Immunology
Virtual immune system roadmap unveiled
An article published May 20 in npj Digital Medicine provides a step-by-step plan for an international effort to create a digital twin of the human immune system.
May 20, 2022
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News tagged with autoimmune disorders
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Kidney protein as potential target for treating autoimmune diseases
Approximately 23.5 million people in the U.S. have an autoimmune disease, and some studies suggest that number could be rising. New research using a mouse model for multiple sclerosis has uncovered a potential new area to ...
May 18, 2022
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Cardiology
New heart failure guidelines expand focus on people at risk or showing early signs
A new set of recommendations aimed at helping doctors prevent and manage heart failure expand the focus on people at risk or showing early signs of the condition.
Apr 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
An immunology expert explains what COVID can teach about autoimmune disease
For all the misery that the pandemic has wrought, it has also opened up a vast storehouse of knowledge about medical issues beyond COVID-19. While it's still too early to draw conclusions, evidence is emerging of links between ...
Feb 16, 2022
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Vaccination
How mRNA and DNA vaccines could soon treat cancers, HIV, autoimmune disorders and genetic diseases
The two most successful coronavirus vaccines developed in the U.S. – the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines—are both mRNA vaccines. The idea of using genetic material to produce an immune response has opened up a world of research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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Medications
Study finds massive cost, meager benefit to drug for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders
An extremely expensive drug used for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune disorders provides very little, if any, clinical benefit, according to a new evidence review published today by physicians and researchers at Oregon ...
Dec 13, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers develop method to diagnose aplastic anemia more effectively
Aplastic anemia (AA) is a life-threatening bone marrow disorder caused by the autoimmune destruction of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). Currently, the condition is a diagnosis of exclusion, as there are no ...
Sep 20, 2021
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Vaccination
Immunocompromised? Why the COVID-19 vaccine might still protect you
(HealthDay)—COVID-19 vaccinations may not offer as much protection to people with compromised immune systems, but just how much appears to be driven by the type of underlying condition, new research suggests.
Jul 7, 2021
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Medications
Patient support program for painful conditions may reduce opioid use
A program that provides ongoing support to patients with painful conditions and complex medication regimens may also help them avoid using potentially risky opioid pain medications, or reduce the amount they use, a new study ...
May 6, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Shingles is not caused by COVID-19 vaccines. Here's the science
Physicians in Israel recently reported that six women with autoimmune disorders developed the painful rash known as shingles 3 to 14 days after they received a first or second dose of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.
Apr 22, 2021
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