DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
...-lowering drug previously shown to be effective in autoimmune conditions. After 13 weeks, participants who initially received placebo received four injections of BHT-3009. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and other safety evaluations were performed at the beginning of the study, and again after five, nine, 13...Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
...t regulates the cells life cycles. Psoriasis, an autoimmune disease, causes the skin to become thicker because...tion and the overproduction of skin cells. Other autoimmune diseases with similar side effects include lupus, which can lead to skin lesions, and dandruff. Gr...Protein may be linked to melanoma recurrence
...ho survived longer showed increased evidence of an autoimmune response to treatment with interferon. Autoimmunity is an immune response against the bodys own tissues. With further study, we hope to learn more about the role of S-100 in melanoma survival, said Joseph Stuckert, medical student at the Universi...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...diabetes will help us identify ways to rein in the autoimmune attack on beta cells, he said. Animal studies ha...lin trial or future studies that try to arrest the autoimmune process. To lower blood sugar levels once diabetes occurs, patients need three or more insulin inj...JCI table of contents -- May 17, 2007
...ty to generate dangerous autoantibodies that cause autoimmune diseases such as lupus and arthritis, is needed. ...nderstanding the action of autoreactive B cells in autoimmune disease. TITLE: Mature B cells class switched to IgD are autoreactive in healthy individuals AUT...Ulcerative colitis sufferers find UC quite disruptive to many aspects of daily life
...r who helped design the surveys. UC is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the intestine and can lead to symptoms such as severe abdominal pain and cramping, uncontrollable bloody diarrhea several times a day, fatigue and weight loss. It is typically first diagnosed in people between the...Treatment of kidney condition requires an individualized approach
...itis is a severe kidney inflammation caused by the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematodes. The body produces antibodies against its own organs and treatment is absolutely necessary. The condition is rare. Each year 6 in every 100,000 people in the Netherlands develop the disease. Up until 40 years ago ...Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes
...supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type-1 dia...ential of using a dietary supplement to help treat autoimmune diseases, said Demetriou, an assistant professor of neurology, and microbiology and molecular geneti...Testosterone may help men with multiple sclerosis
...une and central nervous systems. MS and many other autoimmune diseases (in which the body attacks its own system...n to protect against an MSlike condition and other autoimmune diseases in animals. Nancy L. Sicotte, M.D., of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los A...Eye muscles -- those go-getters of the anatomical world
...disease. His work focuses on myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease which disrupts communication between muscles and nerves. The illness particularly affects the eye muscles, causing drooping eyelids and double vision. Dr. Kaminski focuses on the eyes immune environment. He looks at what role this plays in th...Medicaid patients with lupus travel farther to see specialists
...s. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune condition whose sufferers face lifelong periods of disease flares and inflammation of numerous organ systems. Few studies to date have examined the effect of insurance status on access to care for rheumatology patients, and no studies have examined t...A revolution in the monitoring of unborn babies
...ose mothers have medical conditions like diabetes, autoimmune conditions such as systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjogrens syndrome and obstetric cholestasis. It will also be useful in monitoring fetuses identified as growing poorly or where it is suspected that the placenta is unhealthy and hence the fetus may...Study suggests use of stem cell transplantation is beneficial treatment of type 1 diabetes
...iabetes mellitus (DM) results from a cell-mediated autoimmune attack against pancreatic beta cells. At the time of clinical diagnosis, approximately 60 percent to 80 percent of the beta-cell mass has been destroyed, according to background information in the article. Beta-cell preservation has been shown to be ...Jefferson immunology researchers show blood-brain barrier damage could affect MS severity
...perimental allergic encephalomyelitis), an MS-like autoimmune disease often used as a model. They studied various strains of mice, each lacking some genes associated with inflammation and immunity, and looked at what happened to the blood-brain barrier. They discovered that the amount of blood-brain barrier ...The link between rheumatoid arthritis and cancer
... rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease, have a high risk of death from disease at least double the risk of the general population, studies overwhelmingly show. Evidence has been less clear on whether RA patients are exceptionally vulnerable to dying from cancer. The first study...New insights into autoimmunity and depression
...sus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease marked by joint pain, skin rashes, extreme fatigue, and depression, among other symptoms. Some studies have described a possible link between SLEs most severe psychiatric manifestation, psychosis, and a protein autoantibody associated with th...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2007 inductees
...matory drugs have become indispensable in treating autoimmune diseases. Otto Wichterle (1913-1998) Soft contact lens Wichterle's soft contact lens proved to be less expensive and more comfortable than traditional glass or hard plastic lenses. A significant part of his invention was the process for making ...Study tests oral insulin to prevent type 1 diabetes
...lin trial or future studies that try to arrest the autoimmune process. Studies for the Newly Diagnosed TrialNet studies are also aimed at safely preserving insulin production in people recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. In the few months after diagnosis, most patients still have a supply of functi...University Hospitals Case Medical Center researcher awarded
... make patients highly vulnerable to infections and autoimmune diseases. The $250,000 award will help him res... people with PID, but high doses are used to fight autoimmune diseases such as myasthenia gravis and chronic polyneuropathy. In this situation, the immunoglobulin...10 outstanding scientists chosen as First Environmental Health Science Fellows
...ent and signaling of the immune system and trigger autoimmune diseases. Maricel Maffini, Research Assistant Professor, Tufts University, applies cell biology research methods to discern the role of environmental chemicals in breast cancer as well as their hormonal activity and reproductive toxicity. Susan...