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Autoimmunity
Autoimmunity: is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an "autoimmune disease".
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FEB 06, 2016Videos
Joint swelling doesn't exist just in the elderly. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can affect people s ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 04, 2016Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 26, 2016Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 21, 2016Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 20, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 19, 2016Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)JAN 18, 2016Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece ...JAN 10, 2016Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 04, 2016Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2015Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 02, 2015Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 25, 2015Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 21, 2015Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 12, 2015Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 28, 2015Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 27, 2015Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the Central Michigan University College of Medici ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 26, 2015Immunology
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug, as recently been used in clinical trials for patients with autoimmune blood disord ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2015Videos
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but scientists ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 08, 2015Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 07, 2015Immunology
Scientists from the University of Freiburg published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine their findings of ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 21, 2015Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 21, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t ...Written By: Sarah Hertrich
FEB 06, 2016
Videos
Joint swelling doesn't exist just in the elderly. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can affect people s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 04, 2016
Immunology
The body needs regulatory T cells (Tregs) on the sidelines of an immune attack, making sure tempers don’t run too
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 26, 2016
Immunology
Acting alongside T helper cells, the all-stars of adaptive immunity, regulatory T cells work to suppress any “pote
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 21, 2016
Immunology
How exactly does our immune system “remember” certain pathogens so the response to an infection is more powe
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Many cells have microscopic gates, called ion channels, which open to allow the flow of ions across the cell membrane. T
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 19, 2016
Immunology
A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) shows how dangerous autoimmune responses, seen in
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
JAN 18, 2016
Immunology
Two recent studies have connected protein Blimp1 to key regulation of plasma cells’ ability to produce pathogen-fi
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
When cells die, their genetic contents are released into bodily fluids through a process known as autolysis. In the rece
...
JAN 10, 2016
Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 04, 2016
Immunology
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, discovered in 2008 to promote type 1 interferon production in respon
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2015
Immunology
The inflammatory response is vital for fighting off infections, but too much inflammation can damage the body tissues an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Immunology
New research shows the appendix isn't as unnecessary as previously though. In fact, an entire group of innate lympho
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 25, 2015
Immunology
The H1N1 influenza caused a massive panic in 2009, and scientists may have an answer for why this strain of flu is so mu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 21, 2015
Immunology
The pathology behind autoimmune disease is different than any other type of disease, since no outside agent is causing c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 12, 2015
Immunology
Scientists from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have been studying immune action in cases of inflammato
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 28, 2015
Health & Medicine
Flu season looms overhead, and it's more important than ever to get vaccinated. Every year the flu virus mutates, an
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 27, 2015
Immunology
We depend on our immune cells to protect us against infections from foreign invaders like bacteria, viruses, and parasit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and the Central Michigan University College of Medici
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 26, 2015
Immunology
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug, as recently been used in clinical trials for patients with autoimmune blood disord
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2015
Videos
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disorder causing inflammation of the skin. The exact cause is unknown, but scientists
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 08, 2015
Immunology
Why do only 2-5% of individuals genetically susceptible to celiac disease actually end up developing this autoimmune dis
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 07, 2015
Immunology
Scientists from the University of Freiburg published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine their findings of
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 21, 2015
Cancer
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a critical role played by an enzyme in cancer and autoimmun
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 21, 2015
Cell & Molecular Biology
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of the nervous system that disrupts the flow of information between the brain and t
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich