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Immunology & Rheumatology
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Can a DNA construction kit replace expensive antibody medication?

Can a DNA construction kit replace expensive antibody medication?

by KU LeuvenCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks. This approach

Can a DNA construction kit replace expensive antibody medication?

by KU LeuvenCredit: CC0 Public DomainResearchers at KU Leuven in Belgium have developed a technique to make sheep produce new antibodies simply by injecting the DNA building blocks. This approach
How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper

How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamAndre Ballesteros-Tato. Credit: UABThe body's immune response fights against infectious disease, and it safeguards against future infections

How IL-6 allows the immune response to develop for a key cell, the T follicular helper

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamAndre Ballesteros-Tato. Credit: UABThe body's immune response fights against infectious disease, and it safeguards against future infections
By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development

By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development

by University of ArizonaRespiratory virus prevalence, baseline CBMC cell proportions, multi-omic data set overview. (A) Bar plot of viral agents detected from infectious NPAs taken during year on

By better predicting asthma risk, preventive treatments could bypass disease development

by University of ArizonaRespiratory virus prevalence, baseline CBMC cell proportions, multi-omic data set overview. (A) Bar plot of viral agents detected from infectious NPAs taken during year on
Visual illusion proves effective in relieving knee pain for people with osteoarthritis

Visual illusion proves effective in relieving knee pain for people with osteoarthritis

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study published in the journalPeer Jthis week, researchers at UniSA's Body in Mind Research Group have found peop

Visual illusion proves effective in relieving knee pain for people with osteoarthritis

by University of South AustraliaCredit: CC0 Public DomainIn a new study published in the journalPeer Jthis week, researchers at UniSA's Body in Mind Research Group have found peop
Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen joints flare up in people with rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, the joints involved are often the same as those a

Why inflammatory arthritis always recurs in certain joints

by Children's Hospital BostonCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen joints flare up in people with rheumatoid arthritis and related diseases, the joints involved are often the same as those a
Improvements in RA disease activity with bariatric sx

Improvements in RA disease activity with bariatric sx

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), bariatric surgery-associated weight loss correlates with lower disease activity, decreased serum inflammatory markers, and less RA-related medi

Improvements in RA disease activity with bariatric sx

(HealthDay)—For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), bariatric surgery-associated weight loss correlates with lower disease activity, decreased serum inflammatory markers, and less RA-related medi
The role of T-cells in SARS-CoV-2 virus defense

The role of T-cells in SARS-CoV-2 virus defense

by Universitaet TübingenA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDOur immune system can efficiently fend off viral diseases. T-cells can directly destroy viru

The role of T-cells in SARS-CoV-2 virus defense

by Universitaet TübingenA colorized scanning electron micrograph of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: NIAIDOur immune system can efficiently fend off viral diseases. T-cells can directly destroy viru
The secret lives of T cells: They derive energy from a master regulator that has been poorly understood, until now

The secret lives of T cells: They derive energy from a master regulator that has been poorly understood, until now

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressIn vitro modeling of Teff STAT5 responses. (A) WT CD4+ T cells were cultured with or without blocking anti-mouse IL-2/IL-2R antibodies and/or human IL-2. Flow cytometr

The secret lives of T cells: They derive energy from a master regulator that has been poorly understood, until now

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressIn vitro modeling of Teff STAT5 responses. (A) WT CD4+ T cells were cultured with or without blocking anti-mouse IL-2/IL-2R antibodies and/or human IL-2. Flow cytometr
HSPC-derived CAR T-cells capable of lasting engraftment

HSPC-derived CAR T-cells capable of lasting engraftment

(HealthDay)—Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC)-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells are capable of long-term engraftment in a model of HIV/AIDS, according to a study published online

HSPC-derived CAR T-cells capable of lasting engraftment

(HealthDay)—Hematopoietic stem/progenitor cell (HSPC)-derived chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells are capable of long-term engraftment in a model of HIV/AIDS, according to a study published online
Immune receptor thought to be linked to hearing loss in child cancer survivors confirmed in new study

Immune receptor thought to be linked to hearing loss in child cancer survivors confirmed in new study

by Yolanda Poffenroth, Michael Brown,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPermanent hearing loss triggered by a common chemotherapy drug in half of children being treated for ca

Immune receptor thought to be linked to hearing loss in child cancer survivors confirmed in new study

by Yolanda Poffenroth, Michael Brown,University of AlbertaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainPermanent hearing loss triggered by a common chemotherapy drug in half of children being treated for ca
COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease

COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captu

COVID-19: Biomarkers linked to severe forms of the disease

by University of MontrealColorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (green) heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), isolated from a patient sample. Image captu
Osteoarthritis: Carbohydrate-binding protein promotes inflammation

Osteoarthritis: Carbohydrate-binding protein promotes inflammation

by Medical University of ViennaFunction and effect of galectin-1 in osteoarthritis identified for the very first timeMore and more people, particularly older people, are suffering from osteoarthr

Osteoarthritis: Carbohydrate-binding protein promotes inflammation

by Medical University of ViennaFunction and effect of galectin-1 in osteoarthritis identified for the very first timeMore and more people, particularly older people, are suffering from osteoarthr