Rosehips may Be an Effective Alternative for Rheumatoid Arthritis
...atoid arthritis (RA) is a painful and debilitating autoimmune disease, which affects millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the immune system attacks the joints, causing swelling and damage to cartilage and bone. Traditional treatments, such as the disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) methotr...Anti-malarial Drug may Help Reduce Risk of Diabetes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
...ong-standing safe and inexpensive treatment for an autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, theoretically may improve glucose tolerance and prevent diabetes mellitus, according to background information in the article. In vitro and animal studies indicate that antimalarials improve insulin secretion and...Autoimmune Response in Multiple Sclerosis
...d when used as an antigen will induce experimental autoimmune encephalitis (EAE) in mice, which is used as an an...al targets valuable to the design of therapies for autoimmune diseases such as MS. AUTHOR CONTACT: Eli E. Sercarz Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, S...Smoking, Glucose Tolerance Level may Increase Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
... jigsaw of risk factors for one of the most common autoimmune diseases, affecting approximately 1% of adults worldwide," Bergstrom said. "We hope these findings will contribute to better understanding of future RA prevention and treatment. Whilst the glucose tolerance findings contrast with previous studies l...60% of Infertile Couples are Okay With Allowing Unused Embryos for Stem Cell Research
...n the future to treat many types of diseases, from autoimmune disorders to cancer, by generating healthy cells to replace damaged ones. Embryonic stem cells are more versatile than their counterparts derived from adults or from umbilical cord blood. Currently, federal funding for embryonic stem cell research ...LifeCycle Pharma Forms Scientific Advisory Board in Solid Organ Transplantation
... development programs in organ transplantation and autoimmune diseases. Prior to joining LifeCycle Pharma, Dr. Chodoff held the position of Medical Liaison in Transplantation and Immunology at Roche Laboratories. Dr. Chodoff received his Pharm.D. from the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy in 1979...Immune Substance in Semen may Help Determine Male Fertility
...he immune system that has also been linked to many autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes and sepsis. Dr. Al-Abed has been trying to identify and design small molecules that would block MIF activity....Immune System Protein Could Be the Key Infertility
...aturation. But MIF has also been linked to several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, such as diabetes and sepsis, which is a systematic inflammatory response to infection. Unusually high levels of MIF have also been found in individuals suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. A few years ago UK cancer resear...Infertility is Seen in Men With SLE
...ognosis for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease that mainly affects women in their reproductive years , has improved recently, prompting a shift toward improving quality of life. For men with SLE, concerns have been raised about their future fertility. However, no studies have been condu...Glucosamine-like Supplement Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes
...supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type 1 dia...ential of using a dietary supplement to help treat autoimmune diseases, said Demetriou, an assistant professor of neurology, and microbiology and molecular geneti...Ulcerative Colitis Disrupts Many Aspects of Daily Life: Survey
...r who helped design the surveys. UC is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the intestine and can lead to symptoms such as severe abdominal pain and cramping, uncontrollable bloody diarrhea several times a day, fatigue and weight loss. It is typically first diagnosed in people between the ...Ways to Stop Organ Damage When Blood Flow Is Cut Off
...so found in great numbers in people with lupus, an autoimmune disease. Finding ways to curb damage due to the ex...said. "We'd like to find out why someone with an autoimmune disease has these antibodies to begin with," she said. Students who participate in research with F...Medarex Announces Collaborative Research Agreement With Mitsubishi Pharma
...a Mitsubishi target for the potential treatment of autoimmune diseases. The companies plan to use Medarex's Ulti...he potential advancement of novel therapeutics for autoimmune diseases." "We are pleased to have this opportunity to partner with Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation ...Novel Delivery Method of Insulin Gene to Combat Juvenile Diabetes Developed
...eattle. Type 1 or juvenile diabetes is caused by autoimmune destruction of the insulin producing pancreatic -cells. As a result of the loss of insulin, blood sugar levels rise too high, causing damage to fine blood vessels and nerve endings leading to debilitating symptoms. As a result patients become depende...Largest Ever Study of Genetics Behind Common Diseases Published
...ne called PTPN2 has been found which links the two autoimmune diseases. The study also confirmed the importan...ll be looking at tuberculosis (TB), breast cancer, autoimmune thyroid disease, multiple sclerosis and ankylosing spondylitis, the results of which are expected la...Cannabis can Help to Treat Allergies, Autoimmune Disorders
... ganja, can help in the treatment of allergies and autoimmune disorders that occur when body tissues are attack...chers warned that people who currently suffer from autoimmune diseases should not try to self-medicate marijuana because of its side effects, reported the online ...Sugar Supplement may Harbour Cure for Immune Diseases
... overactive immune cells that are responsible for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS) and type...ecreases the amount of binding should suppress the autoimmune response. The researchers found that naturally occurring GlcNAc molecules attach to T-cell recepto...New Developments in Rheumatoid Arthritis
...pathways underlying rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. It may ultimately provide tests to predi...S population will develop rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune disease that leads to painful joint swelling. Scientists are cracking the genetic code that makes th...World Largest Hair Congress Convene in Vancouver
...laces it with scar tissue, and alopecia areata, an autoimmune skin disease resulting in hair loss, to more common disorders such as male pattern hair loss and women who have too much hair. Session topics include chemotherapy-induced hair loss, tissue engineering of hair follicles, nutrition and hair growth, pig...New Therapeutic Approach for Autoimmune and Inflammatory Diseases
...ly lead to a new therapeutic approach for treating autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arth...a type of white blood cell responsible for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The finding is an important first step that, if eventually found to be...