Psoriasis, a condition in which skin cells stack up and produce itchy, dry patches, affects more than eight million people in the United States. According to one of the largest studies to date, a person's vitamin D levels may have a crucial influence in the severity of psoriasis.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], July 25: Bone marrow transplants have been a vital treatment option for patients with high-risk blood disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma, and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). High-risk blood disorders encompass a group of serious and potentially life-threatening
The finding, which was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal, completely rewrites our understanding of the immune cell landscape in a healthy human eye's cornea.
Although infections can cause a variety of symptoms, one typical indication is the loss of fat and muscle, a process known as wasting. Salk researchers wanted to discover if wasting was useful in battling infections.
Carbon-based materials have several amazing properties that make them appealing as catalysts for accelerating chemical reactions. They are low-cost and lightweight, and their large surface area provides a useful scaffold for anchoring catalysts, keeping them stable and scattered far apart wh
Amid protests and the political fallout of two viral videos — one from trouble-torn Manipur and another from Malda district in West Bengal — Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday said the two incidents shoudn't be compared as atrocities on women in
Researchers from Columbia University have discovered a unique cluster of immune cells that are only seen in newborns that enable them to deal with novel pathogens and explain why infants contract so many common respiratory ailments.
A new article in Arthritis and Rheumatology suggests that extracellular vesicles, which are involved in cell-to-cell communication, may be a factor in the development of fibrosis in systemic sclerosis.
An MIT-led team has created a unique sensor that might detect the same compounds that naturally existing cell receptors can recognise, drawing inspiration from natural sensory systems.