T cells that recognize the "self", known as autoreactive T cells, can infiltrate the central nervous system (CNS) and cause disorders like multiple sclerosis. Using a rat model of multiple...
Published February 1, 2013

Dr. Jeffrey Friedman, of Rockefeller University, has been at the center of discovery of the molecular determinants of why we eat what we eat and, more importantly, why we eat so much of what we eat. Over the last three decades, now almost daily in t...
Published February 1, 2013

Sepsis is an illness in which the body has a severe reaction to a bacterial infection. Bacterial toxins activate the immune system, causing widespread inflammation and increased blood calcium...
Published January 25, 2013

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men. It is highly treatable in early stages; however, once the cancer becomes metastatic, it is extremely difficult to cure.  Yoshioka...
Published January 25, 2013

Jane Salmon, Carl Blobel, Priya Darshinee Issuree, and Thorsten Maretzky of the Weill Cornell University Hospital for Special Surgery discuss the role of iRHOM2 in inflammatory arthritis.
Published January 25, 2013