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B cells can act alone in autoimmune disease

August 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

B cells, the source of damaging autoantibodies, have long been thought to depend upon T cells for their activation and were not considered important in the initiation of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis.


Court: US can block mad cow testing

August 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 7

(AP) -- The Bush administration can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease, a federal appeals court said Friday.


New hope for stroke patients

August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | User comments: 1

If a stroke patient doesn't get treatment within approximately the first three hours of symptoms, there's not much doctors can do to limit damage to the brain.


Sandwich meats kill 15 in Canada

August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | User comments: 3

The death toll from contaminated deli meats in Canada has risen to 15, health officials said Wednesday, including an elderly woman who is said to have suffered terribly.


Severe, acute maternal stress linked to the development of schizophrenia

August 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1

Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry supports ...