News tagged with autoimmune attack

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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 created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

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 created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

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 created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

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 created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene therapy reverses type 1 diabetes in mice

An experimental cure for Type 1 diabetes has a nearly 80 percent success rate in curing diabetic mice. The results, to be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston, offer possible hope of ...

Medical research created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created Feb 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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 created May 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0