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Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?

Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFoam gas-entrapping materials (GEMs). Credit: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCarbon monoxide is best known as a potentially deadly gas. However, in s

Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?

by Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyFoam gas-entrapping materials (GEMs). Credit: Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCarbon monoxide is best known as a potentially deadly gas. However, in s
Finding the source of debilitating, body-wide muscular pain and weakness

Finding the source of debilitating, body-wide muscular pain and weakness

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityPD-1+CD8+ T cells were activated rather than exhausted. PD-1+CD8+ T cells infiltrated muscle tissues. Affected muscles reacted to IFNγ, which could be produc

Finding the source of debilitating, body-wide muscular pain and weakness

byTokyo Medical and Dental UniversityPD-1+CD8+ T cells were activated rather than exhausted. PD-1+CD8+ T cells infiltrated muscle tissues. Affected muscles reacted to IFNγ, which could be produc
Study finds hydroxychloroquine lowers risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Study finds hydroxychloroquine lowers risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

byAmerican College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew researchatACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, shows that tre

Study finds hydroxychloroquine lowers risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in rheumatoid arthritis patients

byAmerican College of RheumatologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew researchatACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, shows that tre
Real-world data show impact of immunotherapy in populations underrepresented in clinical trials

Real-world data show impact of immunotherapy in populations underrepresented in clinical trials

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the December 2023 issue ofJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfinds that patients t

Real-world data show impact of immunotherapy in populations underrepresented in clinical trials

by National Comprehensive Cancer NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainNew research in the December 2023 issue ofJournal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Networkfinds that patients t
Malnutrition often seen in patients treated for inflammatory bowel disease

Malnutrition often seen in patients treated for inflammatory bowel disease

by Lori SolomonSome patients seen in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic screen positive for malnutrition, according to a research letter published online Nov. 20 inGastro Hep Advances.Aa

Malnutrition often seen in patients treated for inflammatory bowel disease

by Lori SolomonSome patients seen in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) clinic screen positive for malnutrition, according to a research letter published online Nov. 20 inGastro Hep Advances.Aa
Scientists design workaround that improves response to flu vaccine

Scientists design workaround that improves response to flu vaccine

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsStanford Medicine scientists have designed a way to make our seasonal influenza vaccinations more broadly effective and

Scientists design workaround that improves response to flu vaccine

byStanford University Medical CenterCredit: Tima Miroshnichenko from PexelsStanford Medicine scientists have designed a way to make our seasonal influenza vaccinations more broadly effective and
Osteoarthritis: Unveiling complex mechanisms and immune influences

Osteoarthritis: Unveiling complex mechanisms and immune influences

byDIFFERCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), this musculoskeletal disorder affects approximately 1.71 billion people globally. Osteoarthritis is a c

Osteoarthritis: Unveiling complex mechanisms and immune influences

byDIFFERCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO), this musculoskeletal disorder affects approximately 1.71 billion people globally. Osteoarthritis is a c
'But you don't look sick': How invisible illnesses like autoimmune disorders impact patient experience

'But you don't look sick': How invisible illnesses like autoimmune disorders impact patient experience

by Emily Storz,Drexel UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand that you are sick. And,

'But you don't look sick': How invisible illnesses like autoimmune disorders impact patient experience

by Emily Storz,Drexel UniversityCredit: CC0 Public DomainWhen your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be hard for others to understand that you are sick. And,
Study links alcohol consumption to more severe nut allergy reaction

Study links alcohol consumption to more severe nut allergy reaction

byMcGill UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFindings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead

Study links alcohol consumption to more severe nut allergy reaction

byMcGill UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainFindings of a new study into severe allergic reactions offer a sobering warning to people allergic to tree nuts and, more broadly, could lead
B cells and their function in the immune system

B cells and their function in the immune system

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe protein Pdap1 (red) is located in the cytoplasm of B cells. Credit: Di Virgilio, MDCWhenever a germ gets into the human body, the immune system us

B cells and their function in the immune system

by Max Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineThe protein Pdap1 (red) is located in the cytoplasm of B cells. Credit: Di Virgilio, MDCWhenever a germ gets into the human body, the immune system us
Diet and diverticulitis

Diet and diverticulitis

by Barbara Intermill, Tribune News ServiceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDivertitulitis is a fairly common condition, especially as we get older. What to eat when plagued with this intestinal condit

Diet and diverticulitis

by Barbara Intermill, Tribune News ServiceCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainDivertitulitis is a fairly common condition, especially as we get older. What to eat when plagued with this intestinal condit