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Faulty Immune-Priming Cells Start Autoimmunity
February 27, 2006 — The failure of programming that sparks the death of dendritic cells -- those that activate the immune system -- can initiate autoimmune disease, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in a ... > full story -
Mystery Solved: Gold's Power Against Autoimmune Diseases Defined
February 27, 2006 — Gold compounds have been used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases for more than 75 years, but until now, how the metals work has been a mystery. Harvard Medical ... > full story -
Life-Threatening Lupus Responds To Stem Cell Transplant Therapy
February 4, 2006 — Transplanting patients with blood stem cells that originate from their own bone marrow can induce the remission of life-threatening, treatment-resistant lupus, according to a study that took place at ... > full story -
Researchers Map Of Genetic Variations Implicated In Disease
January 31, 2006 — A group of genes involved in the human immune system are contained within a surprisingly short section of Chromosome 6 that has long been recognised as the most important genomic region ... > full story -
Yale Study Explains Complex Infection Fighting Mechanism
January 10, 2006 — Yale School of Medicine researchers report in Nature Immunology how infection fighting mechanisms in the body can distinguish between a virus and the healthy body, shedding new light on auto immune ... > full story -
Langerhans Cells Regulate Immune Reactions In The Skin
December 20, 2005 — Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have demonstrated that Langerhans cells in the skin, which had been thought to alert the immune system to pathogens, instead dampen the skin's reaction to ... > full story -
Clinical Trial Supports Better Treatment For Lupus Patients Suffering From Kidney Inflammation
November 24, 2005 — Treating lupus patients suffering from kidney inflammation with a medicine known as mycophenolate mofetil may be more effective in inducing remission than treating them with the standard regimen of ... > full story -
Drug May Fight Lupus And Atherosclerosis Simultaneously
November 21, 2005 — People with lupus are prone to premature accelerated atherosclerosis. Now scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine think they have a way to prevent or decrease this atherosclerosis and ... > full story -
Common Anti-Seizure Drug Could Be Effective For Lupus Patients
November 20, 2005 — A common anti-seizure drug may be effective against certain conditions associated with lupus, according to animal research at Wake Forest University School of ... > full story -
Study Uncovers Potential Biomarker For Lupus Atherosclerosis
November 16, 2005 — Groundbreaking research reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology indicates that a certain form of the normally "good" high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol linked ... > full story
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