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Melatonin May Help Treat Uveitis Eye Inflammation
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 23, 2008
... of the eye which may result from a variety of causes, including eye injury, cancer, infection, and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. From the report :
Researc...
Cancer Drug Gleevec May Treat Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 19, 2008
...th factor potentially involved in various cell types critical to the development and progression of autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes.
The study shows that this class of drugs could prevent...
Antioxidant in Green Tea May Delay Onset of Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on October 27, 2008
...are antibodies the body makes against itself.
Both Sjogren's syndrome and type 1 diabetes are autoimmune diseases.
...
Vitamin D is Linked To Parkinson's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 15, 2008
...cy and deficiency can lead to osteopenia, osteoporosis, muscle weakness, fractures, common cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases and cardiovascular diseases. Insufficiency is typically def...
LADA Diabetes - Eine Sonderform
in Mein Diabetes Blog, on 30.09.08
... Insulintherapie wird unumgänglich. Wie beim klassischen TypI Diabetes sind bei den LADA (latent autoimmune diabetes with onset in adults) Patienten Antikörper gegen die Inselzellen der Bauchspeichel...
Bacteria May Protect Against Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on September 22, 2008
...f diseases like allergies, asthma, and other disorders of the immune system. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease.
Nature has the full report of the said study....
Immune Boosting Behaviors
in Latina Viva, on May 19, 2008
...dence of significant effects, including faster growth in premature babies, reduced pain, decreased autoimmune disease symptoms, lowered glucose levels in children with diabetes, and improved immune sy...
Caffeine Against Multiple Sclerosis?
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 10, 2008
...o a human drinking six to eight cups of coffee a day were protected from developing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), the animal model for the human disease Multiple Sclerosis (MS)....
Collagenase Plays a Role in Multiple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 29, 2008
...ted that a protein called collagenase-2 plays a role in the development of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that causes various physical and mental symptoms, and often progresses to physica...
Abbott's HUMIRA(R) (adalimumab) FDA-Approved For Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 21, 2008
...r adult patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis .
Plaque psoriasis is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin lesions that are sometimes painful and itchy.
HUMIRA has ...
'Laziness' of Regulatory T-cells, Lead to Type 1 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on January 18, 2008
... Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Immunoregulatory T-cells regulate our body's autoimmune reactions. According to the abovementioned research team, in some individuals, such T-cel...
Rituximab Antibody may Treat Type 1 Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on December 28, 2007
...CD20), depletes B cells. Experimental evidence in mutant mice indicates that B cells play a role in autoimmune diseases by interacting with T cells of the immune system. It is T cells that destroy ins...
High Urinary Levels of Certain Molecules: Potential Biomarker of Lupus Nephritis
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 27, 2007
...the potential to serve as biomarkers for a potentially life-shortening kidney ailment caused by the autoimmune disease lupus - lupus nephritis .
Such were the findings of UT Southwestern Me...
Have you heard of Myasthenia Gravis?
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 22, 2007
...National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS) , myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disease characterized by varying degrees of weakness of the skeletal (volun...
Diabetes Drug Diamyd™ Passed Phase II of Type 1 Diabetes Trial
in Daily Diabetic, on October 30, 2007
...d™ has shown statistically significant efficacy not only in type 1 diabetes but also in the autoimmune form of Type 2 diabetes (LADA). The drug works by preserving insulin production of beta cells.
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Trichuris suis Ova (TSO) Therapy to Treat Food Allergies
in Allergies, on October 23, 2007
...reatment of various diseases such as Crohn's disease , inflammatory bowel disease , and other autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and even asthma, has been widely explored in the ...
Two Genes Linked to Ankylosing Spondylitis and Graves' Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...itis in which some or all of the spine's vertebrae fuse together, and Graves' disease , an autoimmune condition that causes overactivity of the thyroid gland.
The study revealed two genes li...
Welcher Allergietyp bin ich? III
in Allergizer, on 20.10.07
...Beispiele sind: Rhesusunverträglichkeit bei Neugeborenen Blutgruppenunverträglichkeit autoimmune hämolytische Anämien Und noch ein paar, deren Namen ich noch nie gehört habe (und hoffentlich auch ni...
