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08/29/2022

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05/20/2021

In a recent NIH I Am Intramural blog, Dr. Martha Somerman, chief of the NIAMS Laboratory of Oral Connective Tissue Biology, discusses a promising new strategy for treating periodontal disease. https://go.usa.gov/xHtV7

05/04/2021

Find out what this condition looks like in kids and how to help them cope.

03/24/2021

Dr. John O’Shea, NIAMS Scientific Director, is a co-recipient of the 2021 Harrington Prize for Innovation in Medicine. He is being recognized for his work with the signaling protein JAK3. Dr. O’Shea shares the award with Dr. Warren Leonard, an NIH Distinguished Investigator at National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI).

For his groundbreaking work in immunology, John J.

03/05/2021

“ MicroRNA-221 and -222 modulate intestinal inflammatory Th17 cell response as negative feedback regulators downstream of interleukin-23” https://www.cell.com/immunity/fulltext/S1074-7613(21)00081-9 Abstract only. Full access requires subscription or payment. research in mice National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Cell Press

11/20/2020

Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRP): “FoxO maintains a genuine muscle stem-cell quiescent state until geriatric age” https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-020-00593-7 Abstract only. Full access requires subscription or payment.

09/14/2020

NIAMS and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) scientists developed and released a free, web-based tool to study gene expression in human neutrophils. Learn more: https://go.usa.gov/xGadK
Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRP) NIH Office of Research on Women's Health

08/06/2020

National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Dr. Francis Collins has named Dr. Lindsey Criswell as the next director of NIAMS. Learn more: https://go.usa.gov/xfvDJ

07/27/2020

New research from the NIAMS IRP Systemic Autoimmunity Branch.

Intramural Research Program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH IRP): “Gasdermin D modulates murine lupus and its associated organ damage” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/art.41444 Abstract only. Full access requires subscription or payment. American College of Rheumatology. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Learn more about the Systemic Autoimmunity Branch: https://go.usa.gov/xfkrm

03/10/2020

Dr. Mariana Kaplan, chief of the NIAMS IRP Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, discusses the role of immune cells called neutrophils in lupus.

Just like police use tattoos and other unique traits to identify criminals, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases scientists have used cutting-edge techniques to pinpoint a specific type of immune cell that harms the body in patients with the disease . https://irp.nih.gov/blog/post/2020/03/scientists-pinpoint-traitorous-immune-cells-in-lupus