In a study of the immune systems of mice, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have found a new role for a protein, QRICH1, which could become a target for drugs to dial up or down the activation of T cells to fight ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Americans pay a lot of money for prescription medications. In 2023, spending on prescription drugs in the United States topped $722 billion, a trend that's expected to continue. Yet, nearly 30% struggle to pay for their prescriptions ...
Apr 3, 2025
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Halting the relentless march of so-called 'zombie cells' that drive aging and age-related diseases could be a step closer following a University of Dundee breakthrough.
Mar 24, 2025
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During infections, the immune system needs to distinguish foreign antigens that are expressed by invading bacteria and viruses from self-antigens that are expressed by cells of the body. If not, the immune system can mistakenly ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Adult antibody thresholds are currently used to determine whether immunocompromised children should get a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) booster shot. However, a new study shows that these thresholds fail to identify a ...
Mar 20, 2025
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Fan Zhang, Ph.D., sees artificial intelligence as a pathway to finding an effective way to combat an intractable enemy: rheumatoid arthritis.
Mar 18, 2025
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What if treating autoimmune diseases was as simple as regulating the acidity levels of parts of patients' cells? Genetic screening may have unlocked a path for treating the severe inflammation associated with many immune ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Crohn's disease, a debilitating inflammatory bowel disease, has many known contributing factors, including bacterial changes in the microbiome that foster an inflammatory environment. Now, for the first time, Crohn's disease ...
Mar 3, 2025
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Feeling disbelieved when knowing that there is something very wrong with your body can have devastating and long-term consequences. One of the most obvious consequences is that you won't get the correct treatment and support.
Mar 3, 2025
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A "chasm of misunderstanding and miscommunication" is often experienced between clinicians and patients, leading to autoimmune diseases such as lupus and vasculitis being wrongly diagnosed as psychiatric or psychosomatic ...
Mar 2, 2025
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