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Study explores umbilical cord-derived stem cell COVID-19 treatment
A groundbreaking, randomised controlled trial has shown that umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell infusions safely reduce risk of death and aid quicker recovery in...
New study shows Lyme disease alters immune system
A new study has shown that the bacteria that causes Lyme disease alters the immune system, causing it to attack the healthy cells in...
Increased risk of dying for rare autoimmune patients during COVID-19
A new study has shown that people living with rare autoimmune diseases are at heightened risk of dying during COVID-19, a finding that can...
Potential lupus treatment reduces organ damaging corticosteroid use
The treatment anifrolumab has been found to reduce lupus flares whilst allowing for patients to reduce the use of corticosteroids that can cause organ...
Scientists link fatal COVID-19 reactions to autoimmunity and faulty genes
Scientists have linked fatal reactions to COVID-19 in young people to rare gene variants and autoimmunity.
New research has shown that 10% of the young...
Understanding rare autoinflammatory conditions during awareness month
September marks World Autoinflammatory Awareness Month – a time for organisations, patients, carers, and families to raise the profile of these rare and complex...
Successful treatment of patients with the autoimmune disease Lupus
A team of researchers have successfully treated two patients with the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus for the first time.
The team from Charité -...
Salmonella linked to autoimmune responses, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s
New research has shown that Salmonella infections can cause autoimmune responses and arthritis in animals, and has presented a possible link to neurodegenerative diseases.
The...
Key genes could regulate T cells to treat autoimmune diseases and cancer
Researchers have discovered a way to control regulatory T cells that help the human body’s immune response.
The researchers at Salk, led by Ye Zheng,...
How autoimmune diseases impact patient experience
When your disease is hard to name and doesn't have visible symptoms, it can be difficult for others to understand that you are sick....
Molecule in lymphatic system implicated in autoimmune diseases
A new study has revealed how a molecule in the lymphatic system could have the potential to play a role in autoimmune diseases.
A study...
Rogue cells responsible for autoimmune diseases, study suggests
For the first time, a team led by researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have pinpointed individual cells that cause autoimmune disease...
T-cells can wreak havoc in those with autoimmune disorders – Could research change this?
Immunologists from The University of Texas, using a new imaging technique, may have discovered a way T-cells could be manipulated to combat autoimmune disorders.
For...
Have investigators discovered what triggers autoimmune liver diseases?
Discover the UK disease clustering study that suggests environmental exposure may play a key role in the development of some autoimmune liver diseases.
11 April...
Explore the world of hereditary autoimmune diseases
According to researchers from Karolinska Institute, Sweden, different types of hereditary autoimmune diseases are related, some more than others.
Researchers using the world's largest twin...
