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Researchers Halt Autoimmune Disease Myasthenia Gravis in Mice
October 1, 2012 Working with mice, researchers say they have developed a gene-based therapy to stop the rodent equivalent of the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis by specifically targeting the destructive immune ... > full story -
Key Mechanism for Controlling the Body's Inflammatory Response Discovered
September 30, 2012 Researchers have discovered how a key molecule controls the body's inflammatory responses. The molecule, known as p110delta, fine-tunes inflammation to avoid excessive reactions that can damage the ... > full story -
Immunologists Find a Molecule That Puts the Brakes on Inflammation
September 28, 2012 We couldn't live without our immune systems, always tuned to detect and eradicate invading pathogens and particles. But sometimes the immune response goes overboard, triggering autoimmune diseases ... > full story -
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Honey Bees Fight Back Against Varroa
September 27, 2012 The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major contributor to the recent mysterious death of honey bee colonies. New research finds that specific proteins, released by damaged larvae and in the ... > full story -
Liver Cells, Insulin-Producing Cells, Thymus Can Be Grown in Lymph Nodes, Team Finds
September 27, 2012 Lymph nodes can provide a suitable home for a variety of cells and tissues from other organs, suggesting a cell-based alternative to whole organ transplantation might one day be feasible, according ... > full story -
Deadly Complication of Stem Cell Transplants Reduced in Mice
September 27, 2012 Studying leukemia in mice, researchers have reduced a life-threatening complication of stem cell transplants, the only curative treatment when leukemia ... > full story -
Major Cancer Protein Amplifies Global Gene Expression
September 27, 2012 Scientists may have discovered why a protein called MYC can provoke a variety of cancers. Like many proteins associated with cancer, MYC helps regulate cell growth. A new study found that, unlike ... > full story -
Study Adds to Efforts to Find More Effective Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
September 27, 2012 Researchers have discovered a previously unknown function for a protein that could add to the expanding arsenal of potential new drugs for battling inflammation and tissue fibrosis in a number of ... > full story -
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Unique Genetic Marker Discovery May Help Predict Multiple Sclerosis Relapse
September 27, 2012 Scientists may be one step closer to predicting the uncertain course of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that can lay dormant for months or years, thanks to the discovery of a ... > full story -
New Way of Fighting High Cholesterol Upends Assumptions
September 27, 2012 Atherosclerosis has been presumed to be the consequence of complicated interactions between overabundant cholesterol and resulting inflammation in the heart and blood vessels. Researchers now say the ... > full story
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