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New Gene Holds Promise For Controlling Crohn's And Other Inflammatory Diseases
May 26, 1999 A new gene involved in common inflammatory diseases, like rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, was recently discovered by scientists at Boston University's School of Dental Medicine. ... > full story -
Ordinary Touches Multiply Into Severe Pain For Fibromyalgia Patients
May 21, 1999 Researchers at the University of Florida and elsewhere are beginning to piece together clues that reveal the physical basis of the puzzling syndrome that causes severe fatigue and aches, and has ... > full story -
Key Peptides Found That Stop -- Even Reverse -- Kidney Disease In Lupus
May 6, 1999 Northwestern University Medical School researchers have identified key peptides -- small bits of proteins -- that halt kidney disease in lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the body's own ... > full story -
Autoimmune Diseases Study Shows Differences Between Men And Women
March 1, 1999 A national task force of basic researchers and clinicians spent 18 months assessing what is known about autoimmune diseases and has now proposed an aggressive research agenda aimed at understanding ... > full story -
Novel Therapeutic Approach To Treatment Of Arthritic Disease
January 5, 1999 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have studied an investigational anti-angiogenesis treatment -- previously employed against various forms of cancer -- to assess its impact on ... > full story -
Scientists Uncover Marker Of Autoimmune Disease Activity
September 17, 1998 UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers have uncovered what they believe is a marker of autoimmune disease activity in patients with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which may one day ... > full story -
Vaccines For Tick-Borne Diseases Are On The Way As Researchers Study Ehrlichiosis
September 15, 1998 As two drug companies are racing for approval of a new vaccine to prevent Lyme disease, a similarly dangerous tick-borne illness, ehrlichiosis, is quickly spreading in the southeastern, mid-Atlantic ... > full story -
University of Florida Researchers Launch Study of Lupus
September 10, 1998 GAINESVILLE, Fla.---In a marked departure from the standard treatment for lupus, University of Florida researchers are testing whether an experimental medication will halt the immune system attack ... > full story -
Naked DNA Rejuvenates Rheumatoid Rodents
June 18, 1998 Scientists have unveiled a stripped-down form of gene therapy to treat arthritis in an experimental animal model. Naked DNA, unencumbered by the standard assortment of gene carriers, was effective ... > full story -
Naturally Produced Enzyme May Be Useful In Inflammatory Arthritis
April 27, 1998 Researchers have discovered a potential method to help treat inflammatory forms of arthritis by using an enzyme naturally produced by the human ... > full story
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