Objective SLE is a systemic autoimmune disease in which the complement system plays a key pathogenic role, yet the ...
Skin, our largest organ, acts as a protective barrier against pathogens that try to invade our bodies while constantly monitoring for potential threats. In the skin's outermost layer, the epidermis, ...
The eye-care company Alcon Research has entered into licensing and purchase option agreements with Potentia Pharmaceuticals to develop Potentia's leading drug candidate — a complement pathway ...
Organisms sense and respond to changes in the environment through signal transduction pathways. Pathways like highly conserved Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathways are composed of sensor ...
The mystery of how stress exacerbates atopic dermatitis, more commonly known as eczema, may be closer to being understood. A new study published in the journal Science has identified a specific nerve ...
Anyone who has weathered a bad stomach bug knows the feeling: a loss of appetite that sets in and lingers, even after the initial illness. For the millions of people around the world who are ...
Premature infants (delivery before 37 wk of gestation) admitted to the NICU at the University of Iowa Children's Hospital between 2000 and 2009 were recruited to examine preterm birth (PTB) and ...