Sleep disorders
Mediterranean diet and exercise can reduce sleep apnea symptoms
Eating a Mediterranean diet combined with physical activity can help to improve some of the symptoms of sleep apnoea, according to new research.
Nov 2, 2011
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Genetics
Gene associated with lupus may protect against severe COVID-19 infection
Some genetic variants may put people at risk of autoimmune diseases while conferring protection against the outcome of viral infection. A study published November 3 in the open access journal PLOS Genetics by David Morris ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Immunology
Researchers use blood serum markers to develop lupus risk index
Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, USA have developed an index that identifies the risk for lupus based on the presence and amount of Immunoglobin G (IgG) and Immunoglobin M (IgM) antibodies and ...
May 31, 2018
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
C-reactive protein reduces the immune response in inflammatory disease
The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show that this protein has a beneficial function in systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE, an inflammatory ...
Mar 9, 2023
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Vitamin D shows no impact on interferon response in SLE
(HealthDay)—For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), vitamin D3 supplementation does not affect interferon (IFN) signature, according to a study published in the July issue of Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Jul 10, 2015
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Medical research
Stem cell transplant alleviates symptoms in lupus animal models
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that produces autoantibodies and subsequent immune reactions that can lead to a variety of symptoms, including inflammation of the kidneys, or nephritis. When researchers ...
Jul 14, 2015
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Genetics
Race-specific lupus nephritis biomarkers
University of Houston Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Endowed Professor of biomedical engineering, Chandra Mohan, and his team have discovered a difference in urinary biomarker proteins of lupus nephritis (LN) in patients ...
May 5, 2020
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Immunology
Study reveals role for oxidized mitochondrial DNA in lupus
Researchers at the Baylor Institute for Immunology Research have discovered that the neutrophils of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients release oxidized DNA from their mitochondria that can stimulate an unwanted immune ...
Apr 18, 2016
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Researchers identify the origin of subset of autoantibodies that worsen lupus
In an effort to understand the origin of systemic lupus erythematosus and why some patients present with more severe disease than others, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have identified a type of autoantibody ...
Mar 21, 2023
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Immunology
Systemic lupus erythematosus linked to altered gut microbiome
Systemic lupus erythematosis (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the immune system targets tissues of the body, causing widespread inflammation and affecting multiple organs such as the kidney and the brain. The gut "microbiome"—all ...
Oct 27, 2021
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