Study finds combination therapy does little to slow spine damage in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients

by American College of RheumatologyCumulative probability plot of mSASSS progression over 108 weeks of treatment. Credit: COmparison of the Effect of Treatment with NSAIDs Added to Anti-TNF Thera

Updated on: May 13,2024 8

Study finds combination therapy does little to slow spine damage in radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients

by American College of RheumatologyCumulative probability plot of mSASSS progression over 108 weeks of treatment. Credit: COmparison of the Effect of Treatment with NSAIDs Added to Anti-TNF Thera

Updated on:May 13,2024 8

Cell-compressing technique a new path in immunotherapy

by Zach Winn,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo engineer cell functions, SQZ Biotech uses tiny channels on a microfluidic chip to squeeze cells so they can be penetrated by specific molecul

Updated on: April 09,2024 14

Cell-compressing technique a new path in immunotherapy

by Zach Winn,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyTo engineer cell functions, SQZ Biotech uses tiny channels on a microfluidic chip to squeeze cells so they can be penetrated by specific molecul

Updated on:April 09,2024 14

MAIT cell activation may play a role in fatal outcomes among severe COVID-19 cases

by Public Library of ScienceProject design and overall conclusions of the St George’s, University of London and University of Oxford collaboration on immune parameters of ICU COVID-19 and severe

Updated on: April 20,2024 11

MAIT cell activation may play a role in fatal outcomes among severe COVID-19 cases

by Public Library of ScienceProject design and overall conclusions of the St George’s, University of London and University of Oxford collaboration on immune parameters of ICU COVID-19 and severe

Updated on:April 20,2024 11

MAIT cells can be tuned to fight different pathogens via their metabolism, leading to new therapeutic strategies

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA population of unconventional white blood cells has recently captured the attention of immunologists and clinicians alike. Un

Updated on: April 20,2024 16

MAIT cells can be tuned to fight different pathogens via their metabolism, leading to new therapeutic strategies

by La Jolla Institute for ImmunologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA population of unconventional white blood cells has recently captured the attention of immunologists and clinicians alike. Un

Updated on:April 20,2024 16

FDA approves 1st drug for moderate and severe eczema cases

by Linda A. JohnsonThis image provided by Sanofi shows a box containing two single-dose pre-filled syringes of the drug Dupixent. On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved

Updated on: April 15,2024 20

FDA approves 1st drug for moderate and severe eczema cases

by Linda A. JohnsonThis image provided by Sanofi shows a box containing two single-dose pre-filled syringes of the drug Dupixent. On Tuesday, March 28, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved

Updated on:April 15,2024 20

New study indicates why children are likelier to develop food allergies

by La Jolla Institute for Allergy and ImmunologyA study by LJI researchers identified a T cell population that renders normal food non-allergenic. Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immun

Updated on: May 08,2024 8

New study indicates why children are likelier to develop food allergies

by La Jolla Institute for Allergy and ImmunologyA study by LJI researchers identified a T cell population that renders normal food non-allergenic. Credit: La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immun

Updated on:May 08,2024 8

Epigenetics is of critical importance in autoimmune-related skin diseases, says study

by Higher Education PressCredit: Lingyu Gao, Qianjin LuThe central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product p

Updated on: March 27,2024 0

Epigenetics is of critical importance in autoimmune-related skin diseases, says study

by Higher Education PressCredit: Lingyu Gao, Qianjin LuThe central dogma proposed that genetic information predominantly transfers from DNA to RNA during gene expression to make a functional product p

Updated on:March 27,2024 0

COVID-19's deadliness for men reveals why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago

by Adam Moeser,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to surviving critical cases of COVID-19, it appears that men draw the short straw.Initial reports from China revealed the ea

Updated on: April 10,2024 12

COVID-19's deadliness for men reveals why researchers should have been studying immune system sex differences years ago

by Adam Moeser,The ConversationCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen it comes to surviving critical cases of COVID-19, it appears that men draw the short straw.Initial reports from China revealed the ea

Updated on:April 10,2024 12

COVID vaccines also help protect HIV patients

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumAnti-RBD titers in vaccinated PLWH and HIV-negative controls. (A) Scheme showing the two groups of the study - control (n = 20) and people living with HIV (PLWH; n = 71

Updated on: April 09,2024 10

COVID vaccines also help protect HIV patients

by Ruhr-Universitaet-BochumAnti-RBD titers in vaccinated PLWH and HIV-negative controls. (A) Scheme showing the two groups of the study - control (n = 20) and people living with HIV (PLWH; n = 71

Updated on:April 09,2024 10

First-in-human trial with CAR macrophages shows promise targeting solid tumors

by Caren Begun,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPreliminary findings from Penn Medicine in an ongoing first-in-human clinical trial examining the safety, tolerability a

Updated on: April 09,2024 19

First-in-human trial with CAR macrophages shows promise targeting solid tumors

by Caren Begun,University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPreliminary findings from Penn Medicine in an ongoing first-in-human clinical trial examining the safety, tolerability a

Updated on:April 09,2024 19

Researchers link gut microbiome to rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA significant indicator of whether a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will improve over the course of disease may lie in part in thei

Updated on: June 01,2024 8

Researchers link gut microbiome to rheumatoid arthritis prognosis

by Susan Murphy,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA significant indicator of whether a patient with rheumatoid arthritis will improve over the course of disease may lie in part in thei

Updated on:June 01,2024 8

Salivary gland ultrasonography improves Sjogren's diagnosis

The addition of salivary-gland ultrasonography to American-European Consensus Group classification criteria improves the accuracy of diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome, according to a study p

Updated on: March 24,2024 14

Salivary gland ultrasonography improves Sjogren's diagnosis

The addition of salivary-gland ultrasonography to American-European Consensus Group classification criteria improves the accuracy of diagnosis of primary Sjögren's syndrome, according to a study p

Updated on:March 24,2024 14