Eating green veggies improves immune defenses
Public release date: 13-Oct-2011 Researchers reporting online in the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, on October 13th have found another good reason to eat your green vegetables, although it…
Ginseng can treat and prevent influenza and RSV, researcher finds
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-Apr-2014 ATLANTA--Ginseng can help treat and prevent influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a respiratory virus that infects the lungs and breathing passages, according to research findings…
Mother’s diet influences baby’s allergies — new research
clinical trials have shown that fish and walnut oil supplementation in pregnant women reduces the risk of allergy in their children Public release date: 8-Sep-2011 A possible link between what…
Chemical produced in pancreas prevented and reversed diabetes in mice ( GABA )
Public release date: 28-Jun-2011 By Leslie Shepherd A chemical produced by the same cells that make insulin in the pancreas prevented and even reversed Type 1 diabetes in mice, researchers…
Contact allergies may trigger immune system defences to ward off cancer
Public release date: 11-Jul-2011 Association between cancer and contact allergy: A linkage study 2011 Contact allergies (reactions caused by direct contact with substances like common metals and chemicals) may help…
Can antibiotics cause autoimmunity? Yes
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qldhQbbBGU] Highlights: - Antibiotics being explored for the treatment of cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy have the potential to trigger autoimmune disease - . He identified 17 peptides that…
Sport doctors say non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes’ health
Public release date: 9-Jun-2011 ‘Be-MaGIC,’ largest study of marathons world-wide, reveals positive effects on the immune system and against infection Many amateur athletes have long suspected what research scientists for…
Stress wrecks intestinal bacteria, could keep immune system on idle
Public release date: 11-Apr-2011 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Wrecking Ball (Photo credit: vitahall)[/caption] COLUMBUS, Ohio – Stress not only sends the human immune system into overdrive – it…
New probiotic combats inflammatory bowel disease
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="320"] Homemade Yogurt (Photo credit: cthoyes)[/caption] Public release date: 31-Jan-2011 - After 13 days of treatment, the novel probiotic strain nearly eliminated colon inflammation in the mice…
More than allergies: Histamine may be a possible drug target for multiple sclerosis
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Monthly multiple sclerosis MRI animation (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Public release date: 31-Jan-2011 New research published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that histamine plays an…
New findings show vitamin D accelerates recovery from TB
Public release date: 5-Jan-2011 - 122/126 patients in the trial (97per cent), had inadequate levels of vitamin D at baseline. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] The time-course of an immune response…
New study reveals how cannabis suppresses immune functions
HRR: Controversial Public release date: 24-Nov-2010 Cannabis compounds found to trigger unique immune cells which promote cancer growth [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Cannabis and pipe (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] An international…
Vitamin A may help boost immune system to fight tuberculosis ( all-trans reinoic acid )
- only vitamin A decreased the cells' cholesterol levels - Vitamin A induces the cell to express NPC2, which helps the cell effectively remove cholesterol from the lysosomes so the…
New findings on autoimmune diseases
Public release date: 10-Oct-2010 [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] The time-course of an immune response begins with the initial pathogen encounter, (or initial vaccination) and leads to the formation and maintenance…
Of bugs and brains: Caltech researchers discover that gut bacteria affect multiple sclerosis
Public release date: 19-Jul-2010 - To find out, Mazmanian and his colleagues tried to induce MS in animals that were completely devoid of the microbes that normally inhabit the digestive…
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Non-human sugar in biotech drugs causes inflammation
Public release date: 25-Jul-2010 - sugar molecule common to chimpanzees, gorillas and other mammals * but not found in humans * provokes a strong immune response in some people, likely worsening conditions…
Honey as an antibiotic: Scientists identify a secret ingredient in honey that kills bacteria
Public release date: 30-Jun-2010 - researchers isolated the defensin-1 protein, which is part of the honey bee immune system and is added by bees to honey. After analysis, the scientists…
U of I study: Lack of omega-6 fatty acid linked to severe dermatitis
Public release date: 12-Apr-2010 When arachidonic acid was added to the animals’ diet, the itching went away [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] English: A space filling diagram of arachidonic acid. (Photo…
Why are allergies increasing?
Public release date: 13-Apr-2010 - In 1980, 10 percent of the Western population suffered from allergies. Today, it is 30 percent. In 2010 - one out of 10 children is…
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