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May 22, 2013
Penn Study Shows How Immune System Peacefully Co-exists with "Good" Bacteria
Understanding How This Immunological Truce Is Kept Suggests New Ways to Fight Inflammatory Diseases
The human gut is loaded with commensal bacteria – "good" microbes that, among other functions, help the body digest food. The gastrointestinal tract contains literally trillions of such cells, and yet the immune system seemingly turns a blind eye. However, in several chronic human diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), HIV/AIDS, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, the immune system attacks these normally beneficial bacteria, resulting in chronic inflammation and contributing to disease progression. Now, researchers may finally understand an important mechanism that keeps this friendly truce intact – a finding that may lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for such chronic diseases. Read more ...
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ATS 2013: Decisions to Forgo Life Support May Depend Heavily on the ICU Where Patients are Treated
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Having a Nighttime Critical Care Physician in the ICU Doesn't Improve Patient Outcomes
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