Interleukin-33 (IL-33) drives inflammatory responses in allergic and nonallergic disease. Epithelial cells in the lungs, gastrointestinal tract and elsewhere release IL-33, which activates the ST2 receptor on immune cell ...
Oct 11, 2019
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Most biology textbooks explain that the fetal immune system is largely undeveloped and that it learns after being exposed to the world at birth. New research from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Children's ...
Oct 10, 2019
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In Germany alone, there are around 400,000 patients who suffer from chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. For the first time, researchers at Universitätsklinikum Erlangen have discovered that dysfunctions in blood vessels ...
Oct 09, 2019
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As people go through their daily and nightly routines, their digestive tracts follow a routine, too: digesting food and absorbing nutrients during waking hours, and replenishing worn-out cells during sleep. Shift work and ...
Oct 04, 2019
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Cancer cells—especially the more aggressive ones—seem to have an ability to change. It's how they evade treatment and spread throughout the body.
Oct 04, 2019
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Scientists are one step closer to discovering the causes of immune diseases such as asthma, multiple sclerosis and arthritis. Research from the Wellcome Sanger Institute, GSK and Biogen, under the Open Targets initiative, ...
Sep 23, 2019
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Low-dose aspirin may improve survival odds for patients battling head/neck and lung cancer, two new studies suggest.
Sep 23, 2019
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Findings from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research show modern humans acquired a gene variant from Denisovans that heightened their immune reactions, indicating adaptation of the immune system to a changing environment.
Sep 18, 2019
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People have very individualized inflammatory responses to eating a high-fat meal.
Sep 12, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Lab tests have found a chemical derived from vitamin E in samples of vaping products that have sickened people in 25 states.
Sep 06, 2019
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