COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness

by Matthew Woodruff,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround the world, immunologists who retooled their labs to join the fight against SARS-CoV-2 are furiously trying to explain

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 causes some patients' immune systems to attack their own bodies, which may contribute to severe illness

by Matthew Woodruff,The ConversationCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAround the world, immunologists who retooled their labs to join the fight against SARS-CoV-2 are furiously trying to explain

Updated on:April 10,2024

Certain criteria may be better than others in RA assessment

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the performances of the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) appear to be better than that of th

Updated on: March 30,2024

Certain criteria may be better than others in RA assessment

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the performances of the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) appear to be better than that of th

Updated on:March 30,2024

COVID-19 science: Understanding the basics of 'herd immunity'

by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecently I heard a medical "expert" on the news incorrectly define the term "herd immunity." It'

Updated on: April 10,2024

COVID-19 science: Understanding the basics of 'herd immunity'

by Dr. Eduardo Sanchez,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainRecently I heard a medical "expert" on the news incorrectly define the term "herd immunity." It'

Updated on:April 10,2024

New juvenile idiopathic arthritis guideline emphasizes disease-modifying treatments

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) will preview the 2021 Guideline for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at ACR Co

Updated on: May 08,2024

New juvenile idiopathic arthritis guideline emphasizes disease-modifying treatments

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Rheumatology (ACR) will preview the 2021 Guideline for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at ACR Co

Updated on:May 08,2024

Study finds racial gaps in renal complications persist for children with lupus

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that while hospit

Updated on: May 29,2024

Study finds racial gaps in renal complications persist for children with lupus

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found that while hospit

Updated on:May 29,2024

Combined inhibition of TNF-alpha, IL-17 effective in RA model

(HealthDay)—Combined inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α and interleukin (IL)-17 is more effective than single blockade in cultures of human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), according to an

Updated on: April 08,2024

Combined inhibition of TNF-alpha, IL-17 effective in RA model

(HealthDay)—Combined inhibition of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α and interleukin (IL)-17 is more effective than single blockade in cultures of human fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS), according to an

Updated on:April 08,2024

SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 attacks immune system

by The German Primate CenterThe spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 virions mediates entry into target cells. It Is the main target for neutralizing antibodies that are produced following

Updated on: April 22,2024

SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 attacks immune system

by The German Primate CenterThe spike protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2 virions mediates entry into target cells. It Is the main target for neutralizing antibodies that are produced following

Updated on:April 22,2024

Novel mechanism of ILC2 immune cell development may be involved in exacerbating allergic diseases

byChiba UniversityResearchers identify a G3SE-dependent mechanism of ILC2 development. Credit: Yosuke Toda and Arifumi Iwata from Chiba UniversityOverproduction of Group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Updated on: July 11,2024

Novel mechanism of ILC2 immune cell development may be involved in exacerbating allergic diseases

byChiba UniversityResearchers identify a G3SE-dependent mechanism of ILC2 development. Credit: Yosuke Toda and Arifumi Iwata from Chiba UniversityOverproduction of Group 2 innate lymphoid cells

Updated on:July 11,2024

Lymph node-like biomaterial scaffold for augmenting CAR-T cell therapy

byScience China PressOn the top, the schematic illustration shows the structure of scaffold, the seeding and proliferation of CAR-T cells within the scaffold after intratumor injection. On the b

Updated on: March 27,2024

Lymph node-like biomaterial scaffold for augmenting CAR-T cell therapy

byScience China PressOn the top, the schematic illustration shows the structure of scaffold, the seeding and proliferation of CAR-T cells within the scaffold after intratumor injection. On the b

Updated on:March 27,2024

Scientists warn of a 'tsunami' of osteoarthritis cases by 2050

by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)View of the knee joint; 3D reconstruction of articular structures based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and segmentation: with permission fr

Updated on: March 27,2024

Scientists warn of a 'tsunami' of osteoarthritis cases by 2050

by European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)View of the knee joint; 3D reconstruction of articular structures based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and segmentation: with permission fr

Updated on:March 27,2024

Adults with lupus, common types of arthritis have similar risks of getting admitted to hospital as other COVID patients

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 due to medications used to da

Updated on: June 06,2024

Adults with lupus, common types of arthritis have similar risks of getting admitted to hospital as other COVID patients

by NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainMost adults with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are not at increased risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 due to medications used to da

Updated on:June 06,2024

Researchers describe how birch pollen affects immune cells

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungAPE exposure induces transcriptional changes in moDC. (A) IL-12p70 content in supernatants of moDC stimulated with 100 ng/

Updated on: March 05,2024

Researchers describe how birch pollen affects immune cells

by Jan Grabowski, Zentrum für Experimentelle und Klinische InfektionsforschungAPE exposure induces transcriptional changes in moDC. (A) IL-12p70 content in supernatants of moDC stimulated with 100 ng/

Updated on:March 05,2024