Fourth Antibody to Detect Type 1 Diabetes, Discovered
in Daily Diabetic, on October 17, 2007
...Let us be reminded that type 1 diabetes (formerly called juvenile diabetes) is an autoimmune disease by which the body's immune system mistakenly targets the pancreas, killing the cells (pancrea...
OCT Scans: Inexpensive Look into Multiple Sclerosis?
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 16, 2007
...your brain and your body, leading to the symptoms of MS.
No one knows what causes MS. It may be an autoimmune disease, which happens when your body attacks itself. multiple sclerosis affects w...
Is N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) already available as supplement?
in Daily Diabetic, on October 8, 2007
...der post , supplementation of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) has been found to be able to inhibit autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes .
However, the said stu...
Mice Study Demonstrated Potential of Vaccine-like Treatment Against Lupus
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 4, 2007
... SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus) or lupus is an autoimmune disorder in which the the body's immunological defence system attacks healthy cells, damaging muscles, joints, kidneys and o...
Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ): Anti-malarial, Anti-Rheumatoid Arthritis, Now Anti-Diabetes?
in Daily Diabetic, on July 11, 2007
...ent with HCQ, a common antimalarial medication that also is used for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune disorders.
That's right. HCQ is a common antimalarial drug as well.
Also, anothe...
New Findings from The Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 13, 2007
... for Crohn's disease . For the first time, the researchers have found a gene linking these two autoimmune diseases, known as PTPN2 .
More details from the Wellcome Trust press release ....
Marijuana Compound Can Reduce Skin Allergy Reactions
in Allergies, on June 12, 2007
... of THC.
Such endocannabinoids may also produced by the body and speculates that individuals with (autoimmune) inflammatory conditions such as asthma and eczema may might not produce enough such endo...
Oral Insulin Being Tested In Clinical Trials
in Daily Diabetic, on June 3, 2007
... underlying immune events that set the stage for diabetes will help us identify ways to rein in the autoimmune attack on beta cells."
However, there are also earlier studies which claimed that ...
Type I Diabetes Vaccine Worked in Mice
in Daily Diabetic, on May 30, 2007
...pendent diabetes - where in sufferers have already developed the condition since childhood - is an autoimmune disease .
Autoimmune diseases develop when the immune system can no longer distinguish ...
N-Acetylglucosamine Inhibits Multiple Sclerosis, Type 1 Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 21, 2007
... -like dietary supplement, N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response observed in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus.
In studies on mice...
Supplementation of N-acetylglucosamine Inhibits Type 1 Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis
in Daily Diabetic, on May 15, 2007
....
Now, a dietary supplement of a glucosamine-like compound has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response demonstrated in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus .
Universit...
What is Candida?
in Well Woman Blog, on May 1, 2007
I'm sure you've all heard the term Candida used in reference to health. What is Candida, anyway?
According to Wikipedia :
Candida is a genus of yeasts. Clinically, the most significant member of the genus is Candida albicans, which can cause numerous infections (called candidiasis or...
Sjögren's Syndrome
in Well Woman Blog, on April 18, 2007
...ment. Identified in 1933, Sjögren's syndrome (pronounced SHOW-grins) is a serious chronic autoimmune disease in which white blood cells attack and destroy the body's moisture producing ...
Stem Cells May Stop/Reverse Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on April 13, 2007
...the cure is permanent, or how long it might last (said Dr. Richard Burt, chief of Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Diseases at Northwestern), the fact still remains that this is a big leap in diabetes res...
Possible Link Between Arthritis and Cancer?
in Well Woman Blog, on March 8, 2007
.... Medical News Today explains:
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease , have a high risk of death from disease - at least double the risk of the ge...
Prolactin Hormone May Treat Multiple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 23, 2007
...ndicates that the hormone may have potential as a therapeutic for treating multiple sclerosis , an autoimmune disease characterized by loss of myelin protecting the nerve fibers of the central nervou...
Transdermal Patch Vaccine Against Alzheimer's Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 29, 2007
...mation and death in a small percentage of patients. These serious side effects were secondary to an autoimmune reaction, which occurred when immune cells aggressively attacked the body's own prote...
