Over half of patients with autoimmune conditions suffer from mental health issues like depression or anxiety, yet many are not routinely asked about these symptoms…
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Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an “inverse vaccine” that can reverse autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes without…
The research might aid in enhancing vaccine efficacy and battling a number of autoimmune diseases. The immune system’s ability to remember defeated disease-causing germs and…
The child was suffering from anti-NMDAR (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) encephalitis, a rare and difficult-to-diagnose malfunction of the brain. Blood plasma exchanges helped a 5-year-old with a…
Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. The symptoms of schizophrenia can make it difficult to participate…
Scientists carried out whole genome sequencing on the DNA of a child with lupus and discovered a suspicious gene mutation. They then ran experiments on…
Parkinson’s disease is not usually seen as an autoimmune disease. Credit: Courtesy of Leterrier, NeuroCyto Lab, INP, Marseille, France LJI Scientists uncover new targets for…
After studying blood samples from 244 patients hospitalized for COVID-19First identified in 2019 in Wuhan, China, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused…
Nucleic acid vaccines use mRNA to give cells instructions on how to produce a desired protein. The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the…
Vitamin D supplementation over five years reduced autoimmune disease rate by 22 percent compared to placebo. Autoimmune diseases (AD) such as rheumatoid arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica,…
With a more pronounced effect after two years of supplementation. Taking daily vitamin D supplements — or a combination of vitamin D and omega-3 fish…
They take a blood sample and shortly afterwards researchers can find signs of whether a person is on the way to developing the disease Lupus…
Demyelinated spinal cord of mice suffering from autoimmune disease. Top, at room temperature, and bottom, exposed to cold. Myelin is colored in blue. The purple…
The protein-based vaccine shows significant promise in preventing rheumatoid arthritis and improving bone quality — suggesting long-term benefits following immunization. Researchers at The University of…
Fibromyalgia, or fibromyalgia syndrome, is a condition that causes aches and pain all over the body. New research has shown that many of the symptoms…
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have identified a rare, new cell in the immune system with “Jekyll and Hyde properties.” These cells play a key…
Artwork depicting the way bacterial proteins mimic gluten proteins, causing an immune response to celiac disease. Credit: Artist in residence Erica Tandori, from the Rossjohn…