For the first time in history scientists have developed a vaccine against malaria. It is the effect of 24 years of work which results were revealed at the end of 2011. The development of vaccine called RTS S has been ranked to 10 biggest developments of the previous year by the Science magazine. Read full text »

A study published in the Thorax journal reports that anticancer drug – bortezomib may be effective in auto-immune disease therapy. This regards especially to illnesses linked with tissue fibrosis. Mouse model of systemic sclerosis has been assessed. Bortezomib successfully blocked the development of the disease in animals. Read full text »

A team of scientists of the Universitätsmedizin Berlin together with other 16 transplant centres in Germany and Switzerland has tested a new therapeutic immunosuppressive strategy, positively affecting the function of the kidneys after transplantation. The results of the investigation, which was a success, were published online in the journal The Lancet. Read full text »

Exposure to mold during infancy increases the risk of asthma. Tendency to development of asthma is three times higher among children living in mold contaminated areas. More on this topic can be found in the August issue of Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). Read full text »