State governments have been urged to reform their tax systems to complement Federal Government’s 2025 Tax Law Reform. The new framework is designed to boost investment, reduce the burden on citizens ...

California State University partners with top tech firms to integrate AI across its 23 campuses, enhancing education for 460,000 students.

In 2019 I wrote about research suggesting anti-inflammatory medications might help some people with major depression. At the time, the idea that depression could have roots in the immune system felt ...

The complement system is an innate immune response that leads to increased inflammation. The drug pegcetacoplan—a complement inhibitor—was approved for medical use in the United States in 2021 to ...

Also called C3G, this rare kidney disease often affects children and young adults, but it can happen at any age. It has a major impact on a person’s health and life. C3G has two forms: dense deposit ...

Novo Nordisk is paying $240 million for global rights to a Phase 3-ready drug from Omeros that could rival immune disorder medications currently available from companies such as AstraZeneca, Novartis, ...

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An MUSC research team reports in Cells that the complement system, part of the body’s natural immune defenses, is a key driver of inflammatory responses that contribute to fetal brain inflammation and ...

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...

Sickle cell disease can lead to a severe complication known as acute chest syndrome (ACS), but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. A new study by Mass General Brigham investigators ...

In myasthenia gravis, complement plays a big role in what happens to the muscle end of the neuromuscular junction, explains Miriam Freimer, MD, an author on 5 abstracts presented at the recent 15th ...

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have uncovered the mathematical rules that govern one of the body’s oldest and most important immune system defenses, the complement system, according to ...