IL1B and rheumatoid arthritis: Our findings that MMT robustly interfered with early immune activation signaling and promoted neuroprotective effects align with earlier studies, including TV-EMF reduction of IL-1β levels following TBI,23 suppressed pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion,18 attenuated joint inflammation and damage in a murine model of rheumatoid arthritis,63 reduced IL-1β and pain following breast reconstruction,24 and reduced oxidative stress in models of neurodegeneration.61