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    Landmark Sickle Cell Disease Trial To Investigate Unrelated Donor Marrow And Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants  Aug 19, 2008
    19, 2008) Children's National Medical Center immunologist and blood and marrow transplant physician Naynesh Kamani, MD, will serve as the study co-chair for a new national clinical trial of unrelated donor marrow and umbilical cord blood transplants for severe sickle cell disease. Children's National will join more than 20 other medical institutions in the first-ever Phase II clinical trial of this treatment. (Science Daily)

    The Danger of Stress  Aug 16, 2008
    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)

    Runners' High: Joggers Live Longer  Aug 16, 2008
    With her colleagues, lead author Dr. Eliza F. Chakravarty, an immunologist and rheumatologist at Stanford University School of Medicine, studied 538 people who run regularly, the majority of whom were selected from a national running club, along with a control group of 423 people who never run, drawn from the faculty and staff at Stanford. All participants were age 50 or older when the study began. (Time.com)

    Stress makes allergies worse and last longer  Aug 15, 2008
    According to Ohio State immunologist Dr. Ronald Glaser who was involved in the study, greater anxiety was associated with increased production in the body of stress hormones called catecholamines and the inflammation-related protein called interleukin-6. He thinks the elevated levels of these compounds are to blame for the delayed allergic reactions. (MSNBC -- Health)

    MS drug may work against viral infection: study  Aug 14, 2008
    Microbiologist and immunologist John Altman of Emory University in Atlanta, who led the study, said the researchers plan to assess the effects of the drug on other viruses including the monkey version of the AIDS virus. Altman, whose findings were published in the journal Nature, expressed cautious optimism that the drug might work against certain chronic viral infections in people. (Scientific American)

    Antibodies May Lead to Protection Against HIV  Aug 8, 2008
    Immunologists have paid great attention to the gp120 protein for more than a decade ... Among the laboratories doing this work is one run by biochemist and immunologist Sudhir Paul at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston, where Planque is a graduate student. (Washington Post)

    Researchers Silence HIV in Mice Engineered to Be Like Humans  Aug 8, 2008
    "This is a very potent antiviral mechanism," says study co-author Premlata Shankar, formerly a Harvard assistant professor now working as an immunologist at Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center in El Paso. "If it can be harnessed for therapy, I am sure it could become a very good treatment for HIV.". (Scientific American)

    Health-care roundtable  Aug 1, 2008
    McKearn is an immunologist who holds more than 50 patents primarily focused on cancer treatment and inflammatory disease. Before joining RiverVest in April, he served as president and CEO of Kalypsys Inc., a San Diego-based biotech company. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)

    Study would focus on cell use, risks  Jul 30, 2008
    Though he has spent much of his professional life as an administrator and an immunologist specializing in the study of cells that help ward off cancer, he said he has focused more and more on public health measures that might prevent the disease, believing they may have an even greater impact. The founding director of the Pitt cancer institute since 1985 and, later, of the UPMC cancer centers, Dr. Herberman announced last year that he plans to step down as director early next year. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Author, author  Jul 22, 2008
    In recent times, the great science-poet was Miroslav Holub, a leading Czech immunologist who died in 1998. Often humorous and bleak, he mixed an eastern European deadpan surrealism with medicine, mathematics, philosophy. (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)

    Miracle Medicine: Transplant Saves Baby Girl  Jul 16, 2008
    "When I first meet a baby, there's nothing better than holding that baby in your arms," said Markert, a pediatric immunologist. "Looking in that baby's eyes, you just fall in love with that baby.". (ABC News)

    Current Healthcare System Not Meeting Needs For a Third of Canadians  Jul 14, 2008
    "This is a powerful commentary on the current state of healthcare and may be why more than half of all Canadians feel that before traditional drugs are prescribed they would consider alternative and natural therapies," said Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason, Immunologist and spokesperson for Orthomolecular Health. As a practitioner of Orthomolecular medicine, Aileen Burford-Mason often sees people who fail to ensure their bodies are being properly nourished with vitamins and other essential nutrients,... (Canada Newswire)

    Scientists Uncover Deadly Ebola Virus's Achilles' Heel  Jul 13, 2008
    "It's the only thing that the virus puts on its surface that is absolutely critical for attaching to a host and driving into that host for infection," says Erica Ollmann Saphire, an immunologist at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif. and a co-author of the study appearing today in. (Scientific American)

