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Fifteen million Americans know this in their bones. They are victims of a group of more than 40 disorders that arise when the immune system launches a sustained attack against the body’s own tissues. Ailments as diverse as psoriasis, multiple sclerosis and Type I diabetes are all caused by an immune system run amok. No one knows what initiates any of these chronic diseases or how they might be cured, but researchers have nonetheless made significant headway in developing new drugs to treat them-drugs that represent the first substantial advancement in the field in 50 years...
Most of these new drugs are genetically engineered biological molecules, and the majority are designed to treat rheumatoid arthritis and its close clinical relative, lupus. Like all autoimmune diseases, both disorders strike women disproportionately. In RA, the immune system attacks the joints and eventually weakens the bones, causing excruciating pain, fatigue and daily bouts of fever. With lupus, the attack is far more generalized, affecting blood vessels, joints, skin and several internal organs. In severe cases, it can be lethal...
...Kettering binds a protein from a limpet to seven different types of sugars and a protein fragment found only on cancer cells, and saponin, a soap-like derivative from a South American tree. This witch’s brew serves to annoy the immune system, revving it up enough to attack cancer cells that are carrying the same sugars and protein fragment...
Harvard then jumped to the attack, tying the game on the power play five minutes later...
...after calling a timeout to slow down the momentum, Northeastern adjusted to the Crimson inside attack by playing a sagging 2-3 zone. The Huskies double and triple-teamed every post player with the ball, forcing Harvard to hit outside shots...