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“Much to our happy surprise, the rheumatoid arthritis totally disappeared in animals that received a vaccine,” says Chakravarti. “Sometimes there is no better way than serendipity. We happened to hit a wrong result, but it turned out to be the best result. Those kinds of scientific discoveries are very important in this field.”

Researchers from the University of Toledo have discovered a prospective new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. The vaccine-based treatment strategy proved successful in preliminary animal studies and the researchers are looking to conduct more clinical trials in the future.

The research hinges around a protein called 14−3−3 zeta. Ritu Chakravarti, lead author on the new study, has been studying 14−3−3 zeta for several years due to its suspected role in a number of autoimmune conditions.

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Researchers discovered several unprotected Apache Airflow instances exposing credentials for popular services.

Today, 19:00 UTC, Bob Zubrin will present his book “The case for space”.

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Straight from the world of aquatic sports to the cosmic realm.

Some 70 years later, we are still relying on air friction, heatshields, and parachutes and landing at sea more often than not. A change could boost the commercialization of LEO.

This new see-through wood alternative to glass has better heat-insulating properties to reduce your cost of heating and cooling.

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With so many people questioning the Maine Coon’s mysterious origins, it’s not surprising that bizarre queries like, ‘Is a Maine Coon Part Raccoon?’ have been asked!

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