Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD

Updated on: June 01,2024 7

Key steps could reduces cases and deaths from rheumatic heart disease in the African Union

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainRheumatic heart disease (RHD) remains a major cause of cardiovascular disease in Africa, even as acute rheumatic fever and RHD

Updated on:June 01,2024 7

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

Resveratrol can help to reduce inflammation, study finds

byGeorgia State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA component of red wine and grapes can help control inflammation induced by a bacterial pathogen that is linked to upper respiratory tract infl

Updated on: March 05,2024 26

Resveratrol can help to reduce inflammation, study finds

byGeorgia State UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainA component of red wine and grapes can help control inflammation induced by a bacterial pathogen that is linked to upper respiratory tract infl

Updated on:March 05,2024 26

CAR T cell therapy could reach beyond cancer

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainEngineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can

Updated on: April 09,2024 18

CAR T cell therapy could reach beyond cancer

by Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaCredit: CC0 Public DomainEngineered immune cells, known as CAR T cells, have shown the world what personalized immunotherapies can

Updated on:April 09,2024 18

Immune system reacts more strongly to viruses and bacteria post-lockdown, study finds

byRadboud UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch from Radboud university medical center shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people&#39

Updated on: January 11,2025 0

Immune system reacts more strongly to viruses and bacteria post-lockdown, study finds

byRadboud UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainResearch from Radboud university medical center shows that the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on people&#39

Updated on:January 11,2025 0

Canadian wildfire smoke associated with increased asthma cases in NYC

by Elizabeth Lin,Yale UniversityCredit: Yale UniversityWith smoke from Canadian wildfires once againdescending on the Northeastern United States,residents of New England and New York

Updated on: January 29,2024 13

Canadian wildfire smoke associated with increased asthma cases in NYC

by Elizabeth Lin,Yale UniversityCredit: Yale UniversityWith smoke from Canadian wildfires once againdescending on the Northeastern United States,residents of New England and New York

Updated on:January 29,2024 13

Canned fish can still trigger allergic reactions, says study

by James Cook UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists say the assumption that it's ok for people with a fish allergy to eat canned fish (without first undergoing a thorough asse

Updated on: January 28,2024 19

Canned fish can still trigger allergic reactions, says study

by James Cook UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainScientists say the assumption that it's ok for people with a fish allergy to eat canned fish (without first undergoing a thorough asse

Updated on:January 28,2024 19

Vaccination guards against certain bacterial infections and slows the spread of superbugs in populations

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressStreptococcus pneumoniae. Credit: CDC/Dr. M.S. MitchellVaccines that boost immunity against bacteria can protect the immunized from contracting drug-resistant infectio

Updated on: March 05,2024 16

Vaccination guards against certain bacterial infections and slows the spread of superbugs in populations

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressStreptococcus pneumoniae. Credit: CDC/Dr. M.S. MitchellVaccines that boost immunity against bacteria can protect the immunized from contracting drug-resistant infectio

Updated on:March 05,2024 16

'Cell food' gives insight into T cell metabolism

by Anna Megdell,University of Michigan“A T cell's specific identity and function are ruled by metabolic pathways, so each type of T cell's inner workings are distinct,” Hanna Hong explai

Updated on: April 01,2024 18

'Cell food' gives insight into T cell metabolism

by Anna Megdell,University of Michigan“A T cell's specific identity and function are ruled by metabolic pathways, so each type of T cell's inner workings are distinct,” Hanna Hong explai

Updated on:April 01,2024 18

Key protein linked to immune disorders

by Hokkaido UniversityThe inflammatory reaction in spinal cords of STAP-1 knockout (KO) mice was less severe than that of wild type (WT) mice (top panels). In parallel, spinal cords of STAP-1 KO

Updated on: March 19,2024 13

Key protein linked to immune disorders

by Hokkaido UniversityThe inflammatory reaction in spinal cords of STAP-1 knockout (KO) mice was less severe than that of wild type (WT) mice (top panels). In parallel, spinal cords of STAP-1 KO

Updated on:March 19,2024 13

T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19

Updated on: May 08,2024 5

T cells recognize recent SARS-CoV-2 variants

by NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesColorized scanning electron micrograph of a dying cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 (yellow), the virus that causes COVID-19

Updated on:May 08,2024 5

Hope for autoimmune skin disorder sufferers with new immunotherapy strategy

byThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityCredit: Estzer Miller on PixabayBreakthrough research has revealed new ways to remove immune cells that cause skin autoimmune diseases wit

Updated on: January 25,2024 23

Hope for autoimmune skin disorder sufferers with new immunotherapy strategy

byThe Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityCredit: Estzer Miller on PixabayBreakthrough research has revealed new ways to remove immune cells that cause skin autoimmune diseases wit

Updated on:January 25,2024 23