Why is it that some chronic inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn's, affect both the small intestine and the colon, while others, like ulcerative colitis, are restricted to the colon? In order to solve clinical puzzles ...
Jul 3, 2020
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A team of neuroscientists at Georgetown University Medical Center has shown how a protein, known to accumulate in Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, activates the brain's immune response.
May 12, 2015
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Cells in the body or in cultures eventually stop replicating. This phenomenon is called "senescence" and is triggered by shortening of telomeres, oxidative stress or genetic damage to the cells, either acute or simply due ...
Jul 31, 2017
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The enzyme TBK1 is an important component of the innate immune system that plays a critical role in the defense against viruses. Upon mutation-induced loss of TBK1 function, patients show an increased susceptibility to viral ...
Mar 10, 2023
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New light has been shone on the role of specific protein components of the immune system in both causing and preventing cancer.
May 9, 2022
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Two new targets have been discovered for antiviral therapies and vaccines strategies that could enhance the body's defenses against such infectious diseases as West Nile and hepatitis C. The targets are within the infection ...
Jul 30, 2012
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Innate immunity is activated when the pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). A research team from Kanazawa University has shown that a liver-derived secretory protein ...
Jul 15, 2022
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All living cells teem with ribonucleic acid (RNA), molecules that relay genetic messages to keep cells functioning. But these necessary molecules can also set off cellular alarms. The long twisted-together strands of RNA ...
Mar 11, 2024
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