Clinicians May In Future Treat Diseases By Regulating The Immune Response
Investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have discovered a new signaling molecule that prevents immune responses from running amok and damaging the body. The finding could lead to the development of new treatments for cancer, using vaccines; for autoimmune diseases, such as Type 1 diabetes; and for inflammatory diseases, such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and asthma.The St. [click link for full article]
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Filed under: Immune System / Vaccines on December 2nd, 2007