Oncology & Cancer

Pre-existing inflammation may promote the spread of cancer

A new research report appearing in the May 2015 issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that allergic reactions—or at least the pre-existing inflammation from these reactions—may set the stage for cancer to ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

M-MDSCs shut down arthritis in mouse model of the disease

Using a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, scientists have discovered that a form of cellular immunotherapy by intravenous administration of monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells, or M-MDSCs, might be an effective ...

Medical research

More evidence suggests type 2 diabetes is an inflammatory disease

As people's waistlines increase, so does the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Now scientists have a better understanding of exactly what happens in the body that leads up to type 2 diabetes, and what likely causes some of the ...

HIV & AIDS

Cocaine use may increase HIV vulnerability

In many ways, the spread of HIV has been fueled by substance abuse. Shared needles and drug users' high-risk sexual behaviors are just some of the ways that narcotics such as cocaine have played a key role in the AIDS epidemic ...

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