Atherosclerosis is a disease affecting the body’s arteries. This disease is accelerated by the immune system, which causes inflammation in arterial walls. In this video, we discuss how the disease works, the immune system’s role in atherosclerosis. #atherosclerosis#heartdisease
BREAKING NEWS – NICE has approved antifibrotic drug nintedanib for ALL IPF patients. After 6-year campaign by @ActionPFCharity NICE has axed the unjust ‘80% rule’ which denied IPF patients the drug until their lung function had fallen to 80%. But, why did it take so long? #CurePF
There is no substitute for a well conducted RCT.
An incredible opportunity to contribute to this one, led by @LamontagneFran5, #NeillAdhikari, and the LOVIT team. @CCCTG_
“Besides the learning component, what’s contributed to its popularity is the other skills students develop,” explains @machealthsci's Kjetil Ask, who spearheaded the Demystifying Medicine YouTube Channel. It now has over 124K subscribers. | https://t.co/qqFbFNGFkD
McMaster Demystifying Medicine, a popular @YouTube channel linked to @McMasterU undergrad course & seminar series, surpasses 100,000 subscribers! @McMasterDMS was created in 2013 by Kjetil Ask of #TheFirestone and his faculty & student team. Full story: https://t.co/cwCdAQOWTs
Executive Director of #TheFirestone, @MsMacrophage, is featured on today's front page of @TheSpec. Dr. Bowdish discusses vaccine boosters for residents and staff of senior homes across the city.
"I’m a trained immunologist, I know what might be happening to me, and I’m getting this anxious." Manali Mukherjee spoke to the National Post about her journey with long COVID. | @MacGlobalNexus https://t.co/wp7WSMPSQQ
I still remember excitement in our team when we managed to validate endotypes using independent cohort! Inputs from collaborators & reviewers were invaluable to finalize the paper! 🙏🏻🙏🏻 @ERSpublications for publishing our work https://t.co/otbHn2wrQX @ResearchStJoes@McMasterDMS
Congratulations to Dr. @dkchu, the first Canadian that has received the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Foundation Faculty Development Award! 🌟
His project is: "Tree nut #allergen thresholds, biomarkers, and methods of desensitization - TITAN and TRADE studies"
Thank you @HillStrath alumna Nicole Bodnariuc’17 and the Demystifying Medicine team @McMasterDMS for the great workshop introducing “Knowledge Translation” to grade 11 biology students #pblcanada