Immunology

Target Acquired: 'Undruggable' Protein K-Ras Meets Its Match

In drug design, the protein K-Ras has been on everyone's target list for more than 30 years due to its status as the most commonly mutated oncogene in human cancers. Despite its high profile, K-Ras has been "undruggable"- many pharmaceutica ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 21 2013 - 9:45am

Migraines Spike Upward With Allergies And Hay Fever

People who get migraine headaches and also battle allergies and hay fever (rhinitis) endure a more severe form of headaches than their peers who struggle with migraines but aren't affected by the seasonal or year-round sniffles, according to a new pa ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2013 - 10:30am

A Malaria Science Breakthough

Using advanced methodologies that pit drug compounds against specific types of malaria parasite cells, an international team of scientists have identified a potential new weapon and approach for attacking the parasites that cause malaria.   The disease is ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 28 2013 - 9:00am

Air Pollution Linked To Autism?

Epidemiologists are saying exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism among people who carry a certain genotype genetic disposition for the neurodevelopmental disorder, a functional promoter variant (rs1858830) in the MET receptor t ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2013 - 11:42am

A Genetic Component For Gout?

Gout, historically known as 'the king of diseases and the disease of kings' because it primarily happened to people with indulgent lifestyles, may have a genetic component after all, according to a new paper in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 2 2013 - 11:13am

T Cell Immunotherapy Show Promising Results For Leukemia

Almost 90 percent of children and adults with a highly aggressive form of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) showed no evidence of cancer after receiving a personalized cell therapy that reprograms a patient's immune system. In pilot studies of bio-e ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2013 - 12:15pm

Blood Clots Absorb Bacterial Toxin

Blood clots may be a good thing- at least in protecting the body from the deadly effects of bacteria by absorbing bacterial toxins, according to a new paper in PLoS ONE. Even with modern antibiotics, septic shock from bacterial infections afflicts about 30 ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2013 - 5:12pm

Blue Light Phototherapy Has Potent Bacteria-Killing Ability

Irradiation using light in the blue spectra has proven to have powerful bacteria-killing ability in laboratory studies using human and animal tissues.   ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2013 - 8:00am

How To Prevent Listeria In Organic Meat

Consumers who buy organic products do not want synthetic fertilizers, herbicides, pesticides, microbials or antioxidants in their food- they only want natural carcinogens- but that is a recipe for disaster and a key reason why so many foodborne outbreaks ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 17 2013 - 10:58am

Want To Lower Risk Of Child Allergies? Eat More Nuts While Pregnant

An analysis of pregnant mothers found that children appear to be less at risk for developing peanut or tree nut allergies if their mothers are not allergic and ate more nuts during pregnancy. In the United States, the prevalence of childhood peanut allerg ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 27 2013 - 6:00am