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Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma
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Association found between gut immune cells and eye damage from glaucoma

by Bob Yirka, Medical Xpress Schematic illustrating how β7 CD4+ T cells enter the retina. Credit: Science Translational Medicine (2023). DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adg1656 A team of medical scientists at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, working with a colleague from the Army Medical University and another from the Luzhou Maternal and Child Health Hospital, has found...

Gut immune cells may help send multiple sclerosis into remission
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Gut immune cells may help send multiple sclerosis into remission

by  University of California, San Francisco Credit: CC0 Public Domain An international research team led by UCSF scientists has shown, for the first time, that gut immune cells travel to the brain during multiple sclerosis (MS) flare-ups in patients. These gut cells seem to be playing a protective role, helping drive MS symptoms back into remission. Scientists know...