Researchers have found out why insomnia has been associated with weight gain and obesity.
Sarosh Motivala and colleagues looked at two hormones that are primarily responsible for regulating the body’s energy balance, telling the body when it is hungry and when it is full. The study found that chronic insomnia disrupts one of these two hormones.
To [...]
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) alerted consumers on Monday that together with the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), they are investigating Salmonella contamination in pistachio products made at a Californian plant and that the producer is voluntarily recalling about 1 million pounds of pistachio products.
The company at the center of the FDA [...]
The European Medicines Agency recommended the authorisation of the first ‘pre-pandemic vaccine’ for humans against influenza caused by the H5N1 virus. This is an avian influenza (‘bird flu’) virus strain that has the potential to evolve into a pandemic influenza virus affecting humans.
Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals, is a pre-pandemic vaccine that is intended to trigger [...]
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology (GIVI) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have found that therapy can be used to stimulate the production of vital immune cells, called “T- cells,” in adults with HIV infection.
HIV disease destroys T-cells, leading to collapse of the immune system and severe infection. The [...]
Novartis announced the opening of a new research institute in Siena with a nonprofit mission to exclusively focus on the development of vaccines for diseases of the developing world. The Novartis Vaccines Institute for Global Health (NVGH) is the first institute of its kind to be set up by a major vaccine manufacturer.
The NVGH’s goal [...]
Findings: A single microRNA, microRNA-223, in mice controls the production and activation of granulocytes, white blood cells essential for host defense against invading pathogens.
Relevance: This is the first microRNA shown to play a crucial role in the innate immune response. Absence of microRNA-223 increased the production, differentiation and activation of granulocytes, causing tissue inflammation and [...]
Time tested for a century, allergen immunotherapy has evolved into revolutionary methods of administration, as well as faster, safer and longer lasting treatments according to the latest research presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) in Dallas.
Recent studies have shown subcutaneous immunotherapy, or allergy shots, may prevent [...]
Ten renowned scientists and educators at Yale have been named as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), an honor bestowed upon members of the organization by their peers.
The AAAS honors members as Fellows in recognition of their distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. The new Fellows will be [...]
The government of Madagascar, in collaboration with international partners, is launching a national health campaign to vaccinate more than 2.8 million children against measles and distribute more than 1.5 million insecticide-treated mosquito nets to prevent the spread of malaria-diseases which take the lives of more than 1 million African children each year.
“We look forward to [...]
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