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New cancer immunotherapy drugs linked to arthritis in some patients

Edit Science Daily 24 Jun 2016
Case reports on 13 cancer patients suggest that a small number of cancer patients taking the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab and nivolumab may be at some higher-than-normal risk of developing autoimmune joint and tissue diseases, including inflammatory arthritis, according to a preliminary study ... ....

Presentation of recently published book of Professor Jan Vilcek „Love and Science: A Memoir“ (Ministry of foreign affairs of the Slovak Republic)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. Ministry of foreign affairs of the Slovak Republic). On June 21, 2016 Consulate General of Slovakia in New York organized a discussion with Professor Jan Vilcek on the occasion of his recently published book 'Love and Science. A Memoir' ... In his speech Minister Lajčák appreciated achievements of prof ... Vilcek ... Prof ... The results of his work have brought significant progress in the treatment of arthritis and other autoimmune diseases....

Unlocking secrets of the immune system could help combat colitis (The University of Queensland)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. The University of Queensland). Researchers have unlocked secrets of our ancient immune system, a major scientific advance which could help scientists and clinicians in the global fight against disease ... 'Innate immunity is so old it goes all the way down to frogs, fish and even insects,' Professor Cooper said ... The discovery may have significant implications for treating a range of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases ... Media....

MK antibody publication and patent in bone healing (Cellmid Limited)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. Cellmid Limited) Level 6 ASX ANNOUNCEMENT. NEW PUBLICATION AND PATENT APPLICATION FOR CELLMID'S MIDKINE ANTIBODY. Cellmid's midkine antibody accelerates bone healing and bone formation ... SYDNEY, 24 June 2016 ... doi ... PMID ... These functions are relevant to cancer, inflammation, autoimmunity, ischemia, nerve growth/repair and wound healing ... Accordingly, midkine is an important early marker for diagnosing cancers and autoimmune diseases....

Zika Is the ‘Most Difficult’ Emergency Health Response Ever, CDC Official Says

Edit The Atlantic 24 Jun 2016
Given that, the White House has threatened to veto the bill ... It’s Jekyll and Hyde. For most people, it’s of almost no concern at all ... And because the worst effects of the virus come well after the infection (which is true not just of effects on fetuses, but also of Guillain-Barré, an autoimmune disorder that can come after Zika infection in adults), it’s hard to trace and hard to predict what the ultimate extent will be ... We have nothing....

An unexpected origin for calming immune cells in the gut (The Rockefeller University)

Edit Public Technologies 24 Jun 2016
(Source. The Rockefeller University). Disappearing T regs ... Biologically speaking, we carry the outside world within us ... The immune cells that swarm about this threshold must exercise a precise balancing act ... Inflammation is a key element of the body's nonspecific response to a threat, but if activated inappropriately, it can damage tissue, or lead to allergies and autoimmune disease ... Of these, a portion converted to CD4 IELs ... and Harry B....

Health matters

Edit Deccan Herald 24 Jun 2016
Neglected. Mrs Sharma, a homemaker, led an idyllic life — her husband was in a well-placed job, both her children were doing well in studies, and the happy family lived on the second floor of a house in a lovely locality in Delhi ... Female reproductive hormones are known to contribute to the high incidence of autoimmune diseases in women such as rheumatoid arthritis and lupus, which are most common during the childbearing years ... ....

I already had body dysmorphic disorder. Then my skin started changing color.

Edit Vox 24 Jun 2016
One percent of Americans have vitiligo, the skin disorder made famous by Michael Jackson. I'm one of them. I'd never given the white patch of skin on my groin much thought ... But I had completely skipped over this ... It is also more common in people with autoimmune diseases like lupus, overactive thyroids, and anemia ... No one really knows what causes vitiligo, though it could be an autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly attacks itself ... ....

Boxing: Naples’ Freeman Barr to be inducted to Florida Boxing Hall of Fame

Edit Naples Daily News 24 Jun 2016
FORT MYERS — Freeman Barr wasn't just a natural in the boxing ring. He was "The Natural.". The Naples-based boxer from Andros Island in the Bahamas, finished his career with a 29-4 record. 15 of those wins came by knockout ... He was selected in his first year of eligibility ... In 2004, Barr was diagnosed with sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disorder that causes abnormal cell growths on major organs, especially the lungs and lymph nodes ... ....

We're too clean for our own good

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 23 Jun 2016
In other words, our germaphobic tendencies today may inflict generations to come with asthma, allergies and other autoimmune diseases ... Defense mechanisms go awry and can actually contribute to the development of autoimmune diseases and allergies ... Type one diabetes, for example, is an autoimmune disease affecting the pancreas....

New Cancer Immunotherapy Drugs Linked To Arthritis in Some Patients (Johns Hopkins Health System)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
Case reports on 13 cancer patients suggest that a small number of cancer patients taking the immunotherapy drugs ipilimumab and nivolumab may be at some higher-than-normal risk of developing autoimmune joint and tissue diseases, including inflammatory arthritis, according to a preliminary study by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers....

Leading US gastrointestinal cancer expert, Professor Margaret Tempero appointed to Immunovia’s Scientific Advisory Board (Immunovia AB)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. Immunovia AB) 2016-06-23 ... Currently, Professor Tempero is Director of the UCSF Pancreas Center and leader of the Pancreas Cancer Program at the UCSF ... Mats Grahn ... Tel. ... In the beginning of 2016, the company started a program focused on autoimmune diseases diagnosis, prognosis and therapy monitoring ... In the beginning of 2016, the company started a program focused on autoimmune diseases diagnosis, prognosis and therapy monitoring....

EUR 8 million capital increase successfully completed (Neovacs SA)

Edit Public Technologies 23 Jun 2016
(Source. Neovacs SA). Total gross proceeds of 8 045 102.95Euros. 9 464 827 new shares issued. Rights issue fully subscrided. Paris, June 22 , 2016 - NEOVACS (Alternext Paris. ALNEV), a leader in active immunotherapies for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, is pleased to announce the successful completion of its capital increase with preferential subscription rights (PSRs), which took place June 1-22, 2016 ... (noodl. 34231314) ....
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