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Genes that Aided Black Death Survival Linked to Autoimmunity
Genes that Aided Black Death Survival Linked to Autoimmunity
A new study points to repercussions of the Medieval pandemic for the health of modern humans.
A new study points to repercussions of the Medieval pandemic for the health of modern humans.
rheumatoid arthritis, immunology
Identified: Molecular Predictors of Rheumatoid Arthritis Relapse
Ruth Williams | Jul 15, 2020 | 4 min read
The presence of a particular set of RNAs in the blood forewarns of an onset of severe symptoms and points to the cells involved.
Immune Response to Gut Microbes Linked to Diabetes Risk
Abby Olena, PhD | Feb 1, 2019 | 3 min read
Researchers find that it’s not just high-risk genes, but how children’s bodies respond to their own intestinal microbiota that relates to future diagnoses of type 1 diabetes.
Pinpointing the Culprit
Rachel Berkowitz | Jun 1, 2017 | 8 min read
Identifying immune cell subsets with CyTOF
Toward Targeted Therapies for Autoimmune Disorders
Lawrence Steinman | Jun 1, 2016 | 10 min read
Training the immune system to cease fire on native tissues could improve outcomes for autoimmune patients, but clinical progress has been slow.
Body, Heal Thyself
Jason Liebowitz | Sep 1, 2015 | 3 min read
Reviving a decades-old hypothesis of autoimmunity