How does HIV virus evade the immune system supriya kashyap kashyap18 April 2016 4:34 PM ISTNew York : Scientists have identified a human (host) protein that weakens the immune response to HIV and other viruses."Our study provides critical...
Dysfunctional immune system may cause malnutrition savita thakur thakur29 May 2016 6:05 PM ISTEven with a healthy diet, defects in the functioning of the immune system from birth could contribute to a malnourished state throughout life, a study...
Breakthrough Study: Scientists achieve insulin independence in type 1 diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap15 May 2017 2:06 PM ISTScientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have produced the first clinical results...
How Chickepox Spreads through the body Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 May 2017 9:45 AM ISTThe virus that causes chickenpox -- varicella zoster virus (VZV) -- possesses a protein that could enhance its ability to hijack white blood cells and...
Cancer therapy shows promise for psoriasis treatment Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Jun 2017 9:08 AM ISTHDAC inhibitors, already widely used to treat cancer, may be an effective therapy for psoriasis as well, scientists report.They have shown that HDAC3...
New vaccine effective in HPV-related head and neck cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Jun 2017 12:38 PM ISTA novel vaccine therapy can generate immune responses in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCCa), according to researchers at the...
Coming Soon - Radiation injections for cancers Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Jun 2017 4:19 PM ISTAustralian scientists are testing radiotherapy to fight aggressive breast cancer by reawakening the immune system of the patients.Two clinical trials...
Discovery could guide immunotherapy for lung cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Jun 2017 9:22 AM ISTScientists have discovered a new type of immune cell that could predict which lung cancer patients will benefit most from immunotherapy treatment,...
Blood vessels are not designed to fight infections: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh13 July 2017 2:31 PM ISTWashington D.C. [USA] : In a recent study, group of scientists have found that endothelial cells are vulnerable to bacterial infection because they...
Immune cells may mount attack on Parkinson's disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh3 Aug 2017 9:30 AM ISTWashington D.C. [USA]: A new study suggests that T cells, which help the body's immune system to recognise a friend from foe, may play an important...
Improving vaccines for the elderly by blocking inflammation Ruby khatun khatun24 Jan 2018 7:39 PM ISTBy identifying why skin immunity declines in old age, a UCL-led research team has found that an anti-inflammatory pill could help make vaccines more...
A virus to be used as an effective immunotherapy in patients with brain cancer Anjali Nimesh Nimesh11 Feb 2018 7:25 PM ISTResearchers from University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research in London have found that a type of virus called reovirus if injected could...
