Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The immune system overreaction that can be fatal
A phenomenon known as a "cytokine storm"—a rapid overreaction of the immune system—is one of the most worrying features of COVID-19.
Apr 7, 2020
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Immunology
Study redefines exi'STING' dogma of inflammatory mechanism
The protein STING (Stimulator of Interferon Genes) is a critical component of the body's innate immune defence system, but can also contribute to chronic autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases.
Apr 7, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19: Do not forget the host in treating this disease
Randy Cron, M.D., Ph.D., is an expert in a dangerous immune reaction to some infections, called cytokine storm syndrome.
Mar 17, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
Scientists discover how rogue communications between cells lead to leukemia
New research has deciphered how rogue communications in blood stem cells can cause leukaemia.
Feb 6, 2020
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Neuroscience
Flickering light mobilizes brain chemistry that may fight Alzheimer's
For over a century, Alzheimer's disease has confounded all attempts to treat it. But in recent years, perplexing experiments using flickering light have shown promise.
Feb 3, 2020
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Immunology
Isolating the biochemical steps that culminate in pyroptosis during CAR-T treatment
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has isolated the biochemical steps that culminate in pyroptosis during CAR-T treatment. In their paper published in the journal Science Immunology, the group ...
Immunology
Newly discovered immune cells contribute to toxic shock
Recently discovered immune cells called MAIT cells play a key role in group A streptococcal toxic shock, researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden report. The results, which are published in the journal PNAS, have potential ...
Nov 26, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
Inflammation and autism—an important piece of the puzzle
Autism spectrum disorder has neither a distinct pathogenesis nor pharmaceutical treatment, yet evidence continues to mount demonstrating immune dysfunction and inflammation in specific brain regions of children diagnosed ...
Medical research
Cell surface sensors could advance precision medicine
Researchers have found a way to identify multiple cell signaling proteins using a single cell rather than the billions of cells used previously.
Oct 1, 2019
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Immunology
Teenage acne may be a natural, transient inflammatory state
Adolescent acne does not always result in a pathological condition; rather, it may be a natural, transient inflammatory state occurring when the maturing facial skin is exposed to new microbes and enhanced production of an ...
Sep 26, 2019
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