Drugs available to treat multiple sclerosis, a leading cause of neurological disability affecting roughly 2.3 million people worldwide, alter the
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Abdominal fat secretes novel adipokine promoting insulin resistance and inflammation
An international research team in which the DZD is participating has identified a novel adipokine that favors the development of
Cardiac arrhythmias: Expression of connexin 43 in infarct scar cuts cardiac arrhythmias after heart attack
Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias often occur after a heart attack, as the scar tissue can interfere with the spread of electrical
Ophthalmologists link immunotherapy with a serious eye condition: Immunotherapy cancer drugs can cause a potentially vision-robbing side effect
New immunotherapy treatments offer a remarkable chance for survival for patients with advanced melanoma and hard-to-treat cancers of the bladder,
Bowel disease study points to new therapies for lifelong conditions
Treatments for incurable bowel conditions may be a step closer following the discovery of a key molecule associated with disease
Strategy prevents blindness in mice with retinal degeneration: Approach could guide research for inherited blindness treatment in humans
More than 2 million people worldwide live with inherited and untreatable retinal conditions, including retinitis pigmentosa, which slowly erodes vision.
Accepted or rejected? Uncovering how fate of B cell is determined: Researchers elucidate the mechanisms of B cell differentiation in the germinal center
When a pathogen evades or overcomes our innate immune defenses, the adaptive immune system kicks into action. There are two
Natural barcodes enable better cell tracking: New method uses patients’ unique genetic variation profiles to aid in personalized medicine
Each of us carries in our genomes about 10 million genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), which represent a
Duel of the inflammatory master regulators: Insights for drug discovery: Glucocorticoid receptor binds as monomer to NF-kappaB sites
Anti-inflammatory drugs such as dexamethasone can have harmful side effects on the skin, bones and metabolism. Structural biology research from
Cure for fission yeast genes could have bigger things ahead
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have taken one step closer towards potential cures