Can we use our immune systems to repair the body?
In short: Following her lecture at the Royal Institution, immunologist Sheena Cruickshank addresses audience inquiries regarding the origins of allergies and the future of treating chronic inflammatory conditions.
Professor Sheena Cruickshank, an expert in biomedical sciences from the University of Manchester, explores the complexities of immune responses. Her research focuses on how inflammation and infection trigger reactions within the gut.
In this session, recorded on 23 May 2019, Cruickshank discusses whether allergies are driven by genetics or the environment, and whether less toxic treatments for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis are on the horizon.
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