While the immune system is critical for fighting off invading micro-organisms, sometimes it can turn against the body and attack healthy tissues or be involved in cancer cell growth. A study by University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center researchers provides new details about the development of a particular immune cell that can play...
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Autoimmune diseases increase cardiovascular and mortality risk
Confirmed thanks to the monitoring of almost 1 million people over a six-year period Researchers from the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM) and IDIAP Jordi Gol have just published an article showing that autoimmune diseases significantly increase cardiovascular risk as well as overall mortality. This is particularly pronounced in people suffering rheumatoid arthritis...
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Synthetic sugar against autoimmune diseases
Researchers are working on an innovative approach to treat a rare autoimmune disease of the peripheral nervous system, using a kind of molecular sponge made of sugar to remove pathogenic antibodies from the bloodstream. Developed to treat anti-MAG neuropathy, the approach also has potential applications in the treatment of other autoimmune diseases. Scientists from the...
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Study of complex genetic region finds hidden role of NCF1 in multiple autoimmune diseases
IMAGE: BETTY PEI-TIE TSAO, PH.D., IS THE RICHARD M. SILVER ENDOWED CHAIR FOR INFLAMMATION RESEARCH AT THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND SENIOR AUTHOR ON THE NATURE GENETICS ARTICLE…. view more Investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report pre-clinical research showing that a genetic variant encoded in neutrophil cystolic factor 1 (NCF1) is associated with...