New ‘Self-Destruct’ Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis

A researcher from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has invented a novel way to halt and even reverse rheumatoid arthritis. He developed an imitation of a suicide molecule that floats undetected into overactive immune cells responsible for the disease. Whimsically referred to as Casper the Ghost, the stealth like molecule causes the immune cells to self-destruct …

Source: ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010) — Read Full Article Here …

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