson said. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Eating dirt can be good for you - just ask babies Feb 7, 2009
Studies he has conducted with Dr. David Elliott, a gastroenterologist and immunologist at the University of Iowa, indicate that intestinal worms, which have been all but eliminated in developed countries, are "likely to be the biggest player" in regulating the immune system to respond appropriately, Elliott said in an interview ... Immunologists now recognize a four-point response system of helper T cells: Th 1, Th 2, Th 17 and regulatory T cells. (International Herald Tribune)
The Danger of Stress Feb 7, 2009
Ohio State University psychologist and her partner, , an OSU virologist and immunologist, have spent 20-odd years researching how stress affects the immune system, and they have made some startling discoveries. An easy example comes from their work with caregivers, people who look after chronically ailing spouses or parents (no one would argue that this role is quite stressful). (Scientific American)
