Sunlight May Cause Rash in Autoimmune Disease
UV exposure associated with skin inflammation in study of myositis THURSDAY, Aug. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays may trigger certain types of autoimmune diseases in women, a new study has found. "This study found that women who lived in areas with higher level...Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women
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 Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. "This study f...Autism May Be Linked to Mom's Autoimmune Disease
Possible causes of disorder should now include celiac disease, study suggests,, MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children of mothers who have autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease have up to a three times greater risk for autism, a new ...Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases
In lab and mice studies, compound halts disease without crimping immune system THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- A compound derived from hydrangea root, an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine, halted the progression of an autoimmune disorder in laboratory mice and human cells,...Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease
Discovery of 2 gene variants that kill off protective hormone could lead to new treatments MONDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Stanford University researchers say they have determined that the sleep disorder narcolepsy is actually an autoimmune disease. The finding, published in the ...Pixantrone Shows Activity in a Preclinical Study of Experimental Autoimmune Myasthenia Gravis (EAMG)
Results reported in The Journal of Immunology SEATTLE, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cell Therapeutics, Inc. (CTI) (Nasdaq and MTAX: CTIC) announced that pixantrone was shown to reduce the severity of clinical manifestation in the animal model of the autoimmune disease myasthe...Steps Toward Stopping Autoimmune Disease: International Consortium Identifies Genes Linked to Lupus
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A landmark genetic study has identified multiple genes linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.4 million Americans. Lupus can affect the joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, b...Scientists Implicate Gene in Vitiligo and Other Autoimmune Diseases
BETHESDA, Md., April 10, 2007--In a study appearing in the March 22 New England Journal of Medicine, scientists supported by the National Institutes of Healths National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) have discovered a connection between a specific gene and the...Liquichek Autoimmune Controls - Anti-Smooth Muscle
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Liquichek Autoimmune Negative Control
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Liquichek Autoimmune Controls - Anti-nDNA
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Liquichek Autoimmune Controls - Anti-Mitochondrial
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Liquichek Autoimmune Controls - Anti-RNP
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Liquichek Autoimmune Controls - Anti-Scl-70
Description: Liquichek Autoimmune Controls are individual controls for monitoring the performance of autoimmune assays....Vitamin D may exacerbate autoimmune disease
Deficiency in vitamin D has been widely regarded as contributing to autoimmune disease, but a review appearing in Autoimmunity Reviews explains that low levels of vitamin D in patients with autoimmune disease may be a result rather than a cause of disease and that supplementing with vitamin D ma...Unexpected finding opens up new way to stop autoimmune diseases and transplant rejection
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 have high hopes because Edward Goetzl and his colleagues from the University...Pre-eclampsia may be autoimmune disease
Biochemists at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston say they are the first to provide pre-clinical evidence that pregnancy-induced high blood pressure or pre-eclampsia may be an autoimmune disease. Their research could provide novel diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities for this in...Sugar linkage could lead to better treatment for autoimmune diseases
DURHAM, N.H. Researchers at the University of New Hampshire Glycomics Center have helped identify a specific carbohydrate structure that confers anti-inflammatory activity to a glycoprotein antibody that could lead to improved treatment of autoimmune diseases like lupus or rheumatoid arthritis...Steps toward Stopping Autoimmune Disease
NEW YORK, January 20, 2008A landmark genetic study has identified multiple genes linked to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, a debilitating autoimmune disease that affects an estimated 1.4 million Americans. Lupus can affect the joints, kidneys, heart, lungs, brain and blood and oc...Protein's new role discovered in autoimmune disease
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Investigators at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) have identified the previously unknown role of a chemical 'messenger' leading to autoimmune disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus. The messenger is the naturally occurring chemical interleukin 17 (IL-17), ...Advances in Detection Technology Drive the European Autoimmune Disease Diagnostics Market
LONDON, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The European autoimmune disease diagnostics market has demonstrated sustained growth due to advances in detection technology and automation. Active consolidation is occurring in the market, promoting technology and product integration. However, the lack of clarity w...Viral Genetics Creates Subsidiary to Develop Cancer Therapy
...e this science the attention it deserves. At the same time, it enables Viral Genetics to remain focused on its core mission of pursuing treatments for autoimmune diseases, in addition to our primary focus of HIV and AIDS." Viral Genetics has an option to acquire exclusive rights to the metabolic disrupt...AutoImmune Inc. Reports 2009 Second Quarter Financial Results
...PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- autoimmune Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AIMM) today reported a n..., Bronson Laboratories, LLC remains encouraging." autoimmune consolidates Colloral LLC for financial reporting ...nsolidation of Variable Interest Entities." autoimmune has exclusively licensed certain of its intellectu...TSH Testing Raises Awareness of Importance of Thyroid Health
...t detected and treated, it may lead to cardiac disease, reproductive issues, poor pregnancy outcomes, mental health concerns, obesity and a variety of autoimmune diseases, including diabetes," said Mangano. Testing for elevated TSH was provided through ThyroChek(R), an FDA-regulated rapid finger stick te...Pharmacyclics, Inc. Rights Offering Oversubscribed
...opportunity to participate in the future of this Company, which is developing what we believe are differentiated products in the areas of oncology and autoimmune diseases. With the announcement of today's offering, we have the capital to drive our programs forward, particularly PCI 32765, our novel BTK Inhibito...Micromet Closes $80.5 Million Public Offering of Common Stock
...dies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, today announced the closing of its previ...dies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases. Its product development pipeline include...tions in the treatment of various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis,...