Complement 3 glomerulopathy (C3 glomerulopathy) is a very rare kidney disease. Those diagnosed with it have one of two forms of this disease: dense deposit disease (DDD) or C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A protein known as granzyme K was recently shown to be a driver of inflammation by activating the complement ...

Undertaking a study of proteins found in the complement system, an important part of the immune system, of patients with long COVID, researchers have identified a blood protein ‘signature’ that may ...

In a recent study published in Molecular Psychiatry, researchers review the anti-inflammatory effects of ketamine in the peripheral and central nervous systems. To this end, all relevant articles were ...

University of Pennsylvania researchers have found a promising new treatment for periodontitis using a component of the immune system called complement, according to a new study in the Journal of ...

Among people with sickle cell disease—an inherited blood disorder—acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the leading cause of death. The condition is the result of red blood cells becoming stiff, sticky, and ...

SAN DIEGO -- There was a clinically meaningful reduction in proteinuria with iptacopan (Fabhalta), and a confirmed clinical benefit of alternative pathway inhibition, in a rare kidney disorder, ...

Long Covid has long eluded scientists looking for its cause. Not knowing what triggers its persistent and distressing symptoms makes the condition challenging to treat; it’s hard to even say ...

Endurance exercise may train the immune system as much as the muscles. Older adults with decades of running or cycling had ...