Autism :: Study finds no link between autism and thimerosal in vaccines
The increase in the number of diagnosed cases of autism in recent years has sparked concern that environmental toxins may cause this complex disorder.
Immune system
Immunity :: Nondanger signal lowers immune reactions
Rheumatology researchers have discovered that a well-known cell receptor sends a signal to dampen the immune system.
Listeria :: Simple equations track Listeria trails
Circles, slaloms, figure eights, and loop-the-loops ? biologists studying the motion of Listeria monocytogenes sensed that these paths were related, but they didn?t have a good way to define what fit in and what didn?t. A remarkably simple new mathematical description, published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences [Abstract], reproduces all these shapes with just one pair of equations and only two key variables.
SARS :: Getting to the core of an emergent public health threat
The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002 was a loud wake-up call for researchers studying infectious diseases. SARS infected over 8,000 people, killed 10 percent of those infected, and weakened most with pneumonia.
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D supplements may offer cheap and effective immune system boost against TB
Scientists have shown that a single 2.5mg dose of vitamin D may be enough to boost the immune system to fight against tuberculosis (TB) and similar bacteria for at least 6 weeks.
Immunity :: The yin and the yang of B-cell development
A new paper in the May 15 issue of Genes & Development reveals how a protein called Yin Yang 1 regulates early B cell development.
Dietary Supplement :: Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
A glucosamine-like dietary supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type-1 diabetes mellitus, according to University of California, Irvine health sciences researchers.
Transplant :: Side-effect of radiation treatment offers new hope for preventing transplant rejection
A radiation treatment currently used to prepare patients for a bone marrow transplant causes changes in the immune system which encourage the body to accept donated bone marrow rather than reject it, according to new research.
Toxoplasmosis :: How toxoplasmosis invades human cells
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease, primarily carried by cats. It is transmitted to humans by eating undercooked meat or through contact with cat faeces.
Immunity :: Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at UC San Francisco
Today, the Jeffrey Modell Foundation (JMF), together with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, celebrated the opening of the Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies at the University of California?San Francisco (UCSF).