How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamAndre Ballesteros-Tato. Credit: UABThe body's immune response fights against infectious disease, and it safeguards against future infections

Updated on: April 16,2024

How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamAndre Ballesteros-Tato. Credit: UABThe body's immune response fights against infectious disease, and it safeguards against future infections

Updated on:April 16,2024

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes

by Lori SolomonWomen with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study publis

Updated on: June 15,2024

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes

by Lori SolomonWomen with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study publis

Updated on:June 15,2024

Rheumatoid arthritis finding may lead to new inflammation blockers

by Sara Tiner,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have linked the T cell dysfunction seen in rheumatoid arthritis with a metabolic deficiency, reported in a new&

Updated on: May 29,2024

Rheumatoid arthritis finding may lead to new inflammation blockers

by Sara Tiner,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMayo Clinic researchers have linked the T cell dysfunction seen in rheumatoid arthritis with a metabolic deficiency, reported in a new&

Updated on:May 29,2024

Macrophages produce heat from brown adipose tissue in response to cold, study reveals

by University of TsukubaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113978Researchers from University of Tsukuba have elucidated the molecular mechanism

Updated on: March 27,2024

Macrophages produce heat from brown adipose tissue in response to cold, study reveals

by University of TsukubaGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.113978Researchers from University of Tsukuba have elucidated the molecular mechanism

Updated on:March 27,2024

Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones, finds research

by University of South AustraliaGraphical abstract. Credit:Rheumatology(2022). DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac357A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those t

Updated on: June 01,2024

Women with rheumatoid arthritis more likely to achieve remission if they take sex hormones, finds research

by University of South AustraliaGraphical abstract. Credit:Rheumatology(2022). DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keac357A large study of women with rheumatoid arthritis has found that those t

Updated on:June 01,2024

Motion analysis to detect arthrosis

by Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyMotion Analysis to Detect ArthrosisArthrosis is excessive wear of joints beyond the usual age-related degeneration. For this reason, about 150,000 German

Updated on: March 30,2024

Motion analysis to detect arthrosis

by Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyMotion Analysis to Detect ArthrosisArthrosis is excessive wear of joints beyond the usual age-related degeneration. For this reason, about 150,000 German

Updated on:March 30,2024

Mast cell levels may explain sex differences in osteoarthritis pain

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInvestigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have signific

Updated on: April 17,2024

Mast cell levels may explain sex differences in osteoarthritis pain

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainInvestigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have signific

Updated on:April 17,2024

Methotrexate improves function in people with knee OA after three months

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that after three months of t

Updated on: May 13,2024

Methotrexate improves function in people with knee OA after three months

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that after three months of t

Updated on:May 13,2024

New vaccine protects from widespread, costly infection, mice study shows

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newly developed experimental vaccine was more than eighty percent effective in protecting mice from succumbing toStaphylococcu

Updated on: May 08,2024

New vaccine protects from widespread, costly infection, mice study shows

by American Society for MicrobiologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA newly developed experimental vaccine was more than eighty percent effective in protecting mice from succumbing toStaphylococcu

Updated on:May 08,2024

Immune receptor provides protective immunity against Group A Streptococcus

by Osaka UniversityFig. 1: The mechanism by which group A Streptococcus (GAS) evades the immune system. The immune receptor Mincle recognizes MGDG, an immunoactivating lipid present on GAS, and t

Updated on: April 16,2024

Immune receptor provides protective immunity against Group A Streptococcus

by Osaka UniversityFig. 1: The mechanism by which group A Streptococcus (GAS) evades the immune system. The immune receptor Mincle recognizes MGDG, an immunoactivating lipid present on GAS, and t

Updated on:April 16,2024

Survival improving after hip and knee replacement

(HealthDay)—Short-term survival after elective total hip (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) has greatly improved since the early 1990s, even though comorbidities have increased, according to a stu

Updated on: April 08,2024

Survival improving after hip and knee replacement

(HealthDay)—Short-term survival after elective total hip (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) has greatly improved since the early 1990s, even though comorbidities have increased, according to a stu

Updated on:April 08,2024

AD most commonly used term in literature for atopic dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Atopic dermatitis (AD) is most commonly referred to as AD in the literature, according to a review published online July 8 inAllergy.Robert Kantor, from the Northwestern University F

Updated on: April 08,2024

AD most commonly used term in literature for atopic dermatitis

(HealthDay)—Atopic dermatitis (AD) is most commonly referred to as AD in the literature, according to a review published online July 8 inAllergy.Robert Kantor, from the Northwestern University F

Updated on:April 08,2024