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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.

New technique shows promise for therapeutic reversal of food allergies

"This discovery reverses food allergies in mice, and we have many people with allergies volunteering their own cells for us to use in lab testing to move this research forward," said professor John Gordon, lead scientist behind the discovery just published in the current issue of the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

27 Oct 2016

Young physician-scientists win Harry Winston Fellowships for innovative pediatric research

Dr. Claire Baldauf, Dr. Marjorie-Anne Guerra and Dr. Manal Habib have been named the recipients of the 2016-2017 Harry Winston Fellowships.

14 Oct 2016

New T cell subset may play vital role in development of type 1 diabetes

A study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland revealed that a recently described T cell subset may have a central role in the development of type 1 diabetes.

12 Oct 2016

JAK inhibitors show promise in restoring hair growth in patients with alopecia areata

Seventy-five percent of patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata--an autoimmune disease that causes patchy, and less frequently, total hair loss--had significant hair regrowth after treatment with ruxolitinib, reported researchers from Columbia University Medical Center. By the end of their treatment, average hair regrowth was 92 percent.

5 Oct 2016

Researchers uncover pneumonia causing bacteria as trigger for autoimmune disease GBS

Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute life-threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid paralysis.

3 Oct 2016

DHA intake can prevent known trigger of lupus, study finds

A team of Michigan State University researchers has found that consuming an omega-3 fatty acid called DHA, or docosahexaenoic acid, can stop a known trigger of lupus and potentially other autoimmune disorders.

30 Sep 2016

JAK inhibitors may be first effective treatment for people with alopecia areata

Seventy-five percent of patients with moderate to severe alopecia areata—an autoimmune disease that causes patchy, and less frequently, total hair loss—had significant hair regrowth after treatment with ruxolitinib, reported researchers from Columbia University Medical Center. By the end of their treatment, average hair regrowth was 92 percent.

22 Sep 2016

TSRI scientists shed light on molecular workings of MS drug

A study by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has helped to de-mystify the molecular workings of the multiple sclerosis (MS) drug Tecfidera. The drug is the most widely prescribed pill-based therapy for MS, but its biological mechanism remains mysterious.

21 Sep 2016

Improving muscle health could enhance response to insulin in Type 1 diabetes patients

Loss of physical strength due to muscle deterioration is a complication for people living with Type 1 diabetes that's often overlooked. New research from McMaster University shows it shouldn't be.

20 Sep 2016

Research findings may pave way for innovative treatments of multiple sclerosis

Researchers at the Research Center for Immunotherapy and the Focus Program Translational Neurosciences of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have identified a new mechanism that is involved in the development of autoimmune diseases.

14 Sep 2016

Virginia Mason offers totally laparoscopic advanced surgery for removing tumors from pancreas

Virginia Mason now offers the totally laparoscopic Whipple procedure as an advanced surgical option for removing tumors from the head of the pancreas.

9 Sep 2016

Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism causing aberrancies in coeliac disease

Researchers at the University of Tampere discovered a mechanism causing aberrancies in coeliac disease and colorectal cancer.

5 Sep 2016

LJI researchers reveal unanticipated way by which neutrophils defend against invading pathogens

As an arm of the innate immune system, white blood cells called neutrophils form the first line of defense against invading pathogens.

31 Aug 2016

Researchers discover protein that plays role in onset of type 1 diabetes

A new study reveals a counterintuitive cellular strategy that may protect insulin-producing cells from destruction during type 1 diabetes.

31 Aug 2016

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

Enthesitis, inflammation of tendons where they attach to the bone, is a common medical problem which underlies various forms of inflammatory rheumatism.

23 Aug 2016

TSRI researchers find potential way to treat aqueous deficiency dry eye

A new study in animal models, led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute, suggests that the eye's lacrimal glands can be repaired by injecting a kind of regenerative "progenitor" cell.

18 Aug 2016

Mice study finds new approach to halt cycle of chronic inflammation in lupus

Molecules that scavenge debris from dying cells appear to halt the cycle of chronic inflammation in lupus, while also enhancing the body's ability to combat flu, according to Duke Health studies in mice.

17 Aug 2016

Drugs designed to target nervous system could control inflammation in the gut, study shows

There's a reason it's called a gut feeling. The brain and the gut are connected by intricate neural networks that signal hunger and satiety, love and fear, even safety and danger. These networks employ myriad chemical signals that include dopamine, a powerful neurotransmitter most famous for its role in reward and addiction.

11 Aug 2016

Hygiene hypothesis: a misleading misnomer? An interview with Professor Sally Bloomfield

Professor Strachan first proposed the hygiene hypothesis back in 1989. Reviewing the evidence, he suggested that one of the causes of the recent rapid rise in allergic diseases in children was lack of exposure to childhood infections

11 Aug 2016

Thymectomy confers benefit to MG patients who do not have chest tumor, study shows

A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine addresses a question doctors have sought to clarify for decades: whether a surgery conducted since the 1940s benefits the patients it targets.

11 Aug 2016

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New technique shows promise for therapeutic reversal of food allergies

Young physician-scientists win Harry Winston Fellowships for innovative pediatric research

New T cell subset may play vital role in development of type 1 diabetes

JAK inhibitors show promise in restoring hair growth in patients with alopecia areata

Researchers uncover pneumonia causing bacteria as trigger for autoimmune disease GBS

DHA intake can prevent known trigger of lupus, study finds

JAK inhibitors may be first effective treatment for people with alopecia areata

TSRI scientists shed light on molecular workings of MS drug

Improving muscle health could enhance response to insulin in Type 1 diabetes patients

Research findings may pave way for innovative treatments of multiple sclerosis

Virginia Mason offers totally laparoscopic advanced surgery for removing tumors from pancreas

Researchers identify epigenetic mechanism causing aberrancies in coeliac disease

LJI researchers reveal unanticipated way by which neutrophils defend against invading pathogens

Researchers discover protein that plays role in onset of type 1 diabetes

Research finding opens door to new treatment options for inflammatory rheumatism

TSRI researchers find potential way to treat aqueous deficiency dry eye

Mice study finds new approach to halt cycle of chronic inflammation in lupus

Drugs designed to target nervous system could control inflammation in the gut, study shows

Hygiene hypothesis: a misleading misnomer? An interview with Professor Sally Bloomfield

Thymectomy confers benefit to MG patients who do not have chest tumor, study shows

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