Decade-long study reveals key "master switch" regulating immune system activity

A huge variety of diseases essentially stem from a dysfunctional immune system. Our body's natural defense mechanism can be under-active, resulting in cancer growing unchecked, or our immune system can be over-active, leading to autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease or multiple sclerosis. After 10 years of work a new study has revealed for the first time the discovery of a molecule that has been found to modulate the immune system's activity.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Autoimmune
• Cancer
• Molecules
• RNA
• The Immune System

from New Atlas (Gizmag) http://bit.ly/2N2XVkS