Different coloured sputum used as indicators of the degree of inflammation in the lungs. Credit: Dr Megan Crichton The color of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis…
Tag: Inflammatory disorders
Co-occurrence of psoriasis and rheumatic diseases common
Psoriasis is associated with rheumatic diseases, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Mimi Chung, from the University of California…
Immune cell movement worse in older females, mice study finds
Myeloid immune cells alongside red blood cells in an electron micrograph of human blood. Credit: National Cancer Institute According to a new study, older female mice had more immune cells entering…
How interleukin-6 helps prevent allergic asthma and atopy by suppressing interleukin-2 signaling
Knowledge of this previously unrecognized mechanism may aid therapy for patients with interleukin-6 signaling mutations and hyper-IgE Syndrome, or HIES. Credit: University of Alabama at Birmingham The immune system has…
