In autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, some of the immune system's T cells mistakenly attack the body's own cells, while protective T regulatory cells try to defend against that attack. Scientists at Joslin Diabetes ...
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(HealthDay)—The latest tally of Americans adults affected by diabetes finds more than 23 million struggle with the blood sugar disease.
Mar 30, 2018
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Every cell in your body responds to the hormone insulin, and if that process starts to fail, you get diabetes. In an unexpected finding, scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center have identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like ...
Feb 19, 2018
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Scientists have found that targeting micro-organisms in the gut, known as microbiota, could have the potential to help prevent type 1 diabetes.
Feb 19, 2018
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Getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood is associated with a reduced risk of islet autoimmunity among children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, according to a study published this week in the journal ...
Oct 23, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Parents of young children with type 1 diabetes need to be on the lookout for symptoms of another autoimmune condition—celiac disease, new research suggests.
Oct 10, 2017
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There has been a fear that the swine flu vaccine, Pandemrix, would increase the risk of autoimmune diseases other than narcolepsy. However, a new study of children from Sweden and Finland shows that the vaccine increased ...
Oct 9, 2017
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Autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes are controlled by our genes. While researchers are eager to find out what other factors could contribute to this disease, a new study published by Yale researchers provides direct ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Doctors can't predict who will develop type 1 diabetes, a chronic autoimmune disease in which the immune system destroys the cells needed to control blood-sugar levels, requiring daily insulin injections and continual monitoring.
Jul 11, 2017
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Early in embryological development, the immune system learns not to attack the body's own cells. In many autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis, this self-tolerance is ...
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