    Planet Obama, Voter ID  Jul 13, 2008
    Well, there Moron Jim, being the immunologist that turned into a stupid Rethuglicon bootlicker, why don t you tell everyone what does cause AIDS. The entire medical community would like to know because they are not even sure. Oh, I guess you are referring to sex. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    A little risk-taking when young could be best vaccine againstdanger  Jul 5, 2008
    When an immunologist drew grids on our arms, infecting each square of skin with a different allergen, nearly every one came up welty and red. Dust mites, cats, pollen, rye grass, mould, dogs - we were hypersensitive to them all. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)

    Finding That Could Shed Light On 'Golden Staph,' Candida And Allergies  Jul 3, 2008
    Dr Matthew Cook, Immunologist at Canberra Hospital, medical researcher at John Curtin and together with Stuart Tangye, co-senior author on the project, has much first-hand experience with Hyper IgE syndrome. Of the five patients examined in this study, three came from his clinic. (Science Daily)

    Stem Cells Are Where It's At  Jul 2, 2008
    Seventeen years ago, , an immunologist at Northwestern University, had a crazy idea. What if he could press the "restart" button on his patients, destroying their faulty immune systems and building them new ones. (Newsweek)

    Scientists Unravel Early Infectious Process Of Respiratory Pathogen And Bioterrorism Agent  Jul 2, 2008
    "We have found that mast cells, historically associated with allergic conditions and asthma, may also be involved in priming innate and adaptive immunity against tularemia," said Bernard Arulanandam, UTSA College of Sciences immunologist and associate professor of biology. "Our studies show that mast cells can interact with other cells and control the number of bacteria that replicate. This opens up a new dimension into how we look at mast cells against this organism, Francisella tularensis.". (Science Daily)

    The Worms Crawl In  Jul 1, 2008
    Dr. Pritchard, an immunologist-biologist at the University of Nottingham, is no masochist ... In 2000, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, an immunologist at Leiden University in the Netherlands, studied 520 Gabonese children and found that those with Schistosoma haematobium, one of a family of parasites that cause schistosomiasis, had lower levels of allergic responses to dust mites, one of the most common environmental allergens. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)

    Clinical Trials Begin This Week on New Cancer Therapy That Cured ...  Jun 29, 2008
    Dr. Lloyd Old of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, who was collaborating in the research, later said that if Cui had been a properly trained immunologist, he would have thrown out the mouse right then. But Cui was trained as a medical doctor, and his curiosity led him to continue testing the oddball mouse, injecting it with higher and higher lethal doses of carcinogens. (RedOrbit)

    Only 4 Doctors Available  Jun 22, 2008
    Albert Akpalu (Neurologist) and Ida Kuwornu (Internal Medicine) both of Korle-Bu on the definition and clinical manifestations of autoimmune diseases and Dr. Michael Ofori (Immunologist, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research) spoke on the Scientific background to autoimmune diseases. Professor Paul Nyame, Rector of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, who chaired the launch called for the strengthening of the National Health Insurance Scheme. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Young Latinos learn leadership  Jun 22, 2008
    At weeklong academy, 40 boys are given a taste of college life. By Joe Tash UNION-TRIBUNE. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Autoimmune diseases on the rise in Ghana  Jun 20, 2008
    Dr Michael F. Ofori, Immunologist, Nogochi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, said though the availability of data on the prevalence and incidence was lacking in developing countries, physicians and scientists had so far identified over 80 different autoimmune diseases including less known ones like autoimmune hepatitis, Sjogren's syndrome and pemphigus. He said economically, majority of individuals with the diseases experienced poor quality of life since the cost of health care was high. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Family of Girl Blinded by Medicine Reaction Sues in Court  Jun 18, 2008
    Las Vegas immunologist, Joel Katz says practically any drug can trigger a severe allergic reaction. He says the cause of Stevens Johnson Syndrome is not always clear. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)

    Immune molecule that plays a powerful role in avoiding organ rejection identified  Jun 17, 2008
    Dr. Anatolij Horuzsko, reproductive immunologist at the Medical College of Georgia Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology ... "This is a molecule with huge potential to regulate immune response," Dr. Anatolij Horuzsko, reproductive immunologist at the Medical College of Georgia Center for Molecular Chaperone/Radiobiology and Cancer Virology, says of HLA-G dimer. (EurekAlert!)

