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Autoimmune kidney disease
Autoimmune disease develop when the body's inherent immune system is unable to distinguish between foreign and self cells. Because immune cells are programed to kill and eliminate foreign cells, autoimmune diseases are characterized by erroneous attacks on normal, healthy, self cells. Some autoimmune disorders that impact the kidneys include IgA neuropathy and lupus nephritis.
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APR 05, 2018Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 22, 2018Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 03, 2018Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 27, 2017Health & Medicine
It's a common paradox in some illnesses that while exercise and regular physical activity is is beneficial, the illn ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 28, 2017Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 06, 2017Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla ...Written By: Kara MarkerDEC 29, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women ...Written By: Jennifer EllisSEP 21, 2016Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 27, 2016Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 29, 2016Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 18, 2016Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 26, 2015Immunology
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug, as recently been used in clinical trials for patients with autoimmune blood disord ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 23, 2015Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin ...Written By: Ilene Schneider
APR 05, 2018
Health & Medicine
Scarlet fever isn’t a thing of the past, but rather a troubling public health issue in the United Kingd
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 22, 2018
Immunology
Pancreatic islet cell transplantation provides new hope for people who struggle to control their type 1 diabetes. From t
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2018
Cardiology
Individuals with type 1 diabetes often have additional problems with their eyes, kidneys, heart, and other organs due to
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 27, 2017
Health & Medicine
It's a common paradox in some illnesses that while exercise and regular physical activity is is beneficial, the illn
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JUL 28, 2017
Health & Medicine
Individuals with type 1 diabetes are more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than other other condition. But diab
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Immunology
The recent discovery of not just one, but multiple genes that fail to protect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from infla
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 29, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Scientists at the University of Michigan have discovered what they call a ‘master switch’ that causes women
...
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
SEP 21, 2016
Immunology
Type 1 diabetes is caused by an autoimmune attack on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, called beta cells. Wit
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 27, 2016
Immunology
Image Credit: iStockphoto A new discovery could one day improve treatments for lupus sufferers, saving thousands of
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 29, 2016
Health & Medicine
For not completely understood reasons, certain genetic and environmental factors influence the body’s immune syste
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 18, 2016
Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease that revolves around the immune system’s error
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 26, 2015
Immunology
Sirolimus, an immunosuppressant drug, as recently been used in clinical trials for patients with autoimmune blood disord
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 23, 2015
Genetics & Genomics
A significant proportion of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have unsuspected chromosomal imbalances, includin
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider