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New Target for Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs
January 25, 2013 — Researchers have identified a potential new target for drugs to treat patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Efforts to develop drugs that hone in on this new target are ... > full story -
Bioengineers Discover Natural Switch That Controls Spread of Breast Cancer Cells
January 23, 2013 — With a desire to inhibit metastasis, biomedical engineers have found the natural switch between the body’s inflammatory response and how malignant breast cancer cells use the bloodstream to ... > full story -
Monitoring of Immune Function in Critically Ill Children With Influenza Reveals Severe Immune Suppression in Non-Survivors
January 21, 2013 — Investigators have observed and evaluated critically ill children with influenza to evaluate the relationships between levels of systemic inflammation, immune function and likelihood to die from the ... > full story -
Multiple Sclerosis Drug May One Day Treat Colorectal Cancer
January 9, 2013 — After uncovering a mechanism that promotes chronic intestinal inflammation and the development of colorectal cancer, scientists have found that fingolimod, a drug currently approved for the treatment ... > full story -
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More Than 200 Genes Identified for Crohn's Disease
December 13, 2012 — More than two hundred gene locations have now been identified for the chronic bowel condition Crohn's Disease, in a study that analysed the entire human ... > full story -
Intestinal Immune Cells Play an Unexpected Role in Immune Surveillance of the Bloodstream
December 13, 2012 — Researchers have found that dendritic cells in the intestinal lining collect antigens from both intestinal contents and the circulation, leading to the generation of T cells that suppress ... > full story -
Probiotic Worm Treatment May Improve Symptoms of Colitis by Restoring Gut Bacteria to Healthy State
November 15, 2012 — A new study on monkeys with chronic diarrhea that were treated by microscopic parasite worm (helminth) eggs has provided insights on how this form of therapy may heal the intestine. This condition in ... > full story -
New Bacteria to Fight Against Intestinal Inflammation
November 6, 2012 — Medical researchers have produced "beneficial bacteria" capable of protecting the body against intestinal ... > full story -
New Light on the Genetic Basis of Inflammatory Diseases
November 1, 2012 — In one of the largest studies of its kind ever conducted, an international team of scientists has thrown new light on the genetic basis of the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Crohn's disease and ... > full story -
Specific Bacterial Species May Initiate, Maintain Crohn’s
October 22, 2012 — Patients newly diagnosed with pediatric Crohn's disease had significantly different levels of certain types of bacteria in their intestinal tracts than age-matched controls, according to new ... > full story
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