Biological FM signal maintains inflammation in cancer, asthma and other diseases

Thursday, April 9, 2009 - 14:49 in Health & Medicine

A study published tomorrow (10 April) in Science examines a key player in conditions such as cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis and asthma and has shown that cells use a sophisticated communication system to coordinate responses to infection and maintain inflammation in the body. This system is now a target for designing drugs to treat these conditions.

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