Lupus is a chronic inflammatory systemic autoimmune disorder. It affects various tissues of the body, particularly the heart, joints, lungs, skin and kidneys. An autoimmune illness is one in which body’s…
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Scientific and medical articles, and websites by Crohn’s disease associations give similar definitions of the illness: “Crohn’s disease is a chronic, inflammatory disorder which may involve any part of…
A simple injection could be key to regulating the body’s immune system, researchers have found. The approach involves increasing…
A new way to regulate the body’s natural immune response has been discovered in a new study. The new approach focuses on…
The characterisation of a rare immune cell has revealed its role in autoimmune diseases and long-term immunity in a recent…
Researchers have found that a specific gene is responsible for the function of the immune system, and may be blocked or amplified…
Scientists have discovered a way to analyse a type of antibody that contributes to the disease progression of two autoimmune…
New information about a form of auto-immune arthritis which can damage the spine has been found by researchers from the University…
On the television show House, doctors try to diagnose mysterious illnesses, and often when time is running out all other options have been exhausted, one of the characters will offer a diagnosis of last…
Scientists have for the first time seem the workings of T-cells, the front-line troops that alert our immune system to go…
For the first time, scientists have seen how the “front line troops” in the human body’s immune system work, debunking previous thinking on the topic and opening up new possibilities for treatment of auto-immune…
Could our obsession with cleanliness in our homes be working against us? Advertisers fetishise germ-free kitchens and bathrooms where the threat of “harmful bacteria” is always lurking but can be eradicated…
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology, Monash University
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Project Manager; Centre for Advanced Training Systems, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Applied Biochemistry, University of Nottingham
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Researcher in Science Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor and Reader in Applied Health and Therapeutics, University of Nottingham
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Post-doctoral fellow, University of Newcastle
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Research Assistant, University of Bristol
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Professor- Departments of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Dermatology | Member- Foods For Health Institute | Member- Comprehensive Cancer Center | Director- Autoimmunity | Director- Immune Monitoring, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Epidemiology, Australian National University
