Immunology
All gas, no brakes: Testosterone may act as 'brake pedal' on immune response
Autoimmune diseases have something in common with horses, bachelor's degrees and daily flossing habits: women are more likely to have them.
May 12, 2021
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Autoimmune Diseases
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists find a new anti-hepatic fibrosis drug target
Scientists from Russia and Italy studied a new axis of the pathway that prevents the development of liver fibrosis. The role of GILZ protein in curbing the disease progression was shown in a study using mice models and confirmed ...
May 4, 2021
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Medical research
Long COVID: What is it and what do we know about it?
With over 139 million COVID-19 cases globally, the latest challenge for medical researchers is a post-COVID-19 syndrome referred to as "long COVID."
Apr 21, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers identify genetic variants that impact immune cells' functioning
Researchers have combined genome-wide sequencing and functional profiling of immune cells to understand more about the impact of genetic variants on disease.
Apr 19, 2021
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Medical research
Research study identifies key target in treatment-resistant hemophilia A
Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a key target that may be responsible for treatment failure in about 30% of patients with hemophilia A. The target, known as B cell activating factor ...
Apr 15, 2021
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Neuroscience
Study: Black people may respond differently to common multiple sclerosis therapy than white people
A preliminary study suggests that Black people who have autoimmune neurologic diseases, multiple sclerosis (MS) and neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), may respond differently than white people to a common therapy ...
Apr 14, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Myositis-specific autoreactive T cells are pathogenic for dermatomyositis
Dermatomyositis is an idiopathic inflammatory myopathy that has been regarded as an autoimmunity-based disorder, although its pathogenesis remains unclear. In this study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba used a ...
Apr 7, 2021
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Medical research
Research group identifies potential therapeutic target for lupus
A recent study published in JCI found that a neutrophil's endoplasmic reticulum, the organelle that normally makes proteins in the cell, becomes stressed in the autoimmune disorder lupus. This stress activates a molecule ...
Mar 26, 2021
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Research shows mRNA vaccination is safe and effective, even with chronic inflammatory diseases
Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatic diseases, psoriasis or chronic inflammatory bowel diseases are autoimmune diseases in which the immune system targets the body. This leads to misdirected inflammations in the ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Cancer immunotherapy may also treat certain autoimmune diseases
A team of researchers has found disrupting the interaction between cancer cells and certain immune cells is more effective at killing cancer cells than current immunotherapy treatments.
Mar 19, 2021
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