Sentences with phrase «study immunologic»
discuss the application of resequencing technologies to study immunologic and other forms of genetic diversity
http://www.sciencemag.org/ Not exact matches
The study, supported in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), marks the first time that tolerance to the allergen (i.e., peanuts) was measured in conjunction with key immunologic changes.
The immunologic components of breast milk that include secretory IgA, lysozyme, lactoferrin and interferon, may have protected the hospitalized VLBW infants in our study against the development of infection.
Studies comparing human milk from preterm mothers with that from term mothers suggest that these immunologic benefits may be even greater for preterm infants because secretory immunoglobulin A (IgA), lysozyme, lactoferrin, and interferon are found in greater concentrations in preterm human milk compared with term milk.2 — 4 Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants do not benefit from the transplacental transfer of maternal immunoglobulins that occurs primarily after 34 weeks of gestation.5 These infants are exposed to abundant pathogenic organisms during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization and may benefit from the host defense factors present in preterm human milk.6 — 9
Researchers led by a team at Duke University identified these immunologic variations by studying blood samples collected from people living with HIV by the NIAID - supported Center for HIV / AIDS Vaccine Immunology (CHAVI).
Some of the abnormalities James saw in this study have already been associated with gastrointestinal and immunologic dysfunction.
«Now an option with better immunologic protection is available, as our study shows.»
Although researchers have suspected that maternal cells might play a role in provoking immunologic problems, this study found that in individuals with type 1 diabetes, at least, those cells might actually be lending a helping hand.
The primary objective of this study is to further characterize the natural history of idiopathic CD4 lymphocytopenia (ICL) while also investigating the genetic, environmental, and immunologic features of the condition.
In a study involving 12 patients with bladder cancer, who also underwent prostate surgery as part of their treatment, she identified the ICOS molecule as the first immunologic marker identified in both tumor tissues and the systemic circulation that can be used as a biomarker for monitoring of anti-CTLA-4 treated patients as a possible marker of therapeutic activity.
This study provided early evidence that immunotherapies that can induce or enhance optimal immunologic conditions within colorectal cancers may hold promise for extending the lives of colorectal cancer patients.
This study established the MTD of the cyclophosphamide - huKS - IL2 combination (mainly limited by IL - 2 side effects), the pharmacokinetics of huKS - IL2 and its systemic immunologic and immunogenic effects in patients with solid tumors (BMC Cancer.
Zuhair Ballas who's the chair of Allergy Immunology, he and I are planning what are the cytokine analyses that we'll be doing on the blood, and that's going to be really, very, very interesting to get this detailed immunologic analysis to see how things changed as the year progresses on our study diet.
Studies show that even in high concentrations, buckwheat flour and its purified proteins have no immunologic reactions for patients with celiac disease.
Consequently, 95 % of animals in the center are enrolled in studies that measure behavioral, metabolic, immunologic factors or a combination of these.
The immunologic mechanisms involved in the development of atopic dermatitis are the focus of a great deal of study.
Other tests that may be used include: ultrasound, specialized radiologic studies (e.g. nuclear scan, CT or MRI scan, dye contrast studies), bone marrow aspirate, lymph node aspirate, endoscopy (direct examination of the stomach, colon, or lung with a specialized scope & camera), and immunologic studies.
Dr. Dodds: After years of studying and researching the hematologic and immunologic diseases of animals as models for their human counterparts, I realized that I needed to look more at the body as a whole and what regulated it.