Newly Uncovered Cells May Be Critical In Psoriasis
Monday, August 25, 2008 - 09:28
in Health & Medicine
Psoriasis, one of humanity's oldest known diseases, has also been one of its most misunderstood. But in a new study that could change researchers' perspective of the skin disorder and potentially lead to powerful new drug targets, scientists have found that the source of psoriasis may be a single population of inflammatory cells that act as instigators by priming the body's immune system for self-attack.