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Genetic autoimmune diseases
Autoimmune diseases occur when immune cells mistakenly attack healthy cells throughout the body. Genetic autoimmune diseases are linked to DNA mutations that are passed from parent to offspring. Examples of genetic autoimmune disorders include multiple sclerosis, type I diabetes, Graves' disease, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
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OCT 12, 2021Health & Medicine
New research published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology found an increased risk of autoimmune disease develo ...Written By: Alexandria BassOCT 11, 2021Genetics & Genomics
While amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the neurological disorder has also been linked to inflammat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 14, 2021Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 13, 2021Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 08, 2021Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a ...Written By: Alexandria BassSEP 07, 2021Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When ...Written By: Tara FernandesSEP 02, 2021Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac ...Written By: Tara FernandesAUG 12, 2021Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with ...Written By: Alexandria BassJUN 20, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 15, 2021Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ ...Written By: Tara FernandesJUN 10, 2021Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t ...Written By: Tara FernandesMAY 21, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 19, 2021Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies ...Written By: Alexandria BassMAY 13, 2021Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 28, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 19, 2021Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 10, 2021Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that genetic factors may dictate as much as 20% of the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors, a kind ...Written By: Annie LennonDEC 28, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
For centuries, Chinese practitioners have used herbs to treat all kinds of ailments. New research has shown that one of ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 28, 2020Immunology
Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I ...Written By: Heba El-wassefDEC 07, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
We are exposed to a vast array of chemicals every day. Many are harmless or even important, like the air we breathe, wat ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2020Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 27, 2020Immunology
A recent study published in Immunity details MIT scientists’ exploration of the underlying mechanisms of inflammat ...Written By: Tara FernandesOCT 22, 2020Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
New research published in Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology found an increased risk of autoimmune disease develo
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
OCT 11, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
While amyloid plaques are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, the neurological disorder has also been linked to inflammat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 14, 2021
Immunology
A closer look at the brains of patients with aggressive, debilitating forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) reveals so
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 13, 2021
Health & Medicine
In today's society, a rural upbringing is associated with a healthier immune system less prone to allergies and auto
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 08, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers from the University of Oxford found an association between neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1) gene variants a
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 07, 2021
Immunology
Scientists have developed a new cell therapy for arthritis that becomes activated in the presence of inflammation. When
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
SEP 02, 2021
Immunology
The global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has helped save countless lives during the pandemic. Studies have shown that vac
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
AUG 12, 2021
Health & Medicine
According to a 2020 study published in Cureus, autoimmune diseases are two times more prevalent in women than men, with
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
JUN 20, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Our bodies have to regulate the level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood. The hormone insulin, produced by beta cells in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 15, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
In type 1 diabetes, or T1D, the body’s own immune system mistakenly launches an aggressive attack on insulin-produ
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
JUN 10, 2021
Immunology
Scientists at UCLA have decoded the “vocabulary” of immune cells—six distinct signals used as flares t
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
MAY 21, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers have now found evidence of a stunning overlap between two groups of biological molecules that were thought t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2021
Health & Medicine
The answer depends on what's considered more important – quantity or quality of years? Previous studies
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
MAY 13, 2021
Microbiology
What can we learn from a specimen of ancient poo? A lot, it turns out. Scientists have now reported their findings from
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 28, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sugar is something sweet to add to your food, but just like fat, different types of sugars play important roles in biolo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 19, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has shown how variants in an immune gene can lead to a high risk of developing the autoimmune disorder rheu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 10, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers have found that genetic factors may dictate as much as 20% of the efficacy of checkpoint inhibitors, a kind
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
DEC 28, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
For centuries, Chinese practitioners have used herbs to treat all kinds of ailments. New research has shown that one of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2020
Immunology
Our immune system is our army against any molecule that wants to invade our bodies like viruses, bacteria, and cancer. I
...
Written By:
Heba El-wassef
DEC 07, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
CNIC researchers have found that there is an autoimmune link to cardiovascular disease that may improve diagnostic and t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
We are exposed to a vast array of chemicals every day. Many are harmless or even important, like the air we breathe, wat
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers from the Medical Univesity of Vienna in Austria have found that a peptide (a small protein molecule) found i
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 27, 2020
Immunology
A recent study published in Immunity details MIT scientists’ exploration of the underlying mechanisms of inflammat
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
OCT 22, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
Now that sequencing the whole human genome is easier, faster, and cheaper than it used to be, scientists have been able
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch