New 'Suicide' Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis

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also posted an article about this possible new treatment for RA.

New 'Suicide' Molecule Halts Rheumatoid Arthritis

ScienceDaily (Feb. 1, 2010) — 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 stealthy molecule

causes the immune cells to self-destruct.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/01/100128130223.htm

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