Oncology & Cancer
Arthritis linked to blood cancer mutations
A team of Adelaide and U.S. researchers has discovered a link between a less common form of rheumatoid arthritis and gene mutations found in blood cancer.
Apr 23, 2024
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Arthritis
Genetics
Large genomic study finds tri-ancestral origins for Japanese population
A multi-institutional team of geneticists and genomic and genotyping specialists in Japan has sequenced the genomes of thousands of Japanese people from across the country, looking to settle the debate surrounding the ancestry ...
Genetics
Why some people with rheumatoid arthritis have pain without inflammation
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has come a long way in recent years. In many cases, a battery of medications can now successfully calm the inflammatory cells that cause swelling and pain when they infiltrate tissues ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Inflammatory disorders
How the body switches out of 'fight' mode: Study shows hormones reprogram metabolism of immune cells
Cortisone and other related glucocorticoids are extremely effective at curbing excessive immune reactions. But previously, astonishingly little was known about how they exactly do that. A team of researchers from Charité—Universitätsmedizin ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
New insight into combating drug-resistant prostate cancer
Recent research from the University of Eastern Finland sheds light on the significance of the glucocorticoid receptor in drug-resistant prostate cancer, showing that the development of drug resistance could be prevented by ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Genetics
Researchers develop statistical method for genetic mapping of autoimmune diseases
Genetic studies of diseases map segments of the genome driving disease. But to understand how those changes contribute to disease progression, it is important to understand how they may alter gene regulation of disease genes ...
Apr 9, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID leaves telltale traces in the blood, finds new study
Findings from the largest UK study of patients hospitalized with SARS-CoV-2 infection show that long COVID leads to ongoing inflammation which can be detected in the blood.
Apr 8, 2024
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Immunology
Hope for treating autoimmune diseases: Researchers explore diagnostic role of the systemic inflammation index
A routine blood test that measures a patient's inflammation levels could improve the early diagnosis and management of a wide range of debilitating autoimmune diseases.
Apr 3, 2024
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Genetics
Gene discovery offers new hope for people living with chronic skin disease
Scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered a gene mutation is responsible for causing psoriasis—a chronic inflammatory skin disease that causes patients to develop red, scaly and itchy patches ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Rheumatic diseases associated with childbearing problems
A new paper in Rheumatology finds that rheumatic diseases can lead to reproductive problems, though some conditions have more detrimental effects than others.
Mar 20, 2024
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