Immunology
What happens when your immune system hijacks your brain
"My year of unraveling" is how a despairing Christy Morrill described nightmarish months when his immune system hijacked his brain.
Nov 22, 2025
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Therapeutics: News and Research on Blood Component Removal
MeSH tree: E02.120
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
What is myasthenia gravis and how does it affect sufferers?
Former tennis star Monica Seles has revealed she has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, a rare autoimmune condition that affects how the muscles work. The multiple Grand Slam champion says she was actually diagnosed three ...
Aug 28, 2025
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Pediatrics
Rare, serious flu complication in kids needs rapid treatment, study finds
Children may be more likely to survive a rare, potentially fatal influenza complication if they receive rapid treatment for brain swelling and extreme immune responses, a Stanford Medicine-led report found.
Jul 30, 2025
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Medications
Clinical trial demonstrates the impact of therapeutic plasma exchange on biological age
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows that therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE) combined with intravenous immunoglobulin reduced biological age on average by 2.6 years, as measured by multi-omic biomarkers. Results of the ...
May 28, 2025
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Decoys for misguided antibodies restore antiviral immune defense, study shows
An immune system defect makes affected individuals vulnerable to severe viral diseases such as influenza or COVID-19. It is caused by the body's own antibodies, which inhibit important defense proteins known as type I interferons. ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Pediatrics
Microfluidic devices could boost safety of leukemia treatment for children
Researchers at the University of Houston, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, are developing new devices for treating children with hyperleukocytosis, a condition that develops when the body has an extremely ...
Mar 19, 2025
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Vaccination
Examining two cases of immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura associated with COVID-19 vaccine CoronaVac
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the rapid development and administration of various vaccines worldwide, with some reports linking these vaccines to immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).
Nov 8, 2024
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Immunology
Imlifidase more effective than plasma exchange in removing donor-specific antibodies in kidney transplant rejection
For kidney transplant recipients experiencing antibody-mediated rejection, the current standard of care involves removing donor-specific antibodies (DSAs) through plasmapheresis (PLEX)—a procedure that removes antibodies ...
Oct 28, 2024
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Medications
Clinicians report success with first test of drug in a patient with life-threatening blood clotting disorder
A team led by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital used a new drug to save the life of a patient with immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP), a rare disorder characterized by uncontrolled clotting ...
May 17, 2024
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Health
Who can give blood and how long does it take? Your questions answered
With the blood supply falling to critically low levels, here are a few answers to common questions about blood donation.
Jan 29, 2024
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