    It's good news for Jayla  Jun 14, 2008
    When Dr. Louise Markert, a Duke immunologist, gave the news Friday afternoon, Turner collapsed into a nearby chair and cried tears of joy. "That's great, that's great," she said wiping her eyes. (News & Observer)

    Leading scientist named new chair of Cell Biology at Yale  Jun 7, 2008
    Rothman succeeds Ira S. Mellman, a distinguished cell biologist and immunologist who was chair and Sterling Professor of Cell Biology at the School of Medicine until 2007, when he joined the biotechnology company Genentech as vice president for oncology research. Since Mellman's departure, James D. Jamieson, M.D., professor of cell biology and director of the medical school's M.D./Ph. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    AIDS Vaccine, Similar to Merck's Failed Attempt, May Get Human Testing  Jun 2, 2008
    We're redesigning the aims of human HIV vaccine research without redesigning the vaccine,'' said , an immunologist at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, who was added to the panel at the meeting. Let's not go into a human experiment without a clear idea of what we're going to learn. (Bloomberg -- US)

    Sugar Linkage Could Lead To Better Treatment For Autoimmune Diseases  May 16, 2008
    The study, reported in a recent edition of the journal Science, was led by immunologist Jeffrey Ravetch of Rockefeller University. See also. (Science Daily)

    Duke doctors offer a sliver of hope  Apr 21, 2008
    Dr. Louise Markert, a Duke immunologist who specializes in treating DiGeorge syndrome, told the couple that Jayla's missing thymus gland, which is essential for building an immune system, could be replaced with a transplant. Donated thymus tissue could help Jayla generate T cells that fight infections. (News & Observer)

    Worst Cities For Allergies  Apr 14, 2008
    "March madness for trees" is how Dr. Warren Filley, an Oklahoma City-based allergist and immunologist, describes last spring. The area contains eastern woodland trees as well as prairie grasslands, a potent mix of allergens that can pack doctors' waiting rooms come springtime. (Forbes)

    The Feinstein to collaborate with Sweden's Karolinska Institute  Apr 10, 2008
    Our mission is translational research, and we offer a progressive basic and clinical training environment, added Dr. Tracey, an immunologist who collaborated with Karolinskas Jan Andersson, M.D., the head of infectious diseases, studying cytokines and inflammation. Dr. Andersson was also the first invited lecturer for The Feinstein Institutes Marsh lecture in 2005. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Cracking the mystery of the human body's immunity memory  Apr 7, 2008
    Immunologist Steven L. Reiner, seen here Feb. 20 with collaborator John Chang in the background, has demonstrated how the immune system generates two types of sophisticated T-cells. The discovery, hailed as one of 2007's top 10 breakthroughs, could have applications for new vaccines and cellular cancer research. (The Pantagraph newspaper)

    Robert Mishell, noted UC professor, dies at 73  Apr 5, 2008
    Robert Mishell, a noted UC Berkeley immunologist whose stellar career was cut short after a brutal and near-fatal attack that made headlines in the 1980s, has died of heart failure at age 73. "Despite the hurdles in his life, he had this amazing optimism," said his son, Jacob Mishell. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)

    Broccoli boosts immunity  Mar 28, 2008
    Explaining his team s research to the media, Dr. Andre Nel, the study's principal investigator and a clinical allergist and immunologist, said aging had always intrigued humans. While in recent years we have learned that free radicals are important in aging, he said most of the attention has focused on the mechanisms that produce free radicals rather than addressing the pathways used by the body to suppress their production. (Suite101.com)

    New Technique Will Speed The Development Of Vaccines, Study Shows  Mar 28, 2008
    It s very slick, said immunologist Wendy Brown, who led the research effort. Now we have a high-throughput way of finding antigens from any pathogen, as long as you have the genome sequence. (Science Daily)

    Noguchi begin research into auto-immune diseases  Mar 26, 2008
    A statement from NMIMR said the study was being spearheaded by Dr Margaret Armar-Klemesu, a Nutrition expert and Head of the Department of Nutrition at Institute and Dr Michael Ofori, an Immunologist. The statement said officials of the Institute agreed that a study needed to be done to establish the numbers as the basis for fuller research into the prevention and possible control of auto-immune diseases. (Ghana Web, Ghana)

