Good cells , bad cells

<p>Your body's immune system is a finely tuned and immensely complicated system to hunt down and destroy bad cells. No wonder it gets wrong sometimes! And when it does, you might end up with a condition like rheumatoid arthritis.</p> <p>While exactly how it works, is still not known, it is clear that your lifestyle - diet, exercise etc plays a part. A healthy body seems less likely to attack itself.</p> <p>Honours student Shweta Venkataraman and her supervisor Dr Chloe Goldsmith are investigating the link between diet, the immune system's T-cells and rheumatoid arthritis. In this conversation we learn how they're doing that, and the role of epigenetics.</p> <p>If you want a look at how a lab study works, plus things about your own diet, you can be part of their research. Email: Shweta Venkataraman   <a href='mailto:Shweta.Venkataraman@canberra.edu.au'>Shweta.Venkataraman@canberra.edu.au</a> Chloe Goldsmith   <a href='mailto:Chloe.Goldsmith@canberra.edu.au'>Chloe.Goldsmith@canberra.edu.au</a></p> <p>Learn more here <a href='http://www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/health/research/participate-in-a-research-study'>www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/faculties/health/research/participate-in-a-research-study</a> </p> <p> </p> <p>Interview by Rod.</p> <p> </p>