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Anti-HIV Antibodies May Spur AIDS Vaccine Development
Researchers report a breakthrough in generating powerful antibodies that can neutralize HIV. An HIV infection is really an intensive molecular arms race...
Self-Sabotage: Why Cancer Vaccines Don’t Work
A vaccine that thwarts cancer cells has so far proven to be better in theory than in practice, and researchers may finally understand why. The possibility of...
On the Horizon at Long Last, Cancer Drugs that Harness the Body’s Own Immune System
For years, researchers have longingly eyed the human immune system as a potentially powerful weapon against cancer. Yet the prospect has proved problematic...
Immune System Pioneers Share Nobel Price in Medicine
Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries about the immune system that opened new avenues for the treatment and prevention of...
Even Football Players Without Concussions Show Signs of Brain Injury
Having a concussion may not be the only indicator of brain damage among football players. A recent study from the Cleveland Clinic and the University of...
Will Ralph Steinman's Nobel Prize Stick?
Immunologist Ralph M. Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for his discoveries about the human body's immune system — research that had for...
An Experimental Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
In a small clinical trial, a therapeutic vaccine from Pennsylvania company Inovio Pharmaceuticals showed promise for treating precancerous cervical lesions in...
A Shot at Cancer.
Back in 1999, two researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) received a long-awaited green light to launch separate studies on cancer care. Six months...
Immune System Disorders
A healthy immune system is the bodys best ally-an automated engine of biological warfare capable of destroying almost any microbial parasite it encounters. But,...
Immune System Glitch Linked to Four Times Higher Risk of Death
People with an immune system flaw that causes the overproduction of an antibody molecule called a free light chain are four times more likely to die of diseases...