    Autism and vaccines: What's the link?  Mar 22, 2008
    Bob, I m an immunologist. I guarantee I know and understand a heck of a lot more about how the immune system works than what you gather from a single Nobel speech. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)

    Broccoli May Boost Aging Immune Systems  Mar 7, 2008
    "Our study contributes to the growing understanding of the importance of these antioxidant defense pathways that the body uses to fight free radicals," said Nel, a practicing clinical allergist and immunologist at the Geffen School. "Insight into these processes points to ways in which we may be able to alleviate the effects of aging.". (Newsmax)

    Local Man Concerned About Passing Disease on After Endoscopy Visit  Mar 4, 2008
    " Las Vegas immunologist, Jerry Cade is an HIV/AIDS specialist. He says while anyone would be justifiably nervous over news of re-used syringes -- he says the fluids involved, according to his understanding of the case, were not pathogenic, such as blood or semen, and were not conducive to spreading either hepatitis or HIV. "The risk is infinitesimally small. Even, even if everything wasn't perfect, the risk of really transmitting hep-C, hep-B or HIV in this manner is very, very, very small. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)

    Black Fungus Found in Chernobyl Eats Harmful Radiation  Mar 3, 2008
    "The fungal kingdom comprises more species than any other plant or animal kingdom," said researcher Arturo Casadevall, an immunologist at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Nuclear and other high-energy reactions give off dangerous rays and particles that can damage genes and thus cause mutations, and eventually cancer. (Fox News)

    Systemic Lupus Erythematosus  Feb 28, 2008
    To the immunologist, lupus is intriguing because all the key components of the immune system are involved in the underlying mechanisms of the disease. This review describes these mechanisms and shows how knowledge of the pathogenesis of lupus facilitates its treatment. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Collaboration, Genetic Associations, and Lupus Erythematosus  Feb 28, 2008
    From the perspective of the immunologist, SLE is a model disease that has provided important insights into immune-system function. As is characteristic of most complex diseases, genetic and environmental factors determine. (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Vaccine/antibody Therapy Effective, Milder Side Effects In Melanoma And Ovarian Cancer  Feb 22, 2008
    The researchers, led by immunologist James P. Allison, a Howard Hughes. (Oct. (Science Daily)

    Teachers cry for help as allergy crisis takes hold  Feb 16, 2008
    Royal Prince Alfred Hospital clinical immunologist Rob Loblay said there had been an escalation in food anaphylaxis in young children in the past five to 10 years, and "a wave of allergies is now sweeping from the preschool age group to the school system". Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction with life-threatening symptoms, such as tongue and throat swelling, breathing difficulties and loss of consciousness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Frank Dixon; created way to trace cell reactions  Feb 13, 2008
    LOS ANGELES - Dr. Frank Dixon, an immunologist who pioneered the use of radiolabeling in molecular biology, died Friday at his home in suburban La Jolla Shores. He was 87. (Boston Globe)

    Prenatal Exposure To Maternal Antibodies Linked To Autistic Behaviors In Offspring  Feb 13, 2008
    The study builds on recent research led by UC Davis immunologist Judy Van de Water* showing that IgG antibodies from the blood of mothers of children with autism react against fetal brain proteins. The outcome was predominant with IgG samples from mothers of children with the regressive form, rather than the early onset form, of the disorder. (Science Daily)

    Man built up network of helper  Feb 10, 2008
    DR. BETTY WRAY, an allergist and immunologist, met Mike in 2001 when he was getting water from a faucet outside Stein Mart. For the past six years she and her husband, Charles, assisted Mike. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Scripps Research Institute Founder Dies  Feb 9, 2008
    SAN DIEGO -- Pioneering immunologist and Scripps Research Institute founder Frank Dixon has died in San Diego. A Scripps spokesman says Dixon died early this morning in his sleep, likely of heart failure. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)

    Scripps Founder Frank Dixon, 87, Dies  Feb 9, 2008
    SAN DIEGO -- Renowned immunologist Frank J. Dixon, founder of The Scripps Research Institute, died Friday in San Diego. He was 87. (TheSanDiegoChannel.com, CA)

