Autoimmune conditions like Type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis arise when an immune system mistakenly attacks its own body's proteins, cells and organs. Not only do these conditions make the body ...
Nov 29, 2021
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People who received two doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine while on TNF inhibitors—a class of immunosuppressants used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune conditions—generated less powerful and shorter-lived ...
Nov 19, 2021
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International Women's Day celebrates women's achievements and raises awareness of the continuing mission towards gender equality. So it's a good time to be reminded we still need to correct decades—centuries even—of gender ...
Mar 8, 2021
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The Granzyme B (GzmB) enzyme, which accumulates in certain tissues as we age, has been identified as a driver of itchy and sometimes life-threatening autoimmune conditions known as pemphigoid diseases (PDs), which cause blistering ...
Jan 13, 2021
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When 12-year-old Caitriona Roberts went to her doctor because she was experiencing pain and swelling in her ankle, no one knew quite what was up.
Oct 14, 2020
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Adults conceived through sperm donation reported higher frequencies of allergies, type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune conditions in a world-first study that examined the long term health outcomes of donor-conceived people.
Sep 24, 2020
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Vitamin D is recognized as an important co-factor in several physiological processes linked with bone and calcium metabolism, and also in diverse non-skeletal outcomes, including autoimmune diseases, cardiovascular diseases, ...
Jul 27, 2020
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As any new mom would, Erin Anthony worried about germs before the coronavirus outbreak.
Mar 25, 2020
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Arthritis is a broad term to describe inflammation of the joints which become swollen and painful. There are many different kinds. Osteoarthritis, the most common, is caused by wear and tear.
Oct 25, 2019
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Sjögren's syndrome hit the headlines when US tennis player Venus Williams declared she was suffering from it.
Apr 30, 2019
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