Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking is an important risk factor for developing the most common form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases, b

Updated on: May 13,2024

Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking is an important risk factor for developing the most common form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases, b

Updated on:May 13,2024

Using molecular scissors to improve CAR-T cell therapy

by Susan Buckles,Mayo ClinicAn in vitro model for chronic stimulation induces phenotypic and functional signs of exhaustion in CART19-28ζ cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). D

Updated on: September 18,2024

Using molecular scissors to improve CAR-T cell therapy

by Susan Buckles,Mayo ClinicAn in vitro model for chronic stimulation induces phenotypic and functional signs of exhaustion in CART19-28ζ cells. Credit:Nature Communications(2024). D

Updated on:September 18,2024

Genetic key to lupus shows potential of personalised medicine

by Australian National UniversityDr Julia Ellyard(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers have used DNA sequencing to identify a gene variant responsible for causing lupus in a young patient.The deve

Updated on: June 15,2024

Genetic key to lupus shows potential of personalised medicine

by Australian National UniversityDr Julia Ellyard(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers have used DNA sequencing to identify a gene variant responsible for causing lupus in a young patient.The deve

Updated on:June 15,2024

COVID booster vaccines: How a third dose may help vulnerable people 'level up' their immunity

by Nathan Cheetham,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID vaccines call our immune systems to action, generating antibodies which fight against any contact we have with the viru

Updated on: April 13,2024

COVID booster vaccines: How a third dose may help vulnerable people 'level up' their immunity

by Nathan Cheetham,The ConversationCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainCOVID vaccines call our immune systems to action, generating antibodies which fight against any contact we have with the viru

Updated on:April 13,2024

Higher-dose pneumococcal vaccines improve immune response in ANCA-associated vasculitis patients receiving rituximab

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, showed tha

Updated on: May 13,2024

Higher-dose pneumococcal vaccines improve immune response in ANCA-associated vasculitis patients receiving rituximab

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, showed tha

Updated on:May 13,2024

Discriminatory redlining practices in the 1930s associated with present-day rates of ED visits due to asthma

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent rates of emergency department visits due to asthma are around 2.4 times higher in areas that were redlined—deprioritised for mortgage investment—in the 1

Updated on: April 02,2024

Discriminatory redlining practices in the 1930s associated with present-day rates of ED visits due to asthma

by LancetCredit: CC0 Public DomainCurrent rates of emergency department visits due to asthma are around 2.4 times higher in areas that were redlined—deprioritised for mortgage investment—in the 1

Updated on:April 02,2024

Spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 relatives can evolve against immune responses

by eLifeNovel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Fa

Updated on: April 22,2024

Spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2 relatives can evolve against immune responses

by eLifeNovel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient. Image captured and color-enhanced at the NIAID Integrated Research Fa

Updated on:April 22,2024

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

How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaInflammation in the gums can increase susceptibility to other forms of inflammation, such as arthritis, through changes to immune cell precur

Updated on: March 25,2024

How one inflammatory disorder exacerbates another

by Katherine Unger Baillie,University of PennsylvaniaInflammation in the gums can increase susceptibility to other forms of inflammation, such as arthritis, through changes to immune cell precur

Updated on:March 25,2024

Study shows autoantibodies behind lifelong risk of viral infection

byUniversity of ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study,publishedin theJournal of Experimental Medicine, shows that about 2% of the population develop autoantibodies against

Updated on: July 30,2024

Study shows autoantibodies behind lifelong risk of viral infection

byUniversity of ZurichCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new study,publishedin theJournal of Experimental Medicine, shows that about 2% of the population develop autoantibodies against

Updated on:July 30,2024

How do MAIT cells identify and attack foreign invaders?

byUniversity of MelbourneCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelbourne researchers have identified what makes a specialised immune cell, known as mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT), cells boost their nu

Updated on: April 20,2024

How do MAIT cells identify and attack foreign invaders?

byUniversity of MelbourneCredit: CC0 Public DomainMelbourne researchers have identified what makes a specialised immune cell, known as mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT), cells boost their nu

Updated on:April 20,2024

Respiratory tract infections in young children linked to asthma and worse lung function

byEuropean Lung FoundationMilan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new research

Updated on: March 05,2024

Respiratory tract infections in young children linked to asthma and worse lung function

byEuropean Lung FoundationMilan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new research

Updated on:March 05,2024