Dietary fat impacts autoimmune flare-ups in mice
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
Dietary fat may impact the severity and duration of autoimmune flare-ups, suggests a new study. Adjusting the length of fatty acids consumed by mice altered the function of T helper cells in the gut -- either intensifying or alleviating symptoms in an animal model of the autoimmune disease (i.e., multiple sclerosis).