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1 hr ago | MediLexicon

New Study Reveals Secrets Of Immune Response

When disease-causing invaders like bacteria infect a human host, cells of various types swing into action, coordinating their activities to address the threat.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Health

Sun Feb 12, 2012

CiteULike

Immunobiology of Dendritic Cells

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Related Topix: Biology, Science

Science Daily

How a protein protects cells from HIV infection

Harnessing this mechanism may open up new paths for therapeutic research aimed at slowing the virus' progression to AIDS.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Medicine

MediLexicon

Protein Starves HIV, Thus Protecting Cells

A protein called SAMHD1 has been found to starve HIV in cells so that it cannot do anything, thus making the cell resistant to HIV infection, researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center reported in Nature Immunology .

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Biology, Genetics, Medicine

University of Rochester

Starve a Virus, Feed a Cure?

Baek Kim and Waaqo Daddacha in Kim's laboratory. Their ability to make precise measurements of DNA's building blocks helped them discover why HIV-1 does not infect certain white blood cells.

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Related Topix: HIV/AIDS, Health, Biology, Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Study: Protein may be key for Ebola infection

The virus contains just seven genes, yet it manages to kill up to 90 percent of the people it infects.

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Related Topix: Cell Biology, Biology, Science

Fri Feb 10, 2012

Mayo Clinic

Nasal spray addiction: Is it real?

Dr. James Li is chair of the Division of Allergic Diseases in the Department of Internal Medicine and a board-certified asthma and allergy specialist.

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Related Topix: Internal Medicine, Medicine, Biology, Science

Penny PayDay

ImmunoCellular (OTCBB: IMUC) Shareholder Update Validates Strong Potential for Growth

Tallahassee, FL 2/10/12 - Biotechnology topics are hot in the investment community.

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Related Topix: Biotech, Science / Technology, Biology, Science, Medicine, Amgen, Healthcare Industry, Biogen Idec, Health, Brain Cancer

Inter Press Service

Anti-Drug Vaccines Hold Promise - But Little Profit

MEXICO CITY, Feb 10, 2012 - Vaccines against drug addiction appear to be a better strategy than the repressive worldwide "war on drugs", but first they must overcome resistance from pharmaceutical laboratories and secure financial backing, scientists say.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Marijuana, Medication, Biology, Science

FuturePundit

Old Immune Cells Missing Big DNA Pieces

In a recent study led by Uppsala University, the researchers compared the DNA of identical twins of different age.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Medicine, Biology, Science

13WHAM

Early Allergies

Bright sunny and warm weather may seem like ideal conditions, unless you're Jessica Steffan.

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Related Topix: Weather, Biology, Science, Rochester, NY

MediLexicon

Identifying Cancer Cells For Immune System Attack With DNA Sequencing

DNA sequences from tumor cells can be used to direct the immune system to attack cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Medicine, Genetics, Health

Euroland

Ucb S.Aa : Ucb and Nodality Enter into a Multi-Year Strategic Collaboration

UCB S.A AllA©e de la Recherche 60 1070 Brussels BELGIUM Tel.: +32 2 559 9999 Fax: +32 2 559 9900 E-mail: investor-relations@ucb.com Brussels, Belgium and South San Francisco, California, USA, February 10, 2012, UCB Pharma S.A. and Nodality, Inc.

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Related Topix: Nodality, World News, Belgium, Biology, Science, South San Francisco, CA

Thu Feb 09, 2012

KMTR Eugene

County Health Dept. clears up confusion about meningitis cases

At least three confirmed cases of meningitis have occurred in Western Oregon in the last two months and it's raising concern among parents.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Influenza, Health, Biology, Science

EurekAlert!

UofL receives Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grand Challenges TB biomarkers grant

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville announced today that it will receive a tuberculosis biomarkers grant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Grand Challenges in Global Health program, an initiative which seeks to overcome persistent bottlenecks in creating new tools that can radically improve health in the developing world.

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Related Topix: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charitable Organizations, Louisville, KY, University of Louisville, Microbiology, Biology, Science, Chemistry

EurekAlert!

Secrets of immune response illuminated in new study

Flagella, which provide motility for pathogens like S. tyhimurium , contains flagellin, which is taken up by a splenic dendritic cell .

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Wed Feb 08, 2012

Leukemia

The novel calicheamicin-conjugated CD22 antibody inotuzumab...

J F de Vries 1 , C M Zwaan 2 , M De Bie 1 , J S A Voerman 1 , M L den Boer 2 , J J M van Dongen 1 and V H J van der Velden 1 Correspondence: Dr VHJ van der Velden, Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Dr Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Leukemia, Health

BioSpace

GlobeImmune, Inc. Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial of GI-6301 in Brachyury Expressing Cancers

LOUISVILLE, Colo., Feb. 8, 2012 - GlobeImmune, Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 1 clinical trial to be conducted at the National Cancer Institute to investigate the safety and tolerability of GI-6301, a new Tarmogen product, for patients with metastatic cancers containing brachyury protein.

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Related Topix: GlobeImmune, Louisville, CO, Biology, Science

Newswise

DNA Sequencing Helps Immune System Attack Tumors

Newswise - DNA sequences from tumor cells can be used to direct the immune system to attack cancer, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, Medicine, Genetics

Business Journal

One-on-One with the Gladstone Institutes' Michael Penn

His duties take in development, fundraising and communications for the San Francisco institute, which has units zeroed in on cardiovascular research, neurology and virology and immunology.

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