Immune system may mount an attack in Parkinson’s disease NIH-funded study suggests role for specific immune cells in brain disease. Immune system may wage a battle in brain disorders: An image of a T cell from a healthy person. NIAID A new study suggests that T cells, which help the body’s immune system recognize friend fromContinue reading “Immune system may mount an attack in Parkinson’s disease”
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Hepatitis C Virus Infection in African Americans
By Brian Pearlman Hepatitis C is more prevalent among African Americans than among persons of any other racial group in the United States. However, comparatively little data are available on the natural history and treatment of hepatitis C in this population. Compared with white persons, African American persons have a lower rate of viral clearanceContinue reading “Hepatitis C Virus Infection in African Americans”
Parkinson’s is Partly an Autoimmune Disease
Summary: T cells may be tricked into thinking dopamine neurons are foreign due to the build up of damaged alpha-synuclein, a new study reports. Source: Columbia University. First direct evidence that abnormal protein in Parkinson’s disease triggers immune response. Researchers have found the first direct evidence that autoimmunity–in which the immune system attacks the body’sContinue reading “Parkinson’s is Partly an Autoimmune Disease”
Immune system, bone marrow, anti-cancer, shark oil
Dr. Astrid Brohult, a Swedish oncologist, administered calves’ marrow to leukemia-stricken children in the 1950s, hoping it would replenish white blood cells destroyed by radiation therapy. After administering the marrow, some of the children improved immediately; many experienced increased energy and white blood cell normalization. After conducting a decade of research on the subject, sheContinue reading “Immune system, bone marrow, anti-cancer, shark oil”