We are getting older and heavier, and osteoarthritis is increasing

by Lund UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growin

Updated on: June 01,2024

We are getting older and heavier, and osteoarthritis is increasing

by Lund UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe number of patients with osteoarthritis has increased dramatically since the 1950s. Along with diabetes, the illness is now one of the fastest-growin

Updated on:June 01,2024

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

Updated on: January 28,2024

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

Updated on:January 28,2024

RNA sequencing used to discover novel genes and pathways in celiac disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) have discovered novel gene

Updated on: April 22,2024

RNA sequencing used to discover novel genes and pathways in celiac disease

by Massachusetts General HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at the Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) have discovered novel gene

Updated on:April 22,2024

How a pregnant woman who smokes can be hurting her future grandchildren

by Ileana Varela,Florida International UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe dangers of smoking are common knowledge. Smoking during pregnancy, even second-hand smoke, can hurt both the mother

Updated on: April 24,2024

How a pregnant woman who smokes can be hurting her future grandchildren

by Ileana Varela,Florida International UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe dangers of smoking are common knowledge. Smoking during pregnancy, even second-hand smoke, can hurt both the mother

Updated on:April 24,2024

Research shows that being overweight hampers the body's immune response to SARS-CoV-2

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body's antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but n

Updated on: January 25,2024

Research shows that being overweight hampers the body's immune response to SARS-CoV-2

byUniversity of QueenslandCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainUniversity of Queensland-led research shows being overweight can impair the body's antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but n

Updated on:January 25,2024

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

Updated on: May 07,2024

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

Updated on:May 07,2024

More research needed to determine safety of hip and knee steroid injections

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough frequently used to treat painful osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections rema

Updated on: May 26,2024

More research needed to determine safety of hip and knee steroid injections

by Boston University School of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainAlthough frequently used to treat painful osteoarthritis of the hip and knee, intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections rema

Updated on:May 26,2024

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

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

Updated recommendations for psoriatic arthritis

by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULARCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It has both joint and non-joint symptoms

Updated on: March 27,2024

Updated recommendations for psoriatic arthritis

by European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology, EULARCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPsoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an autoimmune inflammatory disease. It has both joint and non-joint symptoms

Updated on:March 27,2024

The promise of precision medicine for rheumatoid arthritis

by Yale UniversityA hand affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Credit: James Heilman, MD/WikipediaIn a new study, a Yale-led research team identified the mechanism of a gene that raises the risk of s

Updated on: May 13,2024

The promise of precision medicine for rheumatoid arthritis

by Yale UniversityA hand affected by rheumatoid arthritis. Credit: James Heilman, MD/WikipediaIn a new study, a Yale-led research team identified the mechanism of a gene that raises the risk of s

Updated on:May 13,2024

Mettl3-dependent m6A modification is essential for effector differentiation and memory formation of CD8+ T cells

byScience China PressDuring viral infection, total m6A levels in Naïve stage, effector stage, and memory stage exhibit dynamic alteration (high-low-high). The presence of Mettl3 promotes CD8 T c

Updated on: January 26,2024

Mettl3-dependent m6A modification is essential for effector differentiation and memory formation of CD8+ T cells

byScience China PressDuring viral infection, total m6A levels in Naïve stage, effector stage, and memory stage exhibit dynamic alteration (high-low-high). The presence of Mettl3 promotes CD8 T c

Updated on:January 26,2024

Disease control, safe medications critical to pregnancies for women with rheumatic disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women with active rheumatic disease carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes than the general population including hypert

Updated on: June 17,2024

Disease control, safe medications critical to pregnancies for women with rheumatic disease

by UT Southwestern Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPregnant women with active rheumatic disease carry a higher risk of adverse outcomes than the general population including hypert

Updated on:June 17,2024