Recent Autoimmune System News from Science Daily:
- How SARS-CoV-2’s sugar-coated shield helps activate the virus
- Sulfur metabolism may have paved the way for evolution of multicellularity
- Mechanism by which exercise strengthens bones and immunity
- How to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus
- Discovery offers potential for stripping tumors of T cell protection
- Human lung and brain organoids respond differently to SARS-CoV-2 infection in lab tests
- Turbocharging the killing power of immune cells against cancer
- High fructose diets could cause immune system damage
- Air pollution puts children at higher risk of disease in adulthood
- Neurologists identify consistent neuroinflammatory response in ICH patients
- New insights on how inflammatory molecule contributes to skin and pancreatic cancers
- Antibody response may drive COVID-19 outcomes
- The original antigenic sin: How childhood infections could shape pandemics
- Genetics may play role in determining immunity to COVID-19
- A new piece of the HIV infection puzzle explored
- Cosmetic laser may boost effectiveness of certain anti-cancer therapies
- Mimicking a chronic immune response changes the brain
- New link between personality and risk of early death
- Human immune system: Structure of essential protein
- Combination treatment for common glioma type shows promise in mice
- Antibody-based COVID-19 treatments work best in concert with immune cells
- Asthma may heighten flu risk and cause dangerous mutations
- Let the immune cell see the virus: Scientists discover unique way to target common virus
- To improve immunotherapy, researchers look to shift immune cells’ access to sugar
- TB study reveals potential targets to treat and control infection
- New immunotherapy target discovered for malignant brain tumors
- Immunotherapy — targeted drug combination improves survival in advanced kidney cancer
- Main genetic causes of autoimmune Addison’s disease identified
- T cells depressed
- New research identifies biological causes of muscle weakness in later life
- Aggressive brain tumor mapped in genetic, molecular detail
- Cold sores: Discovery reveals how stress, illness and even sunburn trigger flareups
- Earliest signs of an immune response found in developing embryos
- Response to cancer immunotherapy may be affected by genes we carry from birth
- What’s driving ‘brain fog’ in people with COVID-19
- STINGing tumors with nanoparticles
- Immune response to insulin could identify, help treat those at risk for Type 1 Diabetes
- HIV: An innovative therapeutic breakthrough to optimize the immune system
- Fungi in the gut prime immunity against infection
- Novel immunotherapy approach to treat cat allergy
- Human immune cells have natural alarm system against HIV
- New technique rapidly quantifies immune response following vaccination
- Mechanism that regulates anti-tumor activity of immune cells
- When hyperactive proteins trigger illnesses
- Surgery to heal inflamed gut may create new target for disease
- Inherited immune condition reversed by random DNA change
- Immune system sets ‘tripwire’ to protect against viruses
- T cells can mount attacks against many SARS-CoV-2 targets — even on new virus variant
- How breast cancer cells hide from immune attack
- Missing protein helps small cell lung cancer evade immune defenses
Autoimmune Disease News
- New approach may lead to better diagnostic techniques for autoimmune disorders
- New Oral Drug Found to Reduce Relapses in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. A new oral drug–teriflunomide–has been shown in a large international clinical trial to significantly reduce the relapse rate of people with multiple sclerosis and to slow the progression of the disease. ScienceDaily (Oct. 7, 2011)
- New oral drug found to reduce relapses in multiple sclerosis patients. A new oral drug has been shown in a large international clinical trial to significantly reduce the relapse rate of people with multiple sclerosis and to slow the progression of the disease. Science Daily (Oct 6, 2011)
- Cleveland Clinic study discovers new targets for treating inflammatory, autoimmune diseases. Researchers have discovered a cellular pathway that promotes inflammation in diseases like asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, inflammatory bowel disease, and multiple sclerosis. Understanding the details of this pathway may provide opportunities for tailored treatments of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Cleveland Clinic. (Oct. 7, 2011)
- Autoimmune diseases a growing problem, Johns Hopkins expert says. Autoimmune diseases are a large and growing problem, particularly in the Caribbean and the United States, says Dr. Noel Rose, director, Center for Autoimmune Disease Research at John Hopkins University, who presented on Autoimmune Disease: The Common Thread, during the Caribbean Autoimmune Diseases Summit 2011. Trinidad Guardian. (Oct. 4, 2011)
- New Research Could Extend Life of Arthritic Joints. A medication already approved to build bone mass in patients with osteoporosis–human parathyroid hormone (brand name: Forteo)–also builds cartilage around joints and could potentially be re-purposed to treat millions of people suffering from arthritis, according to orthopaedic research at the University of Rochester Medical Center. ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2011)
- Components That Keep Immune System in Check Identified. Within the immune system, a subtle balance exists between the cells that destroy alien pathogens and those that preserve the body’s own tissues. When the balance gets out of whack, the cells that normally target viruses or bacteria can go astray, attacking innocent cells and causing autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have revealed the genetic underpinnings of the cells that can prevent the immune response from turning cannibalistic. Their finding lends insight into these key cells, which are currently being tested as treatments for autoimmune diseases such as type I diabetes, arthritis and lupus. ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2011)
- Blocking Inflammation Could Lead to Tailored Medical Treatments. Researchers at the University of Calgary have discovered a new class of molecules that can inhibit inflammation in the body – a key feature in autoimmune disease. Current anti-inflammatory drugs block all inflammation in the body. However, these newly discovered molecules may offer a more tailored course of treatment for some diseases, for example to help people suffering from inflammatory diseases such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2011)
- Starving inflammatory immune cells slows damage caused by multiple sclerosis, study finds. Researchers report that inhibiting the ability of immune cells to use fatty acids as fuel measurably slows disease progression in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Science Daily. (Sep 1, 2011)
- University of Miami Researchers Target Inflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases. New research shows that activating a specific integrin—one of the receptors that mediate attachment between a cell and surrounding tissue and play a role in cell signaling—could lead to more therapies for fighting inflammatory and autoimmune diseases that afflict millions of people worldwide–Miller School of Medicine (Sept. 12, 2011)
- New Anti-Inflammatory Agents Silence Overactive Immune Response; offer a promising new approach to treat inflammatory auto-immune disorders such as lupus and multiple sclerosis–Science Daily (Aug. 16, 2011)
- Three artists Shine Celebrity Spotlight on Autoimmune Disease Family Ties. Autoimmune disease often runs in families. Three celebrities recently announced their own fight with autoimmune disease and the family connections. American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA). (July 28, 2100)
- Anti-malaria drug chloroquine finding may lead to treatments for arthritis, cancer and other diseases. In a new study, scientists demonstrate on the molecular level how the anti-malaria drug chloroquine (widely used to control inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as APS) represses inflammation, which may provide a blueprint for new strategies for treating inflammation and a multitude of autoimmune diseases such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis and certain cancers – Science Daily (July 18, 2011)
- Newly Discovered B Cells Suggest Why Women Suffer More Autoimmune Disease – National Jewish Hospital (July 1, 2011)
- Shingles can increase risk of triggering multiple sclerosis, study finds – Los Angeles Times (June 9, 2011)
- New approach for identifying autoimmune diseases developed by Harvard Researchers – Science Daily (June 2, 2011)
- Cardiac Arrhythmia Tied to Autoimmune Diseases – Doctors Lounge (May 6, 2011)
- Lupus complication rates soar in young people – Medical News Today (March 29, 2011)