Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on: April 10,2024

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on:April 10,2024

COVID-19 : Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAI

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 : Measuring viral RNA to predict which patients will die

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (blue) heavily infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (red), isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAI

Updated on:April 10,2024

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

Clinical trial denounces use of platelet-rich plasma injections for knee joint osteoarthritis

by University of MelbournePlatelet-rich plasma injections have become a popular form of treatment for painful joints in recent years but researchers have established they are no better than place

Updated on: April 20,2024

Clinical trial denounces use of platelet-rich plasma injections for knee joint osteoarthritis

by University of MelbournePlatelet-rich plasma injections have become a popular form of treatment for painful joints in recent years but researchers have established they are no better than place

Updated on:April 20,2024

Oral deucravacitinib benefits patients with lupus

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTyrosine kinases are enzymes that play central roles in signaling by cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including lupus. A recent phas

Updated on: June 06,2024

Oral deucravacitinib benefits patients with lupus

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainTyrosine kinases are enzymes that play central roles in signaling by cytokines involved in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, including lupus. A recent phas

Updated on:June 06,2024

Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeveral previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life in patients with rheuma

Updated on: April 07,2024

Does alcohol consumption have an effect on arthritis?

by WileyCredit: CC0 Public DomainSeveral previous studies have demonstrated that moderate alcohol consumption is linked with less severe disease and better quality of life in patients with rheuma

Updated on:April 07,2024

Combination of LABA + inhaled glucocorticoid safe in asthma

(HealthDay)—Compared to treatment with an inhaled glucocorticoid alone, combination therapy with a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) and an inhaled glucocorticoid is not associated with a significantly hi

Updated on: April 16,2024

Combination of LABA + inhaled glucocorticoid safe in asthma

(HealthDay)—Compared to treatment with an inhaled glucocorticoid alone, combination therapy with a long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) and an inhaled glucocorticoid is not associated with a significantly hi

Updated on:April 16,2024

Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief

by Hospital for Special Surgery"Many doctors may be unnecessarily treating some pregnant women who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with anticoagulants, such as expensive heparin inje

Updated on: April 17,2024

Study sheds light on pregnancy complications and overturns common belief

by Hospital for Special Surgery"Many doctors may be unnecessarily treating some pregnant women who have antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) with anticoagulants, such as expensive heparin inje

Updated on:April 17,2024

A mathematical model that predicts how severe hay fever season will be

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers has developed a mathematical model for predicting how bad an upcoming hay fever season will be. In th

Updated on: May 07,2024

A mathematical model that predicts how severe hay fever season will be

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAn international team of researchers has developed a mathematical model for predicting how bad an upcoming hay fever season will be. In th

Updated on:May 07,2024

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the

Updated on: April 13,2024

COVID-19 increases the chance of getting an autoimmune condition

by Magdalena Plebanski, Rhiane Moody,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can sometimes cause the immune system to mistakenly attack the

Updated on:April 13,2024

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes

Updated on: July 30,2024

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes

Updated on:July 30,2024

Interdisciplinary guidelines to optimize the treatment of childhood arthritis

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreviously, there were no uniform guidelines for the treatment of arthritis of the jaw, a potentially debilitating consequence of juvenile ar

Updated on: April 07,2024

Interdisciplinary guidelines to optimize the treatment of childhood arthritis

by Aarhus UniversityCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainPreviously, there were no uniform guidelines for the treatment of arthritis of the jaw, a potentially debilitating consequence of juvenile ar

Updated on:April 07,2024