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IL-1 antagonists may have role in cancer fight Anakinra, an interleukin antagonist commonly used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is also used for other inflammatory diseases and recently has…

Loss of IFN-γ Pathway Genes in Tumor Cells as a Mechanism of Resistance to Anti-CTLA-4 Therapy  Genomic defects in the interferon pathway genes reduce the chance of response to immune……

Soluble PD-1 aggravates progression of collagen-induced arthritis through Th1 and Th17 pathways The programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) protein is a critical regulator of T-cell activation and is also an…

Cancer immunotherapy may increase risk of developing rheumatologic disorders Johns Hopkins University researchers have found a link between cancer immunotherapy drugs and an increased risk of developing rheumatologic disorders, which…

Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer New drugs and methods of altering a patient’s own immune cells are helping some cancer patients — but not all — even when…

Longer Life in a Pill May Already Be Available at Your Local Drug Store To most of the scientific community, “anti-aging” is a dirty word. A medical field historically associated…

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transfer Mitochondria to the Cells with Virtually No Mitochondrial Function but Not with Pathogenic mtDNA Mutations It has been reported that human mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can…

Turning Back the Aging Clock By boosting genes that destroy defective mitochondrial DNA, researchers can slow down and potentially reverse an important part of the aging process. m.caltech.edu Like our…

Update on the mechanisms of homing of adipose tissue–derived stem cells To view the full text, please login as a subscribed user or purchase a subscription. Click here to view…

Here’s What Triggers Overeating (And What You Can Do To Break The Cycle) In order to make a positive change, you need to stop feeling guilty for overdoing it… thoughtcatalog.com|By…