Arthritis & Rheumatism
Genetic key to lupus shows potential of personalised medicine
(Medical Xpress)—Medical researchers have used DNA sequencing to identify a gene variant responsible for causing lupus in a young patient.
Aug 19, 2014
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Neuroscience
Rheumatologic diseases like lupus can initially look like neurological disorders
Lupus and other rheumatologic diseases can initially present as neurological disorders such as headaches and seizures, and thus delay diagnosis for many months, according to Loyola University Medical Center neurologists.
Aug 18, 2014
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
One in six lupus patients readmitted to hospital within 30 days of discharge
A new study reveals that one in six patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is readmitted to the hospital within 30 days of being discharged. Results published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, a journal of the American ...
Aug 11, 2014
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Medical research
Biomedical engineer looks at new applications for novel lupus drug
Expanding on his work with a new drug that successfully treated lupus in mice, a biomedical engineer at the University of Houston has received a $250,000 grant to expand his research to a new version of the drug in an effort ...
Jul 24, 2014
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Cardiology
Sjogren's syndrome significantly increases risk of heart attack
A new study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014) showed a significantly increased risk of heart attack in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SjS), particularly in the first ...
Jun 13, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anti-dsDNA, surface-expressed TLR4 and endosomal TLR9 cooperate to exacerbate lupus
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complicated multifactorial autoimmune disease influenced by many genetic and environmental factors. The hallmark of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the presence of high levels ...
Jun 12, 2014
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Cardiology
Heart failure hospitalization more than doubles in IBD flares
Heart failure hospitalisation more than doubles during inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) flares, according to a study of more than 5 million Danish people. The research was presented today at the Heart Failure Congress 2014, ...
May 18, 2014
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Immunology
Commonly used drugs may not be effective against autoimmune illness
(Medical Xpress)—Drugs for autoimmune diseases like lupus that block only one of the two principal signaling pathways can activate an overabundance of one potentially disease-causing type of immune cell population over ...
Mar 17, 2014
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Health
Herbal cannabis not recommended for rheumatology patients
Patients with rheumatic conditions are in need of symptom relief and some are turning to herbal cannabis as a treatment option. However, the effectiveness and safety of medical marijuana to treat symptoms of rheumatic conditions ...
Mar 3, 2014
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Immunology
Malaria drug combo could help prevent pregnancy complications in lupus patients
An anti-malaria drug combination might be useful in helping to prevent pregnancy complications in women with lupus and the related disorder antiphospholipid syndrome, Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in a new ...
Jan 22, 2014
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