Vaccination
Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?
Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?
Jul 15, 2021
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Autoimmune Diseases
Immunology
Tuning the immune system may enhance vaccines and ease disease
Immunologists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified a biological pathway that selectively controls how key immune cells, called T follicular helper cells, mature into functional components of the immune ...
Jul 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
First signs of MS may often go undiagnosed
Early symptoms of multiple sclerosis may commonly be missed for years before the right diagnosis is made, a new study suggests.
Jun 28, 2021
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Neuroscience
Certain ICD-10 codes often precede multiple sclerosis diagnosis
(HealthDay)—Certain International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes are recorded more frequently before the initial diagnosis in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with patients ...
Jun 25, 2021
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Medications
Repurposing rheumatology drugs for COVID-19
COVID-19 is the disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since it emerged at the end of 2019, this virus has caused a global pandemic. COVID-19 can be mild, or even without symptoms at all. But it can also cause ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Medical research
Novel associations between genetics and vitamin B12 deficiency with an autoimmune etiology
Researchers at the Estonian Genome Centre at the University of Tartu described novel associations between genetics and autoimmune vitamin B12 deficiency in their recent publication in Nature Communications. Autoimmunity means ...
Jun 21, 2021
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Immunology
The molecular underpinnings of immune cell migration
In a new study, researchers from Osaka University discovered a novel molecular mechanism by which immune cells migrate to fight off infections. These findings may help in understanding the development of certain immune deficiency ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Targeted COVID-19 therapy: What can we learn from autoimmune kidney diseases?
Various viruses and bacteria have long been known to cause autoimmune diseases where there is such a predisposition. This phenomenon also seems to play a major role in SARS-CoV-2, especially in severe courses. The body's ...
Jun 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Many COVID-19 patients produce immune responses against their body's tissues or organs
A University of Birmingham-led study funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology Consortium has found that many patients with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body's own tissues or organs.
Jun 4, 2021
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Medical research
Studies reveal skull as unexpected source of brain immunity
The immune system is the brain's best frenemy. It protects the brain from infection and helps injured tissues heal, but it also causes autoimmune diseases and creates inflammation that drives neurodegeneration.
Jun 3, 2021
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