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Systemic inflammation increases risk for chronic kidney disease

Systemic inflammation increases risk for chronic kidney disease

by Lori SolomonSystemic inflammation is associated with an elevated risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online Feb. 20 inFrontiers in Immunology.Xiaoxin Liu, from Ton

Systemic inflammation increases risk for chronic kidney disease

by Lori SolomonSystemic inflammation is associated with an elevated risk for chronic kidney disease, according to a study published online Feb. 20 inFrontiers in Immunology.Xiaoxin Liu, from Ton
New analysis finds belimumab improves cutaneous lupus erythematosus in patients with or without SLE

New analysis finds belimumab improves cutaneous lupus erythematosus in patients with or without SLE

by American College of RheumatologyForest plot of clinical response in CLE with or without SLE in belimumab users vs. non-users at week 52. Credit: Significant Improvement in Cutaneous Lupus Eryt

New analysis finds belimumab improves cutaneous lupus erythematosus in patients with or without SLE

by American College of RheumatologyForest plot of clinical response in CLE with or without SLE in belimumab users vs. non-users at week 52. Credit: Significant Improvement in Cutaneous Lupus Eryt
New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease

New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease

by New York University School of MedicineGregg Silverman, MD, Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Director of its Musculoskeletal Center of Excelle

New assay may lead to a cure for debilitating inflammatory joint disease

by New York University School of MedicineGregg Silverman, MD, Professor, Departments of Medicine and Pathology at NYU Langone Medical Center, and Director of its Musculoskeletal Center of Excelle
New understanding of the gut immune system may hold promise for Crohn's disease patients

New understanding of the gut immune system may hold promise for Crohn's disease patients

by Technical University of DenmarkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTricks played by certain disease-driving gut bacteria might help explain differences in how patients experience Crohn's dise

New understanding of the gut immune system may hold promise for Crohn's disease patients

by Technical University of DenmarkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainTricks played by certain disease-driving gut bacteria might help explain differences in how patients experience Crohn's dise
Psoriasis patients can get clearer skin with at-home treatment instead of at doctors' offices, study suggests

Psoriasis patients can get clearer skin with at-home treatment instead of at doctors' offices, study suggests

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Estzer Miller on PixabayFor decades, people with psoriasis have been treated in clinics with narrowband ultra

Psoriasis patients can get clearer skin with at-home treatment instead of at doctors' offices, study suggests

by Alex Gardner,Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: Estzer Miller on PixabayFor decades, people with psoriasis have been treated in clinics with narrowband ultra
Risk of severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection is higher for people with HIV with moderately low CD4 cell counts

Risk of severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection is higher for people with HIV with moderately low CD4 cell counts

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthGraphs show incidence of severe COVID-19 breakthrough illness by HIV status (A) (log-rank test P = .40), by CD4 cell count and HIV sta

Risk of severe breakthrough COVID-19 infection is higher for people with HIV with moderately low CD4 cell counts

by Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public HealthGraphs show incidence of severe COVID-19 breakthrough illness by HIV status (A) (log-rank test P = .40), by CD4 cell count and HIV sta
Study finds opioids double risk of venous thromboembolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Study finds opioids double risk of venous thromboembolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by American College of RheumatologyRisk of outcomes (HR, 95% CI) with opioid initiation compared to NSAID initiation after adjustment for propensity score weights and imbalanced covariables (CVD

Study finds opioids double risk of venous thromboembolism in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by American College of RheumatologyRisk of outcomes (HR, 95% CI) with opioid initiation compared to NSAID initiation after adjustment for propensity score weights and imbalanced covariables (CVD
New approach to arthritis treatment could avoid serious side-effects

New approach to arthritis treatment could avoid serious side-effects

by Queen Mary, University of London(Medical Xpress)—A new approach to arthritis treatment, which avoids unforeseen side-effects by delivering drugs exclusively to affected inflamed joints, has be

New approach to arthritis treatment could avoid serious side-effects

by Queen Mary, University of London(Medical Xpress)—A new approach to arthritis treatment, which avoids unforeseen side-effects by delivering drugs exclusively to affected inflamed joints, has be
Study unveils the role of gamma-delta T cells in cancer immunology

Study unveils the role of gamma-delta T cells in cancer immunology

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteComprehensive pan-cancer analysis of γδ TCRs. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101764A new study pu

Study unveils the role of gamma-delta T cells in cancer immunology

byH. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research InstituteComprehensive pan-cancer analysis of γδ TCRs. Credit:Cell Reports Medicine(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101764A new study pu
Study offers new insight into one of the mysteries of natural immunity to malaria

Study offers new insight into one of the mysteries of natural immunity to malaria

by New York UniversityFulani Village. Credit: Issiaka SoulamaIn the first and largest global metabolomic study of African children before and after malaria infection, NYU Abu Dhabi Assistant Prof

Study offers new insight into one of the mysteries of natural immunity to malaria

by New York UniversityFulani Village. Credit: Issiaka SoulamaIn the first and largest global metabolomic study of African children before and after malaria infection, NYU Abu Dhabi Assistant Prof
Renal macrophages observed playing crucial role in preventing kidney stones

Renal macrophages observed playing crucial role in preventing kidney stones

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.003Researchers at Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, have investigate

Renal macrophages observed playing crucial role in preventing kidney stones

by Justin Jackson , Medical XpressGraphical abstract. Credit:Immunity(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2023.12.003Researchers at Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, have investigate
A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo

A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo

by Kawasaki CityFigure 1: Humanized mice were generated by transplanting 2.5 x 104 human cord blood-derived CD34+ HSC cells into irradiated NOG-IL-2 mice. After human CD34+ cell transplantation, human

A novel animal model for analysing human natural killer cell functions in vivo

by Kawasaki CityFigure 1: Humanized mice were generated by transplanting 2.5 x 104 human cord blood-derived CD34+ HSC cells into irradiated NOG-IL-2 mice. After human CD34+ cell transplantation, human