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fromNature
2 days ago

Daily briefing: Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance

B cells support muscle function during exercise by influencing glutamate levels, impacting strength and endurance in mice.
Exercise
fromNature
5 days ago

Immune cells have a surprising role in exercise endurance

B cells support muscle function during exercise, revealing a new role beyond their traditional immune system function.
Medicine
fromNature
1 week ago

One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

A woman with three autoimmune diseases experienced no symptoms after receiving engineered immune cells, marking a significant treatment breakthrough.
Medicine
fromNature
4 months ago

'They don't have symptoms': CAR-T therapies send autoimmune diseases into remission

Engineered CAR-T cells can eliminate autoreactive B cells and have produced apparent cures in multiple autoimmune diseases.
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fromBusiness Insider
6 months ago

After an initial panic, Silicon Valley looks beyond the H1-B

Many years ago, Dr. Stephen Hauser and his research team discovered how B cells were crucial to the damage caused by MS. They developed new treatments, including one medicine that is literally saving the life of someone I love dearly. (If you need hope here, read his amazing book.) I met Dr. Hauser a few days ago at a charity dinner in San Francisco, where he spoke about the breakthrough. I got to thank him for this miracle of science, while trying not to cry.
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