Researchers have successfully developed nerve grafts, currently being trialed as a treatment for Parkinson’s disease, that are invisible to the body’s immune system, according to a new study. It could mean risky post-transplant anti-rejection drugs are soon a thing of the past.Continue ReadingCategory: Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Parkinson's Disease, Stem Cells, Dopamine, Neural graft
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Immune cells become opioid-production plants thanks to female hormones
Posted by ArielTechGeek 25 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
In a breakthrough finding, researchers have discovered that immune cells near the spinal cord are triggered by estrogen and progesterone to produce a natural painkiller called enkephalin. The finding could change the way we treat chronic pain.Continue ReadingCategory: Body & MindTags: T-cells, The Immune System, Hormone, estrogen, Opioids, Chronic pain, Painkillers, University of California S
Post-polio immune therapy aces human trials
Posted by ArielTechGeek 44 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Recent human trials of a new one-year-long immune-based treatment for post-polio syndrome, which can strike polio survivors years after the initial infection and be very debilitating, have produced positive results.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Polio, The Immune System, Immunotherapy, clinical trials
Alzheimer's could be treated by enhancing the brain's own immune cells
Posted by ArielTechGeek 54 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers at Northwestern University have made a breakthrough in identifying a way for Alzheimer's disease to be treated far more effectively in the future – using the brain's own immune cells.Continue ReadingCategory: Alzheimer's & Dementia, Brain Health, Body & MindTags: Alzheimer's disease, Northwestern University
Preventing immune system burnout when fighting chronic illness & cancer
Posted by ArielTechGeek 83 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Scientists have uncovered a mechanism for reinvigorating the immune system to stop it from flagging when it’s fighting long-term conditions like chronic infections and cancer. The discovery could make treatments more effective and improve clinical outcomes.Continue ReadingCategory: Illnesses and conditions, Body & MindTags: Chronic illness, The Immune System, Immunotherapy, Peter Doherty Inst
Immune cell injection significantly boosts healing of bone, muscle & skin
Posted by ArielTechGeek 228 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Injecting regulatory T cells or Tregs, which control the body’s immune responses, directly into damaged bone, muscle and skin significantly boosts healing, according to new research. The door is now open to developing a universal cell-based method of enhancing healing after an injury.Continue ReadingCategory: Health & Wellbeing, LifestyleTags: Regenerative Medicine, The Immune System, Inflamm
'Super-humanized' mice with 100% human immune systems are a big deal
Posted by ArielTechGeek 294 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
For the first time, scientists have successfully created a type of mouse with a 100% functional human immune system and human-like gut microbiome. This 'humanized' mouse takes the guesswork out of medical research and has the potential to revolutionize how we test new drugs and unlock disease mechanisms.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: University of Texas, Cancer, The Immune System
Immune cell discovery: "The potential to be used for almost everything"
Posted by ArielTechGeek 314 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
As their name suggests, regulatory T cells, or Tregs, are a type of white blood cell that actively regulate or suppress the body’s immune response. They stop the immune system from overreacting, keeping it in check by controlling inflammation and protecting against autoimmune diseases in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: The
Fasting supercharges the cancer-killing properties of immune cells
Posted by ArielTechGeek 316 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Things that help the body fight cancer are good, especially if they're easy to implement and don’t require a doctor’s prescription. In a recent study, researchers from the Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center in New York investigated how fasting boosts the immune system’s cancer-fighting abilities.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Fasting, The Immune System, Cancer
Never-before-seen immune cell a “game-changer” for food allergy sufferers
Posted by ArielTechGeek 445 days ago (https://newatlas.com)
Researchers have discovered a never-before-identified type of memory B cell, an immune cell that ‘remembers’ what a person is allergic to, potentially opening the door to new therapeutics to treat allergies, including life-threatening food allergies.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTags: Allergies, The Immune System, Cells, McMaster University
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