Primary Immunodeficiency Archive
Transfer of Mother’s Cells Molds Baby’s Immunity By AMANDA SCHAFFER Published: February 2, 2009 Researchers have long wondered how pregnant women might shape their fetuses’ development — by protecting them against later disease, perhaps, or instilling an appreciation of Mozart. Now a group in California has discovered a surprising
(Ally Donnelly, NECN: Boston, MA) – A Boston hospital has received a grant to establish the world’s first-ever center to study orphan diseases. An orphan disease is any disease or disorder affecting less than 200,000 people in the United States. Because the disorders affect so few, researchers have a
Fight against ‘Bubble Boy’ syndrome Monday, January 28th 2008, 4:00 AM Vicki and Fred Modell want to spare others their pain. Through the New York couple’s efforts, hundreds of thousands of newborn children around the world will be screened for Severe Combined Immune Deficiency (SCID), or “Bubble Boy” syndrome.
SISTER, SAVIOR By Kate Kruschwitz Children’s Immunology chief Raif Geha, MD, and gastroenterologist Samuel Nurko, MD, MPH, struggled to bring Andy’s infections under control. Meanwhile, Jordan Orange, MD, PhD, an immuno-genetics specialist, searched for clues to Andy’s condition. Orange was conducting research on the immune system’s master switch, the