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Immunology

A couple holds hands while on a walk outdoors with their pitbull.

Exercise helps alleviate osteoarthritis, according to Baylor study

August 29, 2022August 26, 2022Arthritis, Exercise, Immunology, Immunology Allergy and Rheumatology, joint pain

Dr. Grace Hsiao-Wei Lo explains the different types of arthritis and how exercise can be a helpful treatment.

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Are herbal supplements safe?

January 20, 2021May 31, 2022Healthcare, Immunology, Kaylee Dusang

Dr. Donald Marcus discusses the health risks of using all-natural dietary supplements made from herbal plants.

Image of the Month: Human natural killer cells preparing to deliver a lethal strike to diseased cells

December 2, 2016alpha-tubulin, cancer cells, Immunology, lytic vesicles, microtubules, NK cells, primary immunodeficiency disease, viral infections

This mosaic montage of still images of live natural killer (NK) cells from the human immune system shows the cells have a skeleton of microtubules

Genomic approaches can provide answers to undiagnosed primary immunodeficiency diseases.

November 18, 2016Genetic Sequencing, Human genetics, Immunology, molecular causes of disease, next generation genome sequencing, PIDD, primary immunodeficiency disease

Lea este artículo en español, aquí. An international team of physician-researchers set out to change the approach by which they genetically diagnose primary immunodeficiency diseases

Targeting B-cell malignancies with κ-specific T cells can lead to complete clinical responses

August 9, 2016antibody light chains, B-cell lymphoma, Cancer, chimeric antigen receptor, Immunology, Immunotherapy, T lymphocytes

Treating cancer with the patient’s own immune cells has been successful. In particular, treating B cell malignancies with the patients’ own immune T cells modified

The mTOR pathway: a new avenue for breast cancer cells to promote tumor growth

July 6, 2016anti-tumor response, Cancer, cancer immunology, G-CSF, Immunology, mTOR, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)

Cancer cells respond in various ways to the body’s attempts to eliminate them. One strategy is to recruit immune cells in the body, such as

Discovery of CTLA-4 in dendritic cells opens new possibilities to fight cancer

April 15, 2016Cancer, cancer immunity, CTLA-4, dendritic cells, Immunology, ipilimumab, tumor vaccine

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In the battle against cancer, T cells are the ‘foot soldiers’ and dendritic cells are ‘the generals.’ Cancer cells are

STAT6 may explain mortality associated with some asthma drugs

February 16, 2016asthma, Immunology

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. The “black box” warning on some long-acting beta agonists – drugs used to ward off asthma attacks – mandates that such

In Case You Missed It: Medical student blog, new center opens, and more

November 2, 2013October 7, 2016Baylor the Elephant, Blogs, Center, Dr. Jordan Orange, Dr. Mary Brandt, Dr. Theodore Shybut, Immunobiology, Immunology, Jordan Magaziner, Student Life

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