Announcing 2024 FASEB Excellence in Science Awards
The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) bestows its highest honor, FASEB Excellence in Science Awards, to three women scientists.
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The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) bestows its highest honor, FASEB Excellence in Science Awards, to three women scientists.
Pilar Alcaide (Immunologist) - If you have celiac disease, inadvertently consuming even a single crumb of bread can lead to gastrointestinal upset for weeks or months. For those...
Some 25 million Americans are afflicted with autoimmune diseases. A Tufts immunologist explains what autoimmune diseases are and what can be done to alleviate them
Inflammation is supposed to help protect us-;it's part of an immune response to fight off pathogens and clear infections. But patients with cardiac disease often have chronic inflammation that damages their hearts, even with no infection present.
Circulation, immunologists at Tufts University School of Medicine in collaboration with investigators at Vanderbilt University and Tufts Medical Center revealed a mechanism that is activating T cells, a type of immune cell, and causing inflammation in the heart. “Not all inflammation is the same,” says Pilar Alcaide, a Kenneth and JoAnn G. Wellner Professor at the School of Medicine and corresponding author on the study. “We really need to investigate the immunological aspects of the heart and other organs to try to be specific about targeting disease.” When a heart attack or other is...