News tagged