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Is it just me, or does this seem kind of revolutionary? I’m amazed science has finally found a way to effectively put things on our immune system’s “allowlist”
by atlas_hugged 3y ago
Is it just me, or does this seem kind of revolutionary? I’m amazed science has finally found a way to effectively put things on our immune system’s “allowlist”
- ProjectArcturis 3y agoIf it works, this is huge. Could potentially also treat post-viral conditions such as chronic fatigue or even Alzheimer's.
- pazimzadeh 3y agoYeah, this is like the holy grail of transplantation research
- Valgrim 3y agoHonestly I am so excited about this, it could litteraly be a way to eliminate deadly allergies, like foods and insects of course, but also medication and seasonal allergies
- meepmorp 3y agoYeah, if this works as advertised, I have friends and family whose lives will be immensely better. And imagine being able to prevent the progression of diseases before they cause permanent damage in younger patients - there's tremendous potential for better, healthier lives.
- olliej 3y agoPer my wife (an actual microbiologist with her undergrad focusing on immunology - providing this as context for why she I asked her, not just an appeal to authority) the core mechanisms are not new, quoting verbatim from messages: That’s actually not new science That’s antibody / mhc molecule immuno treatment In cell lines and just started in mice So this sounds like what they've done is found a set of molecules/receptors/something that are responsible for the MS and chrohns auto immune disorders that don't take out other things. This doesn't mean this isn't a major development - MS especially is an awful condition - just the underlying mechanism isn't itself new.