News tagged with segmented filamentous bacteria
Gut-residing bacteria trigger arthritis in genetically susceptible individuals
A single species of bacteria that lives in the gut is able to trigger a cascade of immune responses that can ultimately result in the development of arthritis.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 17, 2010 |
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Scientists crack sparse genome of microbe linked to autoimmunity
Scientists have deciphered the genome of a bacterium implicated as a key player in regulating the immune system of mice. The genomic analysis provides the first glimpse of its unusually sparse genetic blueprint ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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First purification of cancer gene, BRCA2, studied by UNC scientists
Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill were among co-authors of a study that described the first isolation and purification of the BRCA2 protein which is produced by a gene whose loss ...
Sep 15, 2010 |
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Of bugs and brains: Researchers discover that gut bacteria affect multiple sclerosis
Biologists at the California Institute of Technology have demonstrated a connection between multiple sclerosis (MS) -- an autoimmune disorder that affects the brain and spinal cord -- and gut bacteria.
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Jul 19, 2010 |
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Unusual bacteria help balance the immune system in mice
Medical researchers have long suspected that obscure bacteria living within the intestinal tract may help keep the human immune system in balance. An international collaboration co-led by scientists at NYU ...
Oct 15, 2009 |
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