Deficient Regulators In The Immune System Responsible For Type 1 Diabetes
The main regulators of the immune system, called CD4+Treg cells, are thought to be highly involved in a large range of immune diseases. The gradual reduction in their regulating capacity seems to play a critical role in the onset of type 1 diabetes, as demonstrated in the latest study by Dr. Ciriaco Piccirillo, a researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre and the principal investigator for this project.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Meningitis Causes Death Of Student And Counselor In New York
Meningitis Causes Death Of Student And Counselor In New York
A guidance counselor of a school in Queens, as well as a student in Massapequa, Long Island, have both died as a result of meningitis - both in the same week. According to authorities, the guidance counselor worked at the Saint Francis Preparatory High School, Fresh Meadow. Officials are currently trying to track and meet anybody who has had contact with the counselor who died - meningitis can be passed on to another person if there is close contact.
A guidance counselor of a school in Queens, as well as a student in Massapequa, Long Island, have both died as a result of meningitis - both in the same week. According to authorities, the guidance counselor worked at the Saint Francis Preparatory High School, Fresh Meadow. Officials are currently trying to track and meet anybody who has had contact with the counselor who died - meningitis can be passed on to another person if there is close contact.
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