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Assistant professor receives $3.9 million NIH grant to expand countermeasures against chemical threats, including mustard gas
Aims to augment immune system’s response to toxic exposure Kurt Lu, assistant professor of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has received a five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to expand countermeasures against chemical threats, includ...
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Immune system’s “workaround” may explain heart disease in psoriasis patients
Two studies describe how skin inflammation triggers potentially fatal immune response Psoriasis is well known for causing too many skin cells on elbows, knees and across the body, but people living with psoriasis may also be at an increased risk of heart disease. Effects of overactive immune cells i...