What's behind the new advice to stop taking glucosamine for arthritis?

by Nial Wheate and Joanna Harnett,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe Australian Rheumatology Associationthis week warnedpeople not to take the supplement glucosamine for t

Updated on: June 06,2024

What's behind the new advice to stop taking glucosamine for arthritis?

by Nial Wheate and Joanna Harnett,The ConversationCredit: AI-generated imageThe Australian Rheumatology Associationthis week warnedpeople not to take the supplement glucosamine for t

Updated on:June 06,2024

A protein that controls inflammation

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainA study by the research team of Prof. Geert van Loo (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) has unraveled a critical

Updated on: April 20,2024

A protein that controls inflammation

by VIB (the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology)Credit: CC0 Public DomainA study by the research team of Prof. Geert van Loo (VIB-UGent Center for Inflammation Research) has unraveled a critical

Updated on:April 20,2024

Researchers pursuing arthritis protein

by University of CopenhagenThe healthy blood cells stem from the blood bank at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, and more than 50 donors have been examined with the same result. Credit: Blood cells,

Updated on: March 24,2024

Researchers pursuing arthritis protein

by University of CopenhagenThe healthy blood cells stem from the blood bank at Rigshospitalet in Copenhagen, and more than 50 donors have been examined with the same result. Credit: Blood cells,

Updated on:March 24,2024

ATP-hydrolyzing ectoenzyme E-NTPD8 attenuates colitis

by Osaka UniversityE-NTPD8 in colonic epithelial cells maintains gut homeostasis through the hydrolysis of luminal ATP produced by commensal bacteria (left). An increased level of luminal ATP cau

Updated on: April 08,2024

ATP-hydrolyzing ectoenzyme E-NTPD8 attenuates colitis

by Osaka UniversityE-NTPD8 in colonic epithelial cells maintains gut homeostasis through the hydrolysis of luminal ATP produced by commensal bacteria (left). An increased level of luminal ATP cau

Updated on:April 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

COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captu

Updated on: April 13,2024

COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captu

Updated on:April 13,2024

PFAS shown to reduce the activity of immune cells

by Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGraphical abstract. Credit:Chemosphere(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139204PFAS are used in many everyday products. This is

Updated on: April 20,2024

PFAS shown to reduce the activity of immune cells

by Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresGraphical abstract. Credit:Chemosphere(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139204PFAS are used in many everyday products. This is

Updated on:April 20,2024

The 'greying' of T cells: Scientists pinpoint metabolic pathway behind age-related immunity loss

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population. Scientists have long

Updated on: May 06,2024

The 'greying' of T cells: Scientists pinpoint metabolic pathway behind age-related immunity loss

by Harvard Medical SchoolCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe elderly suffer more serious complications from infections and benefit less from vaccination than the general population. Scientists have long

Updated on:May 06,2024

Protein eIF4A emerges as a potential Achilles' heel for triple-negative breast cancer

by Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172503Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a

Updated on: April 15,2024

Protein eIF4A emerges as a potential Achilles' heel for triple-negative breast cancer

by Baylor College of MedicineGraphical abstract. Credit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2023). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172503Improving treatments for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), a

Updated on:April 15,2024

COVID infection may boost antibodies for up to 20 months

If you've already had COVID-19, your natural antibodies may last as long as 20 months, a new study suggests.While this is reassuring, experts are quick to caution that the new findings don't n

Updated on: April 13,2024

COVID infection may boost antibodies for up to 20 months

If you've already had COVID-19, your natural antibodies may last as long as 20 months, a new study suggests.While this is reassuring, experts are quick to caution that the new findings don't n

Updated on:April 13,2024

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

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

A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools

by Rachel Tompa,Allen Institute for Brain ScienceTEA-seq single panel cell type data from Human Immune System Explorer. Credit: Zach Thomson/Allen InstituteResearchers at the Allen Institute for

Updated on: May 05,2024

A new open-access portal for human immunology data and tools

by Rachel Tompa,Allen Institute for Brain ScienceTEA-seq single panel cell type data from Human Immune System Explorer. Credit: Zach Thomson/Allen InstituteResearchers at the Allen Institute for

Updated on:May 05,2024