Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New biomarkers for active lupus nephritis discovered

New biomarkers with improved diagnostic performance for early detection of lupus nephritis have been discovered in the University of Houston lab of Chandra Mohan, a pioneer in lupus research. Early identification of renal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Financial stress linked to worse biological health, finds study

People who experience stressful life events or circumstances are more likely to have worse biological health, as indicated by biomarkers involved in the interaction between our immune, nervous and endocrine systems, according ...

Neuroscience

Q&A: Researcher discusses tau and its role in Alzheimer's

The effects of Alzheimer's disease are devastating: not being able to recognize loved ones, losing precious memories, losing the ability to perform simple tasks, suffering through mood swings, and so on. Not only are memory ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study finds complement system causes cell damage in long COVID

Most people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus recover after the acute illness. However, a significant proportion of infected individuals develop long-lasting symptoms with a wide range of manifestations. Long COVID's causes ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Wheat diet may exacerbate multiple sclerosis severity, research finds

A research team at the University Medical Center Mainz has discovered that a diet containing wheat can increase the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS). This is due to the amylase trypsin inhibitors (ATI), natural proteins ...

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