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Biological ‘atlas’ shows dual personality for immune cells that cause Type 1 diabetes
Immunologists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a database that identifies gene-regulatory mechanisms in immune cells that facilitate Type 1 diabetes. The findings were published today in Nature Immunology. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the body’s own cells. In Type…
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Novel T-cell subset may have a role in development of type 1 diabetes
A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland demonstrated that a recently described T-cell subset, so-called peripheral T helper cells, may have a role in the development of type 1 diabetes. The frequency of circulating peripheral T helper cells was observed to be increased both in children with recently…
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T-Cell “training” video could help fight Type 1 diabetes
Forget outer space or the deep ocean or even the quantum realm. Our bodies are a microcosm of its own, with many parts and processes we still don’t completely understand. One of those is our body’s own immune system that protects us from diseases. Its most lethal weapon, the T…
