NIAID spearheads collaborative network for clinical research on immune tolerance
...rove the success of transplants and treatments for autoimmune diseases thatdestroy the body's own cells. The re...will test similar therapeutic approaches for other autoimmune diseases, such assystematic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, andwil...ENBREL (etanercept) long-term clinical trial data
...atabase. None of the patients has developed a new autoimmune rheumatic disease. IN POSTMARKETING USE, SERIOUS INFECTIONS AND SEPSIS, INCLUDING FATALITIES, HAVE BEEN REPORTED. MANY OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED IN PATIENTS PREDISPOSED TO INFECTIONS, SUCH AS THOSE WITH ADVANCED OR POORLY CONTROLLED DIABETES. DISCON...Can the body trick the body into an autoimmune response to thwart HIV?
...s is proposing to trick the body into launching an autoimmune response as a way of blocking HIV infection. The n... protein that resembles a human one can trigger an autoimmune disease. So he wondered if he could use a virus to deliberately induce an autoimmune response. His...Transgenic mice aid research into deadly cancer
...ually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....NIAID awards major malaria vaccine research contract
...ually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Post-traumatic stress disorder found in mothers whose children receive a bone marrow transplant
...ne marrow transplants for children with cancer and autoimmune disorders has increased significantly over the last decade. BMT is now the standard therapy for most high-risk leukemias and is the preferred option after a leukemic relapse. Technical improvements have also led to the increased use of bone marrow ...Animal studies indicate new approach for treating end-stage skin and kidney cancers
...a wide range of diseases and conditions, including autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders, multiple types of cancer, complications of diabetes mellitus, strokes, reperfusion injury, as well as pain and inflammation.One of the bodys primary defense mechanisms against free-radical damage is the superoxide dis...Highest known catalytic rate for superoxide dismutation achieved
...a wide range of diseases and conditions, including autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders, multiple types of cancer, complications of diabetes mellitus, strokes, reperfusion injury, as well as pain and inflammation. One of the bodys primary defense mechanisms against free-radical damage is the superoxide d...Study shows infliximab can maintain long-term remissions in Crohns disease
...ns such as Crohn's, rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. It is believed that infliximab reduces inflammation in patients with Crohn's disease by binding to and neutralizing TNF-a on the cell membrane and in the blood. In October, 1999, Infliximab was approved for marketing in combination wit...Natural immune response reduces nerve damage; may lead to improved treatment for spinal cord injury
...response against the bodys own tissue, known as an autoimmune response, is destructive. We show that this autoimmune response can help the individual to cope with stress caused by the injury, says lead author Michal S...Left handers at twice the risk of inflammatory bowel disease
...tely. Left handedness has been linked with various autoimmune diseases, includingasthma, migraine, autism, and diabetes, but so far no one has been able topinpoint why. The authors point to previous research showing a seasonalvariation in the birth of left handed girls, which, they say, mightimplicate some envi...Annals of Internal Medicine, Tip Sheet, October 2, 2001
...road implications for the treatment of many severe autoimmune diseases." An editorial cautions that at this time, cyclophosphamide should still be considered an experimental approach for the initial management of aplastic anemia (Editorial, p. 524). Six principles to safeguard adults unable to consent to parti......ds are a primary therapy for many inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including asthma and rheumatoid arthriti... number of people who suffer from inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, but its benefits are often accompanied by serious adverse side effects, including increase...Researchers identify a key 'brake' of the immune response
...so have implications for type I diabetes and other autoimmune diseases, Dr. Suciu-Foca says. In autoimmune disease, the immune system attacks normal body tissue rather than being tolerant of it. Enhancing ac...Asthma researchers present new results, new perspectives on the disease
...ually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....NIAID Phase III HIV vaccine trial to determine correlates of protection will not proceed
...ually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Two viruses team up in West Nile vaccine
...ial agents of bioterrorism, tuberculosis, malaria, autoimmune disorders, asthma and allergies....Chemical attraction needed to launch an immune attack
...ens. The discovery may provide a strategy to block autoimmune diseases, the study's leaders suggests. Chemical ...st vaccines, but it likely plays a central role in autoimmune diseases. Blocking these attractants may prove an effective strategy to block auto-antibody mediated...New awards, expanded focus for Pediatric AIDS Clinical Trials Group
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