News tagged with autoimmune conditions


Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death

Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have put an end to a 10-year debate over which form of a molecular messenger called Fas ligand is responsible for killing cells during programmed cell death (also ...


Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open ...





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Unexpected finding opens up new way to stop autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

After several years of battling recurring infections, the last thing a patient and her doctors ever expected was that the cause of her problems might actually help millions live longer, more active lives. Now, researchers ...


Fireflies and jellyfish help illuminate quest for cause of infertility

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created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genes taken from fireflies and jellyfish are literally shedding light on possible causes of infertility and autoimmune diseases in humans.


Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health ...


Understanding a target of quinoline drugs

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The full details about the molecules and mechanisms that underlie the development of autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus, remain to be discovered. One compound that may have a ...


Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

Researchers pioneer kidney disease prediction method

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study into the relationship between antibodies and proteins in people with Lupus could mean earlier diagnosis of kidney disease in such patients, and lead the way for earlier diagnoses for ...


Comorbidities common in bipolar disorder, may have genetic link

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created Jun 08, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

While the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be disabling on their own, most patients with the condition also are afflicted with a variety of other psychiatric, substance use and physical disorders. These comorbid conditions ...


The Right B Cells at the Right Time Fight Nerve Disease

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created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University Medical Center scientists have figured out which type of B cells act -- and at what time -- to keep a multiple-sclerosis (MS)-like disease under control, knowledge that will help to create ...


Scientists pinpoint critical molecule to celiac disease, possibly other autoimmune disorders

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created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

It was nine years ago that University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers discovered that a mysterious human protein called zonulin played a critical role in celiac disease and other autoimmune disorders, such as multiple ...


Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you

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created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you -- bad news: a new research report in the December 2009 print issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology shows that you mi ...


Bone marrow stem cells may help control inflammatory bowel disease

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created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) investigators have found that infusions of a particular bone marrow stem cell appeared to protect gastrointestinal tissue from autoimmune attack in a mouse model. In their report published ...



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