Something approaching 1 percent of people of European ancestry have celiac disease: an autoimmune intolerance to gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. …
Category: Immunology
Collaboration between Stanford and UCSF aims to advance arthritis research
More than 50 million adults and 300,000 children in the United States suffer (.pdf) from arthritis. There's no known cure for the disease, which breaks down …
Ask Stanford Med: Pediatric immunologist answers your questions about food allergy research
Food allergies affect millions of children, who find it difficult to enjoy ordinary activities like birthday parties and restaurant meals because of worries that something …
Ask Stanford Med: Pediatric immunologist taking questions on children’s food allergy research
Food allergies among children are a growing public health concern. An estimated six million children in the United States suffer from food allergies, and nearly …
How loneliness can impact the immune system
Past studies show that maintaining strong social relationships can lower a person’s risk for certain health conditions. But researchers are still working to unravel the …
Video of innate immune reaction in the lymph node
This kaleidoscope-esque video depicts the immune response in the lymph node of a mouse. Titled "Sensing Danger," the clip won first place in this year's …
Overcoming immune response to stem cells essential for therapies, say Stanford researchers
Stanford cardiologist and stem cell researcher Joseph Wu, MD, PhD, and his colleagues have published an interesting perspective piece (subscription required) in today's Science Translational Medicine about …
Researchers find mechanism for destruction of key allergy-inducing complexes
New allergy research from Stanford and the University of Bern, Switzerland was published in Nature over the weekend, and my colleague describes the work in a …
Exploring the effect of sleep loss on health
Due to yesterday's Nobel win, my colleagues and I woke up, and began working, at 3 AM - and I was reminded of how difficult …
Immunological wet blankets remember to protect the developing fetus
Our immune systems are designed to respond to dangerous intruders. While the obvious laundry list of bad guys consists of pathogenic viruses and bacteria, there are …
Immunology escapes from the mouse trap
What? Retire Mighty Mouse? Mark Davis, PhD, director of Stanford's Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infectious Disease, has used mice to brilliant effect. They have …