Monday, February 24, 2020 Ready, Set, Go: Immune System Status Predicts Future Responses Identifying predictors of autoimmune disease flare-ups could aid treatment for these conditions by allowing doctors to intervene before symptoms worsen. Recognizing immune system attributes that forecast a healthy person's response to vaccination or infection would help researchers develop new vaccines. A new NIAID study connects these seemingly distinct avenues of research. Using publicly available data, NIAID scientists identified features of a person's immune state at "baseline"—prior to vaccination for healthy people and during periods of remission for people with the autoimmune disease lupus—that predict later immune responses. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). This email was sent to myhcistech.healthnews360@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107