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A screen of human-infecting viruses identified extensive examples of viral proteins that resembled human sequences, which could trigger autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis.

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A Gut Feeling About Parkinson’s Disease

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The Extra X: How the Sex Chromosome Affects Autoimmunity Risk

Spatial Multiomics Reveal Microbiome-Linked T Cell Modulations in Human Graft-Versus-Host Disease

Spatial Multiomics Reveal Microbiome-Linked T Cell Modulations in Human Graft-Versus-Host Disease

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The Future of Gene Therapy for a Rare Pediatric Autoimmune Disease

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Resolving Discrepancies in Mouse and Human Autoimmunity Studies

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Opinion: New Diabetes Drug Signals Shift to Preventing Autoimmunity

Training the Immune System to Fight Chronic Diseases

Training the Immune System to Fight Chronic Diseases

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Skin Bacteria May Trigger Lupus: Mouse Study

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Genes that Aided Black Death Survival Linked to Autoimmunity

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Multiple Possible Causes of Long COVID Come into Focus

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Mutant T Cells That Drive Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Progression May React To a Brain Antigen

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Gonorrhea-Blocking Mutation Also Protects Against Alzheimer’s: Study

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Deficient RNA Editing Implicated in Inflammatory Disease 

Learn How the Immune System Can Be Trained to Overcome Food Allergies

Retraining the Immune System Cavalry for Food Allergen Peacekeeping Missions

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Accelerating Immune Research with Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

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Is the Immune System to Blame for Schizophrenia?

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Infographic: How the Body’s Defenses Attack the Brain

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New Mechanism for Virus-Triggered Autoimmunity Uncovered

Erika More developed a jello-like tissue system to study how immune cells stimulate tissues and blood vessel growth.

An Engineer’s Perspective on Autoimmunity

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Helping the Immune System Keep its Cool

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Bellybutton Bugs

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

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​Scientists Discover a Second Epigenetic DNA Marker

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Research Roundtable: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Research Roundtable: The Artificial Intelligence Revolution

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

Characterizing Immune Memory to COVID-19 Vaccination

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Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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