A subtype of CD8 T cells, which are classically known to promote immune system responses, may be in fact regulating the immune system by suppressing immune cells causing self-destructive responses leading to autoimmune disorders ...
Nov 15, 2023
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For years, researchers and clinicians have known that lupus, an autoimmune condition, occurs in women at a rate nine times higher than in men. Some of the factors that cause the disease's high prevalence in women have eluded ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that a molecule made by Streptococcus pyogenes—the bacterium that causes strep throat and other infections—could help explain several long-standing medical mysteries, ...
Oct 6, 2023
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New research led by a St. Michael's Hospital scientist reveals how platelets can inhibit inflammation and immune responses. The discovery, published in the journal Research, constitutes a fundamental re-understanding of platelets ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Systemic autoimmune diseases are characterized by inflammation of multiple organs and can have devastating consequences for patients. There is a dire need for treatments against these diseases. RNase treatments seem promising ...
Jul 18, 2023
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Researchers have long known that moderate exercise has a beneficial impact on the body's response to inflammation, but what's been less understood is why. New research coming out of York University done on a mouse model suggests ...
Jun 15, 2023
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A new study that sheds light on how B cells react to skin cancer cells could pave the way for innovative therapy design.
Jun 8, 2023
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An estimated 2.8 million people around the world have multiple sclerosis (MS), an autoimmune disease in which the immune system damages the brain and spinal cord.
May 22, 2023
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The first study of humans with a rare immunodeficiency reveals how the immune system protects the body against pathogens known to cause serious diseases, such as tuberculosis and COVID-19. The research involving McGill University, ...
May 8, 2023
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For almost 140 years, the origin and behavior of an enigmatic cell type inside lymph nodes, called a tingible body macrophage, has remained a mystery. Now, for the first time, scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical ...
Mar 2, 2023
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