Patients under immunosuppressive therapy, who do not respond to primary COVID-19 vaccination, have an increased risk for severe COVID-19 disease courses. Until now, it was not clear whether those patients at risk can benefit ...
Jan 26, 2022
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Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have identified why certain cells in the body, known as Th17 cells, go rogue and promote the onset of autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
Jan 26, 2022
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The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Not all inflammation is created equal. While acute inflammation has evolved as the immune system's first response to protect the body, chronic inflammation can cause extensive and potentially irreversible damage, as commonly ...
Jan 20, 2022
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January is Thyroid Awareness Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about Hashimoto's disease.
Jan 13, 2022
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A severe burn injury is not static. Within 72 hours, partial thickness burns can progress, or convert, to full thickness burns, greatly increasing the risk of infection, incapacitating scarring, and even death.
Jan 13, 2022
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Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body. Scientists know from previous research that the composition of the gut microbiome, the billions of microorganisms living in the human ...
Dec 22, 2021
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By searching for the protein TGM1 among patients with various autoimmune skin diseases, researchers have successfully identified a separate disease that can be linked to autoimmunity against TGM1. This backward method demonstrates ...
Dec 14, 2021
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Living in sunny locations and spending time outdoors may raise the risk for skin cancer, but a new study led by UC San Francisco and the Australian National University shows that in children and young adults, sun exposure ...
Dec 8, 2021
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Thyroid hormones are important for ovarian health and fertility, but the effects of low thyroid hormone levels (hypothyroidism) and thyroid autoimmune diseases on the functioning of a woman's ovaries are not fully understood. ...
Dec 8, 2021
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