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2 hrs ago | Cambridge Evening News

AstraZeneca's chief executive on the fight against cancer and the firm's new Cambridge HQ

"Don't write that we have a cure for cancer tomorrow," says Pascal Soriot, chief executive of AstraZeneca, "but there are some spectacular results."

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6 hrs ago | NBC12

12 on Your Side: Rare tick-borne meat allergy in children

Parents, take extra care while your young ones are outside this summer - U.Va doctors say a tick-borne meat allergy may now affect children.

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Related Topix: Kids, Family, Biology, Science

10 hrs ago | EurekAlert!

The American Society for Microbiology honors Joshua Obar

June 18, 2013 - Joshua Obar, Ph.D., Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Montana State University-Bozeman, has been honored with a 2013 ICAAC Young Investigator Award for his research on factors affecting the regulation of immunological memory responses to infection.

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Related Topix: Microbiology, Biology, Science, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

14 hrs ago | PhysOrg Weblog

Expelled DNA that traps toxins may backfire in obese

The body's most powerful immune cells may have a radical way of catching their prey that could backfire on people who are overweight and others at risk for cancer, diabetes and chronic inflammation, suggests a new Cornell study.

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18 hrs ago | Cell Research

Building unique bonds to fight misplaced DNA

A cyclic dinucleotide comprised of GMP and AMP was previously shown to be a key intermediate during activation of innate immune responses to cytosolic DNA.

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22 hrs ago | Circulation

Role of Axl in Early Kidney Inflammation and Progression of...

From the Department of Medicine and Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute , and Department of Microbiology and Immunology and David H. Smith Center for Vaccine Biology and Immunology , University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY.

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Related Topix: Biology, Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Sys-Con Media

TWi Biotechnology Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Gout...

This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase II study is conducted in 8 major medical centers in .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Gout, Arthritis, Biology, Science, Rheumatology

Science Daily

New compound excels at killing persistent and drug-resistant tuberculosis

"These findings represent an effort to help solve one of the major global health crises of our time -- the resurgence of TB and its dangerous drug-resistant strains," said Peter G. Schultz, the Scripps Family Chair Professor of Chemistry at TSRI, who was senior author of the study with William R. Jacobs, Jr., member of the Howard Hughes Medical ... (more)

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Related Topix: Scripps Research Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Biotech, Technical Services, Charitable Organizations, Yeshiva University, Microbiology, Biology, Science

Daily Mail

Shot of electricity to stop asthma attacks

The 'supercharged' vaccine enables the immune system to overcome dust mite allergy - one of the leading triggers of asthma attacks.

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PhysOrg Weblog

Researchers find platelets play a collaborative role in eradicating blood borne bacteria

A team of Canadian researchers has found that platelets in mice liver collaborate with special types of white blood cells to help capture bacteria.

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KAUZ

Your summer cold may actually be an allergic reaction

SATURDAY, June 15 -- Sneezing, watery eyes, scratchy throat? What you think is a summer cold may actually be allergies, an expert says.

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

EurekAlert!

Certain types of graft-versus-host disease may increase risk of death, Moffitt researcher says

Joseph Pidala, M.D., M.S., assistant member of the Blood and Bone Marrow Transplant and Immunology programs at Moffitt Cancer Center, and colleagues from the Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease Consortium have determined that certain gastrointestinal and liver-related types of chronic graft-versus-host disease are associated with worsened quality of ... (more)

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Medical News Today

New Technique May Improve Type 1 Diabetes Transplants

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a way to trigger reproduction in the laboratory of clusters of human cells that make insulin, potentially removing a significant obstacle to transplanting the cells as a treatment for patients with type 1 diabetes .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Insulin (generic), Humulin, Novolin, Biology, Science, Pancreatic Cancer

Sun Jun 16, 2013

PR-inside.com

Three Scientists to Receive Prestigious Novartis Prizes for...

Novartis International AG / Three Scientists to Receive Prestigious Novartis Prizes for Immunology at 15th International Congress of Immunology .

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Related Topix: Biotech, Novartis, Biology, Science, Italy, World News, University of Rochester, Texas

Sat Jun 15, 2013

CiteULike

Immune response to fungal infections.

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Drugs.com

Your Summer Cold May Actually Be an Allergic Reaction

"Contrary to popular belief, seasonal allergies don't only strike in the spring and fall months," Dr. Richard Weber, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology , said in a college news release.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

CiteULike

Bacterial components plus vitamin D: the ultimate solution to the...

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MedlinePlus

Is It Really a Summer Cold?

According to the experts at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology , the big allergy triggers during our warmer months are grass and mold.

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CiteULike

Impact of fumonisin B1 on the production of inflammatory cytokines by gastric and colon cell lines.

Iranian journal of allergy, asthma, and immunology , Vol. 11, No. 2. , pp. 165-173, doi:011.02/ijaai.165173 Fumonisins, a family of mycotoxins, are mainly toxic and carcinogenic.

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Thu Jun 13, 2013

EETimes

Tampa Pest Control Company Discusses Study That Finds How Melanin is Used in Insects

The compound is a polymer, and also creates color in the eye and hair. Higher levels of melanin determines darker pigment for a person.

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Related Topix: Entomology, Science, Biology