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Autoimmune Disease is a condition in which the body recognizes its own tissues as foreign and directs an immune response against them.

Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

When the pro-inflammatory pair, a receptor called CCR2 and its ligand CCL-2, get together, it increases the risk of developing type 1 diabetes, scientists report.

16 Nov 2021

Study looks at how lupus genetics intersects with COVID-19

The study “Interferon pathway lupus risk alleles modulate risk of death from acute COVID-19” was recently published on the preprint medRxiv* server.

8 Nov 2021

Black patients with systemic sclerosis may experience poorer outcomes more often than others

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that Black people living with systemic sclerosis may have more severe disease and worse prognosis than patients in other racial or ethnic groups, and these worrying disparities may be driven by several socioeconomic factors.

2 Nov 2021

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was not associated with severe disease flares in patients with rheumatic diseases.

1 Nov 2021

Platelet inhibitors may be linked with reduction in digital ulcers in people with systemic sclerosis

New research presented this week at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, shows that use of platelet inhibitors could be associated with a reduction in the occurrence of digital ulcers, painful sores on the extremities that can progress to gangrene, in people with systemic sclerosis.

1 Nov 2021

Research reveals the microbial landscape of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system targets tissues of the body, causing widespread inflammation and affecting multiple organs such as the kidney and the brain.

27 Oct 2021

Scientists show how cold could alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms

In evolutionary biology, the "Life History Theory", first proposed in the 1950s, postulates that when the environment is favorable, the resources used by any organism are devoted for growth and reproduction.

25 Oct 2021

Researchers identify mechanism behind insufficient treatment efficacy of psoriasis drugs

Interleukin-12 - a messenger molecule of immune cells - was long considered to trigger the development of psoriasis.

22 Oct 2021

Research reveals the mechanisms of cardiac sex disparities at an early stage

Males and females differ in prevalence, treatment responses, and survival rates for a variety of diseases. For cardiac disease, women almost uniformly fare far worse than men. There are likely many reasons for this, and scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Princeton University seemed to have found one deep inside cells before we're even born.

21 Oct 2021

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Like most other kids with covid, Dante and Michael DeMaino seemed to have no serious symptoms.

20 Oct 2021

Factors contributing to a weak antibody response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

A new study discusses risk factors for the failure of seroconversion following full vaccination with the COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine.

18 Oct 2021

Breastfeeding and later introduction to gluten may have a protective effect against type 1 diabetes

Research on the role of diet in the development of type 1 diabetes is generally of low evidence, but there are some high-quality studies indicating that longer breastfeeding and later introduction to gluten may reduce the risk of disease.

18 Oct 2021

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

Nine out of 10 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - the autoimmune disease also known as SLE - are females.

18 Oct 2021

Autoimmune disease drug helps prevent lung damage, death in mice with SARS-CoV-2 infection

In a new paper, researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago report that a drug approved for treating patients with autoimmune disease helped to prevent lung damage and death in mice infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19 in humans.

6 Oct 2021

Experimental vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis

Researchers at The University of Toledo have developed an experimental vaccine that shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis, a painful autoimmune disease that cannot currently be cured.

4 Oct 2021

JDRF announces new grant to explore methods to alleviate diabetes distress

JDRF, the leading global nonprofit funder of type 1 diabetes (T1D) research, announces a new grant awarded to Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System. Led by endocrinologist Shivani Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H., and by psychologist Jeffrey Gonzalez, Ph.D., the study will utilize telemedicine to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy to young adults with T1D to reduce diabetes-related distress.

30 Sep 2021

Evidence of persisting autoreactivity in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

It has been demonstrated in recent studies that there is a significant breadth of emerging autoreactivity associated with severe severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. More specifically, researchers from Emory University have identified a relaxation of peripheral tolerance within early antibody secretion cells that arise in individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2, as important drivers of those responses.

28 Sep 2021

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Scientists identify new gene that contributes to type 1 diabetes progression

Study looks at how lupus genetics intersects with COVID-19

Black patients with systemic sclerosis may experience poorer outcomes more often than others

Study reassures the safety, immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines for patients with rheumatic diseases

Platelet inhibitors may be linked with reduction in digital ulcers in people with systemic sclerosis

Research reveals the microbial landscape of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Scientists show how cold could alleviate multiple sclerosis symptoms

Researchers identify mechanism behind insufficient treatment efficacy of psoriasis drugs

Research reveals the mechanisms of cardiac sex disparities at an early stage

Scientists search for cause of mysterious covid-related inflammation in children

Factors contributing to a weak antibody response to the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Breastfeeding and later introduction to gluten may have a protective effect against type 1 diabetes

New research focuses on better understanding of lupus in Black women

Autoimmune disease drug helps prevent lung damage, death in mice with SARS-CoV-2 infection

Experimental vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis

JDRF announces new grant to explore methods to alleviate diabetes distress

Evidence of persisting autoreactivity in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection?

COVID-19 induces the generation of distinct autoantibodies

Higher white matter extracellular free-water related to cognitive dysfunction in lupus patients

Severe COVID-19 linked to increase in autoantibodies

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