Study reveals molecular mechanism behind multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain More than two decades ago, a research team in the lab of David Hafler, a researcher ...
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New findings on tuberculosis could change the way we treat inflammatory diseases
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Tuberculosis (TB) is a daunting scourge. It is the leading cause of death from infectious disease ...
Promising peptide compound may reduce appetite and protect brain against Alzheimer’s-like diseases
Modified peptide derived from natural CART peptide. After repeated administration to mice with obesity and prediabetes, the mice began to ...
Best of last week: Japanese ancestry questioned, digital wallet flaw, using AI to diagnose genetic diseases
This diagram illustrates the typical environment of a digital wallet and credit card. Credit: Raja Hasnain Anwar, UMass Amherst It’s ...
Rare diseases highlight links between metabolism and immunity
Jeffrey Rathmell, Ph.D., left, and Andrew Patterson, Ph.D., have discovered a new set of metabolic genes that are important for ...
Researchers Discover More Effective Way to Deplete B Cells for Treating Autoimmune Diseases
UBXN3B is crucial for the survival of mature B cells. Immunofluorescence staining of apoptotic cells (TUNEL) and B cells (CD19) ...
Mapping potential pathways toward treatment of motor neuron diseases
Cells expressing a mutant protein, TDP-43, involved in MND pathology. Credit: Dr Rebecca San Gil from the Queensland Brain Institute ...
Targeting “undruggable” proteins promises a new approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases
Proteins are natural polymers that govern biological processes at all levels. A new study presents artificial proteins made using modern ...
When the balance of the intestinal microbiota treats skin diseases
What if the secret to healthy skin lay in our intestinal bacteria? This is what a team of researchers was ...
Key genes linked to DNA damage and human diseases discovered
Loss of Dscc1 leads to early developmental defects and increased genomic instability. AHeart and liver abnormalities Dscc1−/− E14.5 mouse embryos. ...
