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Immunology & Rheumatology
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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
COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

by Massachusetts General HospitalColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Ima

COVID-19 unmasked: Math model suggests optimal treatment strategies

by Massachusetts General HospitalColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Ima
Can severe weather changes make allergies worse?

Can severe weather changes make allergies worse?

by Kaylee Dusang,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough allergies are normally associated with the spring and fall, it may feel like allergy season never left this w

Can severe weather changes make allergies worse?

by Kaylee Dusang,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAlthough allergies are normally associated with the spring and fall, it may feel like allergy season never left this w
How T cells recognize infection or disease

How T cells recognize infection or disease

by Monash UniversityResearch illuminating an elusive component of the adaptive immune system, how gamma delta T cells sense the metabolite-antigen presenting molecule MR1. Credit: (C) Dr Erica Ta

How T cells recognize infection or disease

by Monash UniversityResearch illuminating an elusive component of the adaptive immune system, how gamma delta T cells sense the metabolite-antigen presenting molecule MR1. Credit: (C) Dr Erica Ta
Consumer health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis—what's the connection?

Consumer health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis—what's the connection?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainMay is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis.Rheu

Consumer health: Smoking and rheumatoid arthritis—what's the connection?

by From Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: CC0 Public DomainMay is Arthritis Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the connection between smoking and rheumatoid arthritis.Rheu
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
A possible new treatment for osteoarthritis joint issues

A possible new treatment for osteoarthritis joint issues

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTreatment of osteoarthritis by miRNA introduction. Credit: Department of Systems BioMedicine , TMDUResearchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) ide

A possible new treatment for osteoarthritis joint issues

by Tokyo Medical and Dental UniversityTreatment of osteoarthritis by miRNA introduction. Credit: Department of Systems BioMedicine , TMDUResearchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) ide
Study links early TNF inhibitor treatment to higher heart disease risk in ankylosing spondylitis patients, with caveats

Study links early TNF inhibitor treatment to higher heart disease risk in ankylosing spondylitis patients, with caveats

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Jean Liew et al, The Association of Early TNF Inhibitor Use with Incident Cardiovascular Events in Ankylosing Spondylitis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumato

Study links early TNF inhibitor treatment to higher heart disease risk in ankylosing spondylitis patients, with caveats

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Jean Liew et al, The Association of Early TNF Inhibitor Use with Incident Cardiovascular Events in Ankylosing Spondylitis [abstract]. Arthritis Rheumato
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
A fresh look at joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

A fresh look at joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by Trinity College DublinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Trinity are providing fresh insights into joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The condition cu

A fresh look at joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

by Trinity College DublinCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearchers at Trinity are providing fresh insights into joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The condition cu
Tezepelumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations: Phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial

Tezepelumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations: Phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial

by American Thoracic SocietyObstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma. Credit: Yale R

Tezepelumab significantly reduced asthma exacerbations: Phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial

by American Thoracic SocietyObstruction of the lumen of a bronchiole by mucoid exudate, goblet cell metaplasia, and epithelial basement membrane thickening in a person with asthma. Credit: Yale R
How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration in colon cancer

How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration in colon cancer

by Pasteur InstituteMigrating human T lymphocytes revealing a broad protrusion at the leading edge and long adhesive protrusions at the rear. Image obtained by confocal fluorescence microscopy: f

How mutation of the APC gene disrupts lymphocyte migration in colon cancer

by Pasteur InstituteMigrating human T lymphocytes revealing a broad protrusion at the leading edge and long adhesive protrusions at the rear. Image obtained by confocal fluorescence microscopy: f