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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.

How do viral infections cause autoimmune diseases?

Researchers describe the pathological mechanisms of virus-induced autoimmune diseases.

28 Mar 2023

High consumption of common artificial sweetener lowers activation of T-cells in mice

Scientists at the Francis Crick Institute have found that high consumption of a common artificial sweetener, sucralose, lowers activation of T-cells, an important component of the immune system, in mice.

15 Mar 2023

Study suggests mRNA vaccines decouple SARS-CoV-2 immunity from autoantibody responses observed during acute COVID-19

Researchers investigated whether mRNA technology-based COVID-19 vaccines promote the development of autoantibodies.

14 Mar 2023

Study shows SARS-CoV-2 causes DNA damage and elicits an altered DNA damage response

Researchers assessed the association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and DNA damage and cellular senescence.

14 Mar 2023

Insulin deficiency leads to reduced pancreas size in type 1 diabetes

Individuals with Type 1 diabetes have a smaller pancreas than people without diabetes. This is surprising because insulin-producing beta cells account for just a small fraction of the pancreas, so the loss of beta cells in Type 1 diabetes would not be expected to reduce pancreas size.

10 Mar 2023

C-reactive protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus erythematosus

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, an inflammatory disease.

9 Mar 2023

Self-directed autoantibodies against certain chemokines may protect against long-COVID

A recent study published in the journal Nature Immunology discovered autoantibodies against chemokines following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

8 Mar 2023

Study reveals a chemical compound for the treatment of autoimmune diseases

Scientists in Japan have revealed a chemical compound that could be used for the treatment of various autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.

5 Mar 2023

Age-associated B cells found to be important drivers of lupus

A group of University of Pittsburgh researchers has given new meaning to "knowing your ABCs."

3 Mar 2023

Childhood adiposity associated with increased risk of recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes

New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first study to show that childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of four of the five recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes.

28 Feb 2023

Scientists identify mechanisms underlying autoimmunity in Down syndrome

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York have identified which parts of the immune system go awry and contribute to autoimmune diseases in individuals with Down syndrome.

22 Feb 2023

“Cell food” reveals how different metabolic programs regulate T cell persistence

New research from the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center reveals that the metabolic pathways that make a specific type of T cell function are different than previously believed.

17 Feb 2023

Neuroscientists discover new way to disrupt chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis

UVA Health neuroscientists have discovered a potential way to disrupt the chronic inflammation responsible for multiple sclerosis.

16 Feb 2023

Study highlights the interconnectedness of autoimmunity and cancer

In a recent study published in the journal Immunity, researchers reviewed the T cell response in cancer and autoimmunity to propose strategies for more effective immunotherapies.

15 Feb 2023

New insights into the role of T-cells during long COVID

Researchers characterize the trajectory of long COVID in patients eight months after recovering from infection.

14 Feb 2023

Study identifies a previously unknown role of 'natural killer' immune cells

Melbourne researchers have improved our understanding of how the immune system is regulated to prevent disease, identifying a previously unknown role of 'natural killer' (NK) immune cells.

10 Feb 2023

Casein-based diet found to protect diabetic mice against autoimmunity

Researchers studied diet-commensal microbial interactions in autoimmunity.

10 Feb 2023

Could adhering to a healthy lifestyle decrease the risk of post–COVID-19 condition?

Researchers performed a prospective cohort study among 1981 female nurses to investigate whether maintaining a healthy lifestyle decreases the risk of post–coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) condition (PCC) following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

8 Feb 2023

The safety profile and the actual known adverse effects of COVID-19 vaccines in at-risk and healthy individuals

Researchers discussed the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in healthy people and patients with autoimmunity or cardiac issues.

7 Feb 2023

The impact of viral infections on the human endocrine system

Researchers briefly outlined how viral infections trigger endocrinopathies in humans.

3 Feb 2023