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B Rather Than T Lymphocytes Seen Initiating Autoimmune Disease
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In a mouse-based study that has seemingly upset a truism of immunology, Yale University researchers have found that B cells, long thought to depend on T cells for activation, can in fact be activated in the absence of T cells. The study, published in the August 7 online issue of Immunity, found that Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligands can play a role in activating autoreactive B cells. Reuters Health Information
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Combination Strategy Promising for HIV Vaccination
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In vitro studies indicate that a trimolecular vaccination approach using HIV-1-specific and non-cognate immune responses is potentially more effective in producing neutralizing antibody activity than is a single antigen, UK researchers report in the July 11th issue of AIDS. Reuters Health Information
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Mother Was Right About Cod Liver Oil
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George Griffing, MD, Professor of Medicine, St. Louis University, and Editor in Chief of Internal Medicine for eMedicine, explains the truth about cod liver oil.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine
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