Biomarkers discovered for inflammatory bowel disease
Using the Department of Defense Serum Repository (DoDSR), University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2013 |
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Mini-organ would mimic pancreas to treat type 1 diabetes
(HealthDay)— A new bioengineered, miniature organ dubbed the BioHub might one day offer people with type 1 diabetes freedom from their disease.
Medical research
Mar 05, 2013 |
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Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of Type 1 diabetes
Having adequate levels of vitamin D during young adulthood may reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes by as much as 50%, according to researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The findings, if confirmed ...
Diabetes
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Understanding pancreas size may help unlock cause of Type 1 diabetes
(Medical Xpress)—People at risk for Type 1 diabetes may have fewer insulin-producing "beta" cells than people not at risk, a finding that could help researchers shed light on what causes the disease, a new University of ...
Diabetes
Dec 12, 2012 |
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A leap forward in the quest to develop an artificial pancreas
A diabetes specialist and Artificial Intelligence expert have collaborated to test the prototype of an artificial pancreas. Should a planned clinical study and clinical trial support the excellent 'simulated' results obtained ...
Medical research
Nov 12, 2012 |
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How infection can trigger autoimmune disease
Australian scientists have confirmed a 'weak link' in the immune system – identifying the exact conditions under which an infection can trigger an autoantibody response, a process not clearly understood until now.
Immunology
Nov 09, 2012 |
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Confusion over diabetes types adds to patients' woes
(HealthDay)—Given that about one in 12 Americans has diabetes, chances are good you know someone with some form of the disease. But you may be less informed about the different types of diabetes and their ...
Diabetes
Aug 30, 2012 |
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Discovery of immune cells that protect against multiple sclerosis offers hope for new treatment
In multiple sclerosis, the immune system attacks nerves in the brain and spinal cord, causing movement problems, muscle weakness and loss of vision. Immune cells called dendritic cells, which were previously thought to contribute ...
Immunology
Aug 16, 2012 |
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A vaccine for heart disease? New discovery points up this possibility
Most people probably know that heart disease remains the nation's No. 1 killer. But what many may be surprised to learn is that cholesterol has a major accomplice in causing dangerous arterial plaque buildup that can trigger ...
Immunology
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Researchers find new cause of cardiac damage after heart attack in type 1 diabetes
After people with type 1 diabetes have a heart attack, their long-term chance of suffering even more heart damage skyrockets. But the reason has long puzzled scientists. Now researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified ...
Cardiology
Jun 13, 2012 |
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How does the immune system fight off threats to the brain?
Like a police officer calling for backup while also keeping a strong hold on a suspected criminal, immune cells in the brain take a two-tier approach to fighting off a threat, new research from the University ...
Medical research
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Researchers find beta cell stress could trigger the development of type 1 diabetes
In type 1 diabetes (T1D), pancreatic beta cells die from a misguided autoimmune attack, but how and why that happens is still unclear. Now, JDRF-funded scientists from the Indiana University School of Medicine have found ...
Diabetes
Mar 22, 2012 |
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Multiple sclerosis: Damaged myelin not the trigger
Damaged myelin in the brain and spinal cord does not cause the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), neuroimmunologists from the University of Zurich have now demonstrated in collaboration with researchers from Berlin, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2012 |
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As diabetes emerges, researchers track disease's first steps
Scientists have taken a remarkably detailed look at the initial steps that occur in the body when type 1 diabetes mellitus first develops in a child or young adult.
Diabetes
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Self-regulation of the immune system suppresses defense against cancer
Regulatory T cells, which are part of the body's immune system, downregulate the activity of other immune cells, thus preventing the development of autoimmune diseases or allergies. Scientists at the German Cancer Research ...
Immunology
Dec 21, 2011 |
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