    Pioneering local scientist dies  Feb 9, 2008
    Courtesy Scripps Research Institute This undated photo from the 1960s shows immunologist Frank J. Dixon in his La Jolla lab ... He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and served as president of the American Association of Immunologists and the American Association of Pathologists. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

    Terry Rindfleisch: Improper or irregular use of medications can leave asthma sufferers squeezed for air  Feb 6, 2008
    Knuffman, who joined Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center seven months ago as an adult allergist and clinical immunologist, said he has an arsenal of treatments and medications today to help people control their asthma and stay out of the hospital. The problem: Patients don t take their asthma medications regularly, or they misuse them, he said. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Delaying Diabetes  Jan 31, 2008
    "We are trying to create a cease-fire in the immune system," says University of Oxford immunologist Herman Waldmann, who invented the Tolerx drug. When Waldmann started touting this idea in 1993 as a strategy for treating various autoimmune disorders, the idea was so fringy that it took him two years to get his first big study published. (Forbes)

    Breast milk 'may be allergy key'  Jan 29, 2008
    Dr Charles McSharry, an immunologist from Glasgow University, said the research did offer a theory as to why breastfeeding might be beneficial in humans. However, he said comparing the immune reactions of mice and humans was difficult. (BBC News -- Health)

    Organ transplants without rejection  Jan 24, 2008
    All three of these studies illustrate an emerging understanding of how the immune system can be trained to tolerate foreign cells, says Thomas Starzl, an immunologist and transplantation specialist at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Researchers have been transplanting organs successfully for forty years without fully understanding how the immune system responds, he says. (Nature News Service)

    Virology: The battle within  Jan 24, 2008
    Recently, Herbert 'Skip' Virgin, an immunologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, infected mice with dormant viruses genetically similar to human EpsteinBarr virus and human cytomegalovirus. These viruses, he found, protected the mice from the bacterial pathogens Listeria monocytogenes and Yersinia pestis. (Nature News Service)

    New Strategies Work To Put Cancer On The Firing Line  Jan 5, 2008
    Cancer really comes from us, the Medical College of Georgia Cancer Center immunologist says of the scary reality that cancer cells are our own cells gone awry. That means our immune system doesn t always see cancer as a horrific invader. (Science Daily)

    UC Merced teacher wins stem-cell grant  Dec 20, 2007
    Manilay, who is a Harvard-educated immunologist, theorizes that the bone marrow stem cells transplanted into a patient can help the body accept the embryonic stem cell-derived transplanted tissue without it being attacked by the immune system, a process known as "immunological tolerance."Manilay is not the first UC Merced professor to receive a grant from CIRM. Earlier this year, Michelle Khine, an assistant professor of bioengineering, was granted $363,707 from CIRM to create devices to isolate... (Fresno Bee -- Local)

    Child gets leukaemia after gene therapy  Dec 19, 2007
    But Professor Bobby Gaspar, a consultant immunologist working on the programme, said the benefits for such children outweighed the risks. The only other option is a bone marrow transplant, and unless a relative is a perfect match, they have to undergo chemotherapy, which kills up to 20% of such babies. (Guardian Unlimited)

    'Bubble boy' develops leukaemia  Dec 19, 2007
    "And they have all benefited from this. We hesitate to speak of 'cure', but they are able to enjoy relatively normal lives," says Professor Bobby Gaspar, a consultant immunologist on the programme. "All these children have a potentially fatal disease, and we have to remember that. All families were counselled as to the risks, and so far, this development has been the only negative one.". (BBC News -- Health)

    What else can I do?  Dec 19, 2007
    4 Another option for Robert is to apply to train as a clinical immunologist, carrying out investigations and research into the immune system to help in the treatment of diseases such as HIV/Aids and allergies. If he was accepted on to the graduate training programme, he would work in an NHS regional immunology laboratory and, after completing his training, could expect to earn between 28,313 and 37,326. (Guardian Unlimited)

    Scientific American Magazine: Regaining Lost Luster  Dec 17, 2007
    There s been a lot of effort to steer viruses to go specific places, says Donald Kohn, an immunologist at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. But viruses come with a catch: Our immune system developed to reject them, Kohn explains. (Nature News Service)

    Firing of UCSF dean a climax to years of disputes over finances  Dec 16, 2007
    In the end, Kessler, who gained fame nationally as FDA commissioner by seeking curbs on tobacco marketing, was fired by the man who wooed him to UCSF, Chancellor Dr. J. Michael Bishop, a renowned immunologist and Nobel Prize winner. In June, Bishop asked for Kessler's resignation, saying he wanted new leadership at the medical school, but Kessler refused to leave. (Los Angeles Times)