Indian Biotech Firm Avesthagen Closes $32.5M Funding
in The Biotech Weblog, on January 27, 2007
... product in the bio- nutrition segment by late 2007 and its first bio-pharma product in the autoimmune and cardiovascular therapeutic areas by mid-2008.
The company plans to launch its first p...
The Immune System Can Choose Best Way to Fight Infection
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 30, 2006
...e body produce effector T cells in a cancer patient or regulatory T cells in someone suffering from autoimmune disease, both of which are caused by the immune system malfunctioning."
We believe ...
Use of Silicon Breast Implants, USFDA Approved after 14-Year Ban
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 19, 2006
...80s that the devices ruptured and became hard and painful and that some women developed cancer and autoimmune diseases, implant makers agreed to take their products off the market in the United States...
Natural Compounds Block Autoimmune Disease Response in Diabetes and Arthritis
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 7, 2006
...ntified lead compounds from Cuban sea anemone extract and the rue plant that may help treat autoimmune disease response in type-1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis. The compounds act by b...
EliA™ CCP: New Diagnostic Test that Detects Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in Early Stages, Received USFDA Clearance
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 29, 2006
...(RA) that is found in the blood.
Characterized by chronic inflammation in the joints, RA is an autoimmune disease by which patients can experience periodic flare-ups that can lead to irreversi...
Engineered Anti-Inflammatory Drug (Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist) Prolongs Arthritis Relief
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 17, 2006
...biomedical engineering and surgery stated:
"Although the conventional drug is being used for autoimmune diseases, no one yet knows how much of it would be needed to achieve a therapeutic effect...
Engineered Interleukin-1 Receptor Antagonist For Osteoarthritis
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 16, 2006
... Interleukin-1 receptor antagonists is a class of drugs commonly used to treat autoimmune diseases. It has limited application in treating osteoarthritis , the most common form of arthritis, howe...
Vitamine Nicotinamide Alleviate Chronic, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 27, 2006
...ppear in a cover article in the September 20 Journal of Neuroscience .
...mice with [experimental autoimmune encephalitis] who received daily nicotinamide injections under their skin had a delayed o...
More than 400 Biotechnology Drugs and Vaccines Under Trials
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 16, 2006
...he breakdown:
210 medicines to treat cancer
50 to treat infectious disease
44 to treat autoimmune disorders
22 to treat HIV Infection and related-conditions and
22 to treat cardiovasc...
High Dose of Vitamins Could Help Diabetic Children
in Daily Diabetic, on July 19, 2006
...doesn't appear to be the same evidence for this treatment and adults.
"Because type 1 has autoimmune implications it is early to speculate that this is affecting mostly cardiovascular health...
New Prolyl Endoprotease As Oral Supplement Against Celiac Disease
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 30, 2006
... Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune digestive disorder characterized by an immunologically toxic reaction to the ingestion of gluten which can be found in wheat, rye and barley. Without...
Are we too clean for our own good?
in Allergies, on June 23, 2006
...eople who live in squeaky clean environments may be more likely to suffer from allergies or other autoimmune disorders. The reason? It's because our bodies are designed to deal with germs a...
Diabetes is Prevented by Gene Therapy in Mice
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 22, 2006
...t a very early age (but is sometimes not diagnosed until the individual reaches adulthood), is an autoimmune disorder in which the body errantly attacks the cells of the insulin-producing cells...
EU Approves Humira® Drug Against Ankylosing Spondylitis
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 8, 2006
EU regulatory bodies granted approval to market Humira® (adalimumab) in Europe. Humira is an arthritis drug from Abbott , indicated for severe, active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) .
Ankylosing spondylitis is a form of arthritis affecting primarily the spine that not only causes severe ...
more effective gold based drugs for treatment of RA and autoimmune diseases
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 2, 2006
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For more than 75 years, gold-based drugs are being used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases.
The new findings at HMS published at the Feb. 27 issue of Nature Chemic...
Children Unite To Fight Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on February 27, 2006
... text.
The JDRF says there are 10,000 Israeli children with Type I diabetes, the sort that is an autoimmune disease and destroys the insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells at a young age. It&...