Infection and Inflammation - Highlights
Newly discovered signaling pathway in inflammation
How does inflammation occur in our body? What triggers it? NGFN scientists have discovered a previously unknown signaling pathway that induces inflammatory responses.
New Insight into Lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is often called a “woman’s disease” since it af-fects 9 times as many women as men. Researchers of the German National Genome Network (NGFN) have now uncovered a possible cause of the higher prevalence of SLE in females.
Side Effect of Rheuma Treatment
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) blockers can be used very successfully in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. However, the medication increases the risk of getting a serious infection, such as with listeria bacteria....
Gene Variants - out of Africa
Ghana during the rainy season. Mosquitoes carrying malaria are multiplying rapidly. Dr. Evans and her collegues are taking blood samples in the villages near Kumasi. They are searching for genes that confer resistance to the disease...
