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Immunology & Rheumatology
Focuses on rheumatic and immune diseases.
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Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro

Curbing blood cancers by teaching immune cells to kill mutant stem cells

by Nancy Fliesler,Children's Hospital BostonROS and TLR3 signaling mediates the "eat-me" and "don't eat me" signals that determine stem cell clonal selection by macro
Study offers new insights into how immune cells recognize their enemies

Study offers new insights into how immune cells recognize their enemies

by Gunnar Bartsch,Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgPAg induced Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activation by BTN3A-BTN2A1 composite ligand. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s4146

Study offers new insights into how immune cells recognize their enemies

by Gunnar Bartsch,Julius-Maximilians-Universität WürzburgPAg induced Vγ9Vδ2 T cell activation by BTN3A-BTN2A1 composite ligand. Credit:Nature Communications(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s4146
New points for therapeutic drug monitoring in people with rheumatic disease

New points for therapeutic drug monitoring in people with rheumatic disease

by European Alliance of Associations for RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTherapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) refers to the principle of using blood concentrations of biopharmaceuticals to

New points for therapeutic drug monitoring in people with rheumatic disease

by European Alliance of Associations for RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainTherapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) refers to the principle of using blood concentrations of biopharmaceuticals to
DNA as a weapon of immune defense

DNA as a weapon of immune defense

by University of GenevaThis is a slug made up of social amoebae. In red are the reactive oxygen species produced by the sentinel cells, which are necessary for the generation of DNA nets that def

DNA as a weapon of immune defense

by University of GenevaThis is a slug made up of social amoebae. In red are the reactive oxygen species produced by the sentinel cells, which are necessary for the generation of DNA nets that def
Understanding allergies

Understanding allergies

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo you blow your nose and rub your itchy eyes more than usual in the spring? Chances are you have hay fever, also called allergic rhiniti

Understanding allergies

byRush University Medical CenterCredit: CC0 Public DomainDo you blow your nose and rub your itchy eyes more than usual in the spring? Chances are you have hay fever, also called allergic rhiniti
Examining real-world treatment patterns of psoriatic arthritis

Examining real-world treatment patterns of psoriatic arthritis

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite clear directives outlined in the updated guidelines published by the American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation

Examining real-world treatment patterns of psoriatic arthritis

by Hospital for Special SurgeryCredit: CC0 Public DomainDespite clear directives outlined in the updated guidelines published by the American College of Rheumatology/National Psoriasis Foundation
Socioeconomic factors may not predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity

Socioeconomic factors may not predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity

by Lori SolomonThe impact of socioeconomic factors on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) varies by academic or safety net hospital setting, according to a studypublishedonline O

Socioeconomic factors may not predict rheumatoid arthritis disease activity

by Lori SolomonThe impact of socioeconomic factors on disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) varies by academic or safety net hospital setting, according to a studypublishedonline O
Antibacterial material restores the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria

Antibacterial material restores the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria

byChalmers University of TechnologyThe antibacterial material is a proprietary hydrogel, which can be adapted to many medical applications. Credit: Saba AtefyektaResearch from Chalmers Universit

Antibacterial material restores the efficacy of antibiotics against resistant bacteria

byChalmers University of TechnologyThe antibacterial material is a proprietary hydrogel, which can be adapted to many medical applications. Credit: Saba AtefyektaResearch from Chalmers Universit
Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children

Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children

by Don Bell,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent University of Alberta study is shedding more light on how perinatal health and early life events are related to asthma

Research reveals risk factors for poor asthma control in children

by Don Bell,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA recent University of Alberta study is shedding more light on how perinatal health and early life events are related to asthma
New research connects the hormones we're born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases

New research connects the hormones we're born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases

by Michigan State UniversityThis research shows that it's our perinatal hormones, not our adult sex hormones, that have a greater influence on our risk of developing mast cell-associated diso

New research connects the hormones we're born with to lifetime risk for immunological diseases

by Michigan State UniversityThis research shows that it's our perinatal hormones, not our adult sex hormones, that have a greater influence on our risk of developing mast cell-associated diso
Scientists team up to expand vaccine science's role in the fight against MRSA and other infections

Scientists team up to expand vaccine science's role in the fight against MRSA and other infections

byMichigan State UniversityAn artistic recreation of MRSA. Michigan State University researcher Xuefei Huang is developing new vaccine science in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Credit:

Scientists team up to expand vaccine science's role in the fight against MRSA and other infections

byMichigan State UniversityAn artistic recreation of MRSA. Michigan State University researcher Xuefei Huang is developing new vaccine science in the fight against antibiotic resistance. Credit:
Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger

Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger

by University of OtagoPeople who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new University of Otago research that has, for the first time, found a biolog

Research backs belief that tomatoes can be a gout trigger

by University of OtagoPeople who maintain that eating tomatoes can cause their gout to flare up are likely to welcome new University of Otago research that has, for the first time, found a biolog