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Researchers identify mutations that led to pigs that lack immune systems
2015-10-15 21:00:00| National Hog Farmer
In collaboration with researchers at Kansas State University, ISU scientists first identified pigs with SCID around four years ago as part of an ongoing study of feed efficiency in pork production and the impact of infectious disease read more
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Type 1 diabetes patients have lower blood levels of 4 proteins that protect against immune attack
2015-07-30 22:11:41| Biotech - Topix.net
Patients with type 1 diabetes have significantly lower blood levels of four proteins that help protect their tissue from attack by their immune system, scientists report. Conversely, their first-degree relatives, who share some of the high-risk genes but do not have the disease, have high levels of these proteins circulating in their blood, said Dr. Jin-Xiong She, director of the Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University.
Stunning discovery links the brain and the immune system
2015-06-03 20:06:41| Extremetech
Whenever the lymphatic system of the body is shown on anatomy websites, it seems that the artists have invariably forgotten to draw in a lymphatic channel to drain the brain. That's because nobody has ever found one. Researchers from the University of Virginia now report that they have seen one in the brain of a mouse, and evidence for one in a human.
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[More cancer success with drugs that enlist immune system
2015-05-29 22:24:18| Biotech - Topix.net
For the first time, a major study shows that a drug targeting the body's disease-fighting immune system may improve survival for the most common form of lung cancer. These newer kinds of drugs have transformed treatment of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer.
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UPDATE 1-Europe pushes back verdict on Bristol immune system cancer drug
2015-03-27 17:39:02| Biotech - Topix.net
European regulators have postponed a decision on whether to recommend approval of a closely watched Bristol-Myers Squibb drug that helps the immune system fight cancer, officials said on Friday. Nivolumab, which is already approved in the United States under the brand name Opdivo for melanoma and lung cancer, was on the agenda at a monthly meeting of European Medicines Agency experts, but no verdict was reached.
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