Immunology News

The secret to longevity may lie in an enzyme with the ability to promote a robust immune system into old age by maintaining the function of the thymus throughout life, according to researchers studying an "anti-aging" mouse model that lives longer than a typical mouse.

Young people with asthma have nearly twice the incidence of depression compared to their peers without asthma, and studies have shown that depression is associated with increased asthma symptoms and, in some cases, death.

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use.

In a oe Voices of Lupus, a New York Times Web producer Karen Barrow brings attention to the varied signs and symptoms of lupus, an autoimmune disease that can affect the skin, brain, kidneys, blood or other tissues in both women and men.

Scientists report that experiments in animals show that a new, monoclonal antibody drug might safely cure anthrax poisoning in humans.

Health experts say they can't predict at this point how widely a new strain of swine flu resistant to the drug Tamiflu will spread, or how dangerous it might become.

Vical Incorporated today announced that the company will report tomorrow the interim efficacy results from the company's Phase 2 trial evaluating the potential for its TransVax therapeutic DNA vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus reactivation and disease in immunosuppressed stem cell transplant recipients.

The virus that causes AIDS is classified as a lentivirus, a word derived from the Latin prefix, "lenti-," meaning "slow." But new research from the NIAID-funded Center for HIV/AIDS Vaccine Immunology suggests that HIV-1 is anything but - moving at breathtaking speed in destroying and dysregulating the body's gut-based B-cell antibody-producing ...

The future of organ transplantation could include microscopic beads that create "designer" immune cells to help patients tolerate their new organ, says Dr.

Doctors have long used allergy shots to desensitize children and adults to environmental allergens such as bee stings, pollen, mold and dust mites.

Childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality, new research shows.

If the vaccine is given the go-ahead to enter into human clinical trials, it will be at least four years before Kang expects to have statistically significant analysis, and possibly allow the vaccine to be marketed.

From Neuroimmunology Research , Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, Ore; and the Departments of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine , Neurology , Molecular Microbiology and Immunology , and Pathology , Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Ore.

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Virology and Immunology believe they have discovered a way to bring the AIDS virus out of hiding in certain patients, an important step toward potentially eradicating HIV.

Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth.

Centocor Ortho Biotech Inc. said late Monday that a federal jury in Texas has awarded the company $1.67 billion in a patent infringement case against Abbott Laboratories .

The more than 1.5 million Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus suffer from a variety of symptoms that flare and subside, often including painful or swollen joints, extreme fatigue, skin rashes, fever, and kidney problems.

NEW NEW Abstract The chronic stage of HIV-1 infection has been extensively described as a slowly evolving phase, in which the virus induces T-cell death slightly faster than the human body is able to recover.

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Allergy Article Date: 25 Jun 2009 - 7:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article The American Lung Association and the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology are partnering to further clinical research to benefit the estimated 40 to 50 million of Americans living with ...

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes of Virology and Immunology have found another clue that may lead to eradication of HIV from infected patients who have been on antiretroviral therapy.