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08Feb/14

The Ultimate Decoy: Protein M Helps Bacteria Misdirect Immune System – Science 2.0

February 8, 2014Antibodiesadmin

The Ultimate Decoy: Protein M Helps Bacteria Misdirect Immune System
Science 2.0
“What Protein M does to antibodies represents a very clever trick of evolution,” said Richard A. Lerner, MD, Lita Annenberg Hazen Professor of Immunochemistry and Institute Professor at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), who led the research.
The Ultimate Decoy: Scripps Research Institute Scientists Find Protein that …PR Newswire (press release)
Deceptive protein helping bacteria dodge immune system foundBusiness Standard

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08Feb/14

Cheney Credits Science, Innovations for His 'Gift of Life' – D Healthcare Daily

February 8, 2014Transplant Surgeryadmin

D Healthcare Daily

Cheney Credits Science, Innovations for His ‘Gift of Life’
D Healthcare Daily
The lowest point for his health came in 2010, when he got the LVAD before receiving a new heart from an anonymous donor in March of 2012, after a 20-month wait. “The transplant surgery was the easiest surgery I ever had,” Cheney said. “It was the gift …

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07Feb/14

Former SK standout Seitz needs kidney transplant – Kitsap Sun

February 7, 2014Transplant Surgeryadmin

Former SK standout Seitz needs kidney transplant
Kitsap Sun
He is scheduled for kidney transplant surgery within the next sixth months and will likely be away from work for eight months. Much of that time, he’ll be on unpaid leave. The Officer Nathan Seitz Fund has been created to help his family with medical …

07Feb/14

Anti-idiotypic antibodies reduce efficacy of the attenuated vaccine against … – 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

February 7, 2014Antibodiesadmin

Anti-idiotypic antibodies reduce efficacy of the attenuated vaccine against …7thSpace Interactive (press release)One of the reasons might be the presence of anti-idiotypic antibodies (Ab2s) to the envelope glycoprotein GP5 induced by PRRSV infection …

07Feb/14

Essex father tells of seven-year-old son's cancer fight – BBC News

February 7, 2014Other Transplantationadmin

BBC News

Essex father tells of seven-year-old son’s cancer fight
BBC News
… Whiteley playing with Lego Laughlin was diagnosed with a secondary cancer in November. line break. Lockie is being treated at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital and now faces a stem cell transplant on 26 February. Continue reading the main story …

07Feb/14

Heart patients arrive from India after successful surgeries – Daily News

February 7, 2014Heartadmin

Daily NewsHeart patients arrive from India after successful surgeriesDaily NewsSEVENTEEN heart patients who flew to Fortis Escorts Heart Institute New Delhi for subsidised heart surgeries under the banner of Lions Club of Dar es Salaam (Host), in colla…

07Feb/14

Scholars demand conclusive evidence of brain death – Arab News

February 7, 2014Brain Death Declarationadmin

Scholars demand conclusive evidence of brain deathArab NewsDr. Faisal Shaheen, the president of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplant, says religious scholars have demand conclusive proof that no case of brain death has ever recovered and come to life….

07Feb/14

Caregivers: Supporting the supporters – WWLP 22News

February 7, 2014Other Transplantationadmin

Caregivers: Supporting the supporters
WWLP 22News
(CNN) — Cancer has been a painful part of Radka Lakosilova’s life. From four cycles of chemotherapy and a stem cell transplant, to losing weight, hair and friends, she’s felt every moment. But the pain she feels is secondhand. It’s her 18-year-old …

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07Feb/14

Lions Club auction starts Monday – Courierpress/news/gleaner/

February 7, 2014Transplant Surgeryadmin

Lions Club auction starts MondayCourierpress/news/gleaner/… in Henderson County; to assist individuals with the cost of eye examinations and eyeglasses; to assist individuals with the cost of various eye surgeries, such as cataract and cornea transpl…

07Feb/14

Bacterial “Protein M” Found to Act as a Universal Decoy to Antibodies – BioNews Texas

February 7, 2014Antibodiesadmin

BioNews Texas

Bacterial “Protein M” Found to Act as a Universal Decoy to Antibodies
BioNews Texas
protein m Imagine being covered in duct-tape and being able to grab anything that passes. Now take that concept and add in the real components: you are the bacteria Mycoplasma genitalium, your duct-tape is a protein, and you are able to bind to any …
All human antibodies blocked by bacterial proteinU-T San Diego
The Ultimate Decoy: Protein M Helps Bacteria Misdirect Immune SystemScience 2.0
The ultimate decoy: Scientists find protein that helps bacteria misdirect …EurekAlert (press release)

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