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Scientists discover how to improve vaccine response to potentially deadly bacterium

Scientists discover how to improve vaccine response to potentially deadly bacterium

byTrinity College DublinScanning electromicrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Credit: NIAIDResearchers from Trinity College Dublin have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might

Scientists discover how to improve vaccine response to potentially deadly bacterium

byTrinity College DublinScanning electromicrograph of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria. Credit: NIAIDResearchers from Trinity College Dublin have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might
Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes

by Lori SolomonWomen with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study publis

Lupus, rheumatoid arthritis tied to higher risk for adverse obstetric, birth outcomes

by Lori SolomonWomen with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and their infants experience higher rates of adverse obstetric and birth outcomes, according to a study publis
TNF inhibitors may not modify polyarticular JIA disease process

TNF inhibitors may not modify polyarticular JIA disease process

(HealthDay)—For children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), discontinuing medications is challenging, with high relapse rates, especially after discontinuation of tumor necrosis f

TNF inhibitors may not modify polyarticular JIA disease process

(HealthDay)—For children with polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), discontinuing medications is challenging, with high relapse rates, especially after discontinuation of tumor necrosis f
NIH should create an Office of Autoimmune Disease Research, says new report

NIH should create an Office of Autoimmune Disease Research, says new report

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile the quantity and quality of research that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducts on autoimm

NIH should create an Office of Autoimmune Disease Research, says new report

by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicineCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWhile the quantity and quality of research that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) conducts on autoimm
Survival improving after hip and knee replacement

Survival improving after hip and knee replacement

(HealthDay)—Short-term survival after elective total hip (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) has greatly improved since the early 1990s, even though comorbidities have increased, according to a stu

Survival improving after hip and knee replacement

(HealthDay)—Short-term survival after elective total hip (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) has greatly improved since the early 1990s, even though comorbidities have increased, according to a stu
Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors show changes in activity in pain-related areas of the brain before clinical signs of improvement are observed, accord

Brain activity linked to TNF inhibitor response in RA

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who respond to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors show changes in activity in pain-related areas of the brain before clinical signs of improvement are observed, accord
Anti-cancer virus fits tumor receptor like a 'key in a lock'

Anti-cancer virus fits tumor receptor like a 'key in a lock'

by Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyA cryo-EM map of the receptor decorated capsid in which a single protomer was replaced with the atomic model. Seneca Valley Virus capsid proteins are

Anti-cancer virus fits tumor receptor like a 'key in a lock'

by Okinawa Institute of Science and TechnologyA cryo-EM map of the receptor decorated capsid in which a single protomer was replaced with the atomic model. Seneca Valley Virus capsid proteins are
CAR-T therapy modifications provide new promise for cancer immunotherapies

CAR-T therapy modifications provide new promise for cancer immunotherapies

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research led by Dr. John Maher, from the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, working for Leucid Bio and with biotech company L

CAR-T therapy modifications provide new promise for cancer immunotherapies

by King's College LondonCredit: CC0 Public DomainNew research led by Dr. John Maher, from the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences, working for Leucid Bio and with biotech company L
Innovative software improves chronic rheumatic disease care

Innovative software improves chronic rheumatic disease care

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic rheumatic disease, innovative software that aggregates, stores, and displays information can improve quality of care, according to research published online Nov.

Innovative software improves chronic rheumatic disease care

(HealthDay)—For patients with chronic rheumatic disease, innovative software that aggregates, stores, and displays information can improve quality of care, according to research published online Nov.
Online therapy aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic

Online therapy aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with a rare autoimmune disease, who likely experience more serious isolation during a global pandemic, saw their anxiety and

Online therapy aids the isolated, immunosuppressed in pandemic

by Noah Fromson,University of MichiganCredit: CC0 Public DomainPeople with a rare autoimmune disease, who likely experience more serious isolation during a global pandemic, saw their anxiety and
In veterans with RA, PTSD worsens disease activity

In veterans with RA, PTSD worsens disease activity

For U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and tender joint counts, according to a study published onl

In veterans with RA, PTSD worsens disease activity

For U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis, a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and tender joint counts, according to a study published onl
The case of the missing monocyte: Scientists investigate gene that appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis

The case of the missing monocyte: Scientists investigate gene that appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThe hands of a person with arthritis. Image source: NIH.(Medical Xpress) -- An estimated 1.3 million people in the United States s

The case of the missing monocyte: Scientists investigate gene that appears to protect against rheumatoid arthritis

by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of MedicineThe hands of a person with arthritis. Image source: NIH.(Medical Xpress) -- An estimated 1.3 million people in the United States s