    5 local scientists get slice of stem cell research pie  Dec 14, 2007
    Colleague Kristin Baldwin, 38, a neurobiologist and immunologist who researches how genes build circuits in the brain, will receive $2. 8 million to apply her expertise to stem cells for the first time. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)

    Shell-shocked  Dec 5, 2007
    Like much in the world of peanut allergies, the reason for the allergy showing up earlier remains a mystery, says lead author Todd Green, an allergist and immunologist at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and assistant professor of pediatrics at the university ... In the past five to 10 years, food allergy rates have doubled, says allergist and clinical immunologist Susan Waserman of Hamilton's McMaster University. (Globe and Mail)

    Rash of fears with Gardasil  Dec 4, 2007
    Professor Frazer, a leading immunologist and former Australian of the Year, blamed anti-immunisation groups for exaggerating data as a scare tactic against inoculation. Immunisation specialist Dr Jim Buttery, who works at the Royal Children's Hospital, declared Gardasil safe but said all reports were taken seriously. (NEWS.com.au)

    Mapping the Crowd  Nov 27, 2007
    As a result, the latest map shows the intertwined work of Stephen Miller, an immunologist at Northwestern University, and Brian Popko, a University of Chicago geneticist. Their circles didn't connect on the initial 2003 map. (BusinessWeek)

    Doctors offer holiday hints for allergy-prone  Nov 21, 2007
    nakar, an allergist and immunologist at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and a spokesperson for the AAAAI.. Holiday treats can contain hidden nuts, dairy or other food allergy triggers, notes Dinakar, so make sure hosts know about any food allergies you have; it may make sense to bring your own home-made dessert, she added. (Reuters)

    Melbourne research hailed in cancer fight  Nov 20, 2007
    " Melbourne cancer expert Ian Davis said the discovery was one of the most significant in cancer immunology in years. "It really puts the last piece of the puzzle in place," said Assoc Prof Davis, an oncologist and cancer immunologist at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research at Austin Health. "This work suggests the immune system might be able to control cancer and keep it as something a person could live with for a long time. "This is a really beautiful piece of work.". (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    Could this discovery make cancer a controllable disease?  Nov 19, 2007
    Professor Cornelius Melief, an immunologist from the Leiden University Medical Centre in the Netherlands, warned that the "startling" research could have ramifications for chemotherapy and irradiation. He said: "A downside could be the escape of dormant tumour cells from immune control. Dormant cells themselves are likely to be less susceptible to these treatments, which primarily target rapidly dividing cells.". (Scotsman)

    Live Christmas Trees Can Trigger Mold Allergies  Nov 18, 2007
    (SOURCES: Philip Hemmers, D.O., allergist and immunologist, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn ... "Christmas trees are another possible source of mold exposure during the holiday season," said study co-author Philip Hemmers, an allergist and immunologist with St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, Conn. (Health-Finder)

    Earlier bites by uninfected mosquitoes boost West Nile deaths in lab mice  Nov 16, 2007
    Previous work has clearly indicated that pre-exposure to the bites of uninfected sand flies has a protective effect for mice against cutaneous leishmaniasis, said Dr. Lynn Soong, the papers other senior author and an immunologist who works on the sand fly-transmitted protozoan parasite infection, dubbed Baghdad boil by American troops in the Middle East. Since this goes against the work weve seen with both bacteria and parasites, we definitely didnt expect this result, Schneider said. (EurekAlert!)

    A 'green' solution for a parched, car-crazy region  Nov 1, 2007
    Finally, a pediatrician who was also an allergist and immunologist, Dr. Rita Kachru, figured out that Kayla was suffering from allergic reactions that could take as long as three or four days to surface. The doctor suggested removing all cleaners and other chemicals in the Peris' house. (Los Angeles Times)

    Special of the modern day - all organic menu  Oct 31, 2007
    When the immunologist Robert Warlow took over the Peasants Feast Restaurant in Newtown five years ago he saw it as an opportunity to contribute to the health industry in a new way. "Organic foods allow for the total removal of chemicals that can potentially, or in reality, cause illness. Some of those illnesses can be very severe - many pesticides are known carcinogens," Warlow says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Valley researchers pursue cancer vaccine  Oct 28, 2007
    ASU tumor immunologist Douglas Lake received $1. 5 million from the Keck Foundation of Los Angeles to broaden the breast cancer findings to other types of tumors. (AZCentral)

    Local family helps walk for allergy cure  Oct 9, 2007
    Dr. Carlos Vital, a board certified allergist and immunologist as well as allergy sufferer, served as the official doctor during the Walk, and as a physician of The Allergy Clinic, Dr. Vital knows firsthand the importance of building the public's awareness about food allergies. Food allergies afflict approximately one in 25 Americans and the number is increasing in prevalence, especially in children. (Friendswood Journal, TX)

    Fascinating Bohr  Sep 29, 2007
    Neil Greenspan is an immunologist and clinical pathologist at Case Western Reserve University ... It is noteworthy that Dr.Greenspan is an immunologist, and that the immune system is one of the most complex, yet 'plastic' processes in all of biology. (The Scientist)

    'Playstation generation' have poor immune systems  Sep 26, 2007
    Professor Ken Jones, an immunologist at Cardiff School of Health Sciences, said "germ warfare" could prove damaging for children. "With the huge media attention around dangerous bacteria such as MRSA, the marketing hype pushing total annihilation of bacteria via wipes or sprays, coupled with the dangerous reliance on antibiotics for almost any infection, there is a real concern that we are misunderstanding bacteria and the vital role some bacteria can play in our overall health and well-being... (Daily Mail)

    HIV Vaccine Study Cancelled, Found Ineffective  Sep 25, 2007
    Las Vegas immunologist, Jerry Cade directs the HIV program at University Medical Center. He helped make sure that the first AIDS vaccine clinical trial came here in 2000, but it went nowhere. (KLAS-TV.com, NV)

    Immune Police Recognize Good And Bad Guys In The Body  Sep 21, 2007
    Dr. Leszek Ignatowicz (left) and Dr. Rafal Pacholczyk, MCG immunologists, found that Tregs, similarly to other T cells, respond stronger and more frequently to foreign substances than to the body's own antigens ... Now, Medical College of Georgia immunologists report in the September issue of Immunity that Tregs, similarly to other T cells, respond stronger and more frequently to foreign substances than to the body's own antigens ... Co-authors include Joanna Kern, a graduate student at the... (Science Daily)

    Cancer-fighting transplant hope  Sep 20, 2007
    Dr John Gribben, an Cancer Research UK immunologist from St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, said that he would be surprised if Dr Cui got the go-ahead for the transplantation of "live" cells into a cancer patient. "It's more than a theoretical risk, in my view," he said. (BBC News -- Science)

    Their immune cells, fighting your cancer  Sep 20, 2007
    The concept of using immune cells from one person to fight cancer in another person is a very hot topic right now, says John Gribben, a cancer immunologist at Cancer Research UKs experimental medicine centre at St Bartholomews Hospital, London. However, if Cui plans to try this therapy in people, he will have to be very careful, Gribben says. (EurekAlert!)

    Diamyd Medical: Further Evidence for Lasting Immunological Efficacy of Diamyd Diabetes Vaccine  Sep 19, 2007
    This is the first time that biomarkers have been identified that correlate with immunological efficacy using an autoantigen specific therapy in the clinic, says the internationally renowned immunologist Professor Bart Roep, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands. Furthermore, these results show evidence of immune markers that correlate with clinical efficacy, providing another novelty in immune intervention therapy in autoimmune diseases. (BusinessWire)

    The onslaught of allergies  Sep 19, 2007
    Clifford Bassett, a clinical immunologist with the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, says that improved treatments may be starting to have an impact on the scourge. Better access to respiratory specialists and newer asthma medications have helped to reduce the number of asthma deaths. (FirstScience.com)

    Heart, immune experts to get top U.S. medical awards  Sep 16, 2007
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pioneering heart surgeons Alain Carpentier and Albert Starr and immunologist Ralph Steinman were named on Saturday as recipients of Albert Lasker Medical Research Awards, sometimes dubbed "America's Nobels.". Carpentier, who is French, and Starr, an American, will receive the award for clinical medical research in recognition of their advances in heart valve surgery. (Scientific American)

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