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Immune system's soldiers get better with experience
Major immune system branch has hidden ability to learn
Jan. 26,
2009 -- Half of the immune system has a hidden talent, researchers at the School of Medicine have discovered. They found the innate immune system, long recognized as a specialist in rapidly and aggressively combating invaders, has cells that can learn from experience and fight better when called into battle a second time. Scientists previously thought any such ability was limited to the immune system's other major branch, the adaptive immune system.
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Aspirin, the mighty drug
Versatility and low cost keep aspirin popular among consumers
July 23,
2007 -- With today's rapid rate of medical advancement, it's hard to imagine that an over-the-counter drug introduced in the 1800s could still be widely popular and effective. But due to its low cost and versatility, millions of Americans still keep a bottle of aspirin in their medicine cabinets.
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Prestigious honor
Three faculty members elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 3,
2007 -- Three Washington University scientists are among the 72 members and 18 foreign associates elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist or engineer.
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Jonathan Gitlin
Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics
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Jonathan Gitlin, M.D., the Helene B. Roberson Professor of Pediatrics and professor of pathology and immunology, specializes in arthritis, rheumatology and diseases and disorders of the immune system in children.
Expertise: Arthritis, immune system, children, rheumatology, pathology, immunology
Media assistance: (314) 286-0119 / leydigk@wustl.edu
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Wayne Yokoyama
Sam J. Levin and Audrey Loew Levin Professor of Research in Arthritis
Wayne Yokoyama, who is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and chief of the Division of Rheumatology, is a leader in the study of natural killer (NK) cells, immune system cells that are known to kill certain types of tumors. The cells also play a role in the body's defenses against invaders ...
Expertise: immunity, natural killer cells, tumor immunology, autoimmunity, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis
Media assistance: (314) 286-0122 / purdym@wustl.edu
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Considering an enzyme supplement?
Los Angeles Times
April 2,
2007 -- An expert responds to a reader's question about the benefits of Vitalzym, as a treatment for arthritis.
We are told that the supplement cleans the blood, boosts the immune system and eases the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis. Some alternative health websites also claim that enzymes in Vitalzym and similar products help fight cancer. Some doctors are skeptical.
WUSTL rheumatologist Richard Brasington comments.
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Immune cell actions likened to James Bond
United Press International
and 6 others
Aug. 4,
2005 -- WUSTL scientists led by Wayne Yokoyama have found a group of immune system cells they say resemble James Bond, in that they receive a "license" allowing them to kill invaders.
The "licensing" process apparently helps reduce the chances the cells will erroneously attack the body's own tissues.
The study is detailed in the Aug. 4 issue of the journal Nature.
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