Position paper examines safety of receiving live vaccines while on dupilumab

by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new position paper from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) addresses the safety of a

Updated on: June 15,2024

Position paper examines safety of receiving live vaccines while on dupilumab

by American College of Allergy, Asthma, and ImmunologyCredit: CC0 Public DomainA new position paper from the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) addresses the safety of a

Updated on:June 15,2024

Smokers who consume too much sodium at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

by Oxford University PressCredit: Vera Kratochvil/public domainA new study published online in the journalRheumatologytoday indicates that the interaction between high sodium intake a

Updated on: May 13,2024

Smokers who consume too much sodium at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis

by Oxford University PressCredit: Vera Kratochvil/public domainA new study published online in the journalRheumatologytoday indicates that the interaction between high sodium intake a

Updated on:May 13,2024

Immunity after COVID-19 illness may last at least 1 year

by Ernie MundellLong-term data from northern Italy—an area hit hard during the early days of the pandemic—suggests that reinfection after recovery from COVID-19 infection is very rare, and immunity in

Updated on: April 10,2024

Immunity after COVID-19 illness may last at least 1 year

by Ernie MundellLong-term data from northern Italy—an area hit hard during the early days of the pandemic—suggests that reinfection after recovery from COVID-19 infection is very rare, and immunity in

Updated on:April 10,2024

The secret lives of T cell receptors and their role in the immune response

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainCanadian immunologists have identified a mechanism that promotes the activation of T cell receptors by altering how one of its components inte

Updated on: May 05,2024

The secret lives of T cell receptors and their role in the immune response

by Delthia Ricks , Medical XpressCredit: CC0 Public DomainCanadian immunologists have identified a mechanism that promotes the activation of T cell receptors by altering how one of its components inte

Updated on:May 05,2024

Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking is an important risk factor for developing the most common form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases, b

Updated on: May 13,2024

Smoking cessation may reduce risk of rheumatoid arthritis

by Brigham and Women's HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSmoking is an important risk factor for developing the most common form of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other inflammatory diseases, b

Updated on:May 13,2024

The PANoptosome: A new frontier in innate immune responses

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and laun

Updated on: April 20,2024

The PANoptosome: A new frontier in innate immune responses

by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalCredit: CC0 Public DomainSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital immunologists have identified how immune sensors in infected cells organize and laun

Updated on:April 20,2024

Hope for patients with rare Sjögren's syndrome

by Newcastle UniversityProfessor Fai Ng. Credit: Newcastle UniversityA new study has shed light on a debilitating autoimmune condition by identifying a number of subtypes of the disease which cou

Updated on: March 24,2024

Hope for patients with rare Sjögren's syndrome

by Newcastle UniversityProfessor Fai Ng. Credit: Newcastle UniversityA new study has shed light on a debilitating autoimmune condition by identifying a number of subtypes of the disease which cou

Updated on:March 24,2024

Evolutionary origin of mysterious immune system molecule in humans revealed

by Ashley WennersHerron,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe Joining chain shares three characteristics with the CXCL chemokine genes, including the same number of exons, which encode the protein, a

Updated on: April 22,2024

Evolutionary origin of mysterious immune system molecule in humans revealed

by Ashley WennersHerron,Pennsylvania State UniversityThe Joining chain shares three characteristics with the CXCL chemokine genes, including the same number of exons, which encode the protein, a

Updated on:April 22,2024

Leflunomide considered safe, effective for psoriatic arthritis

Leflunomide is effective for the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis in daily clinical practice, according to a study published online Oct. 6 inArthritis Care & Research.(HealthDa

Updated on: April 08,2024

Leflunomide considered safe, effective for psoriatic arthritis

Leflunomide is effective for the treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis in daily clinical practice, according to a study published online Oct. 6 inArthritis Care & Research.(HealthDa

Updated on:April 08,2024

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes

Updated on: July 30,2024

Immune cells monitor blood platelet maturation in bone marrow, researchers discover

byLudwig Maximilian University of MunichTissue homeostasis: plasmacytoid dendritic cells monitor bone marrow, initiating on-demand megakaryocyte formation. Uniform distribution of megakaryocytes

Updated on:July 30,2024

Running, even in excess, doesn't lead to more osteoarthritis and hip replacements

by Dan Krotz,Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryCredit: Berkeley Lab photographer Roy Kaltschmidt(Medical Xpress)—Need another reason to dust off those running shoes in the back of the closet?

Updated on: June 06,2024

Running, even in excess, doesn't lead to more osteoarthritis and hip replacements

by Dan Krotz,Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryCredit: Berkeley Lab photographer Roy Kaltschmidt(Medical Xpress)—Need another reason to dust off those running shoes in the back of the closet?

Updated on:June 06,2024

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on: April 10,2024

Vascular disease in COVID-19 is not caused by viral infection of blood vessels

by University of QueenslandSARS-CoV-2 virus added to epithelial cells and infected cells shown in pink. Credit: University of QueenslandThe SARS-CoV-2 virus does not infect blood vessels, despite

Updated on:April 10,2024