Science news articles about 'auto immune diseases'

... . Low vitamin D levels also appear to increase the risk of several cancers and auto-immune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and diabetes. Parkinson's disease affects nerve cells in several parts ...

... groups of cells involved in defence against disease, T cells, B cells, and dendritic ... a pathogen, or in chronic auto immune diseases such as MS or rheumatoid arthritis, when these immune cells attack ...

... could not only provide help in the treatment of viral skin infections, but also of auto-immune diseases of the skin such as psoriasis, where dendritic cells trigger the immune system to attack the ...

... increased the sensitivity of the test allowing to diagnose patients earlier on the course of their disease; and one feature was determined to have low specificity for the diagnosis of CIDP. "This is ...

... blood cells and provides protection against spina bifida, other birth defects, and heart disease. Patients with cancer or auto-immune diseases are often treated with medications that ...

... some patients with heart disease, arthritis, asthma and other allergic and auto-immune diseases that are particularly vulnerable to an "exaggerated inflammatory response." Inflammation is known to ...

... prove successful, testing could begin on primates and eventually humans within six to 10 years. "Eventually, we want to try it with (vaccines for) cancer and other auto-immune diseases," Singh says.

... drugs that target T cells," he says. "This has significant implications for transplantation and auto immune disease." UC researchers are currently conducting four industry-supported clinical trials ...

... body's defence system not only targets the bacteria, but also healthy and vital collagen. The auto-immune disease rheumatic fever breaks out. If this in turn also fails to be treated correctly, the ...

New research may redefine how chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy is diagnosed. The study may help doctors more effectively diagnose and treat CIDP.