Common bacteria activating natural killer T cells may cause autoimmune liver disease
                   
eurekalert.org     May 14, 2008            

A bacteria commonly found in soil and water triggered autoimmune symptoms in mice similar to those found in an incurable liver disease called Primary Biliary Cirrhosis. Reporting their findings in the May 15 Cell Host & Microbe, the multi-institutional research team said injecting laboratory mice... [read full story]                    


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Novel method to create personalized immunotherapy treatments

physorg.com     Aug 5, 2008   2 related          

Argos Therapeutics and Université de Montréal today announced the presentation of new information on Argos' process for developing dendritic cell-based immunotherapies for HIV. Results from the study demonstrate that loading...                    

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Cancer Research Institute Names Six New Investigator Award Winners

newswise.com     Aug 4, 2008          

The Cancer Research Institute, a nonprofit charitable organization dedicated to advancing immunology to conquer cancer, announced that the Investigator Award Review Committee of the Institute's Scientific Advisory Council, with...                    

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Newly Discovered Gene Variant Implicated In Lupus - Cutting The Brakes On The Immune System

medicalnewstoday.com     Aug 4, 2008          

Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought. When a virus or bacteria enters a human body, the immune system revs up to fight and expel the invader. Once the invader is gone, the body puts on the...                    

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Cutting the brakes on the immune system

physorg.com     Aug 1, 2008   11 related          

Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought. When a virus or bacteria enters a human body, the immune system revs up to fight and expel the invader. Once the invader is gone, the body puts on the...                    

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