Lila Levinson,  —

Lila is a Science Writer at BioNews. She completed her PhD in neuroscience at the University of Washington, where she studied how the natural flexibility of the human brain can be used to promote recovery after injury. Previously, she has written about science for The Dallas Morning News and the University of Washington Computational Neuroscience Center. She enjoys exploring the Pacific Northwest and spending time with her cat, Fibonacci.

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Immune cell ratio may predict IgG4-RD relapse risk: Study

A ratio of different types of immune cells called the eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (ELR) may predict risk of relapse in people with immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD), according to a long-term study. People with IgG4-RD had higher ELRs than those with other inflammatory diseases, and a higher ELR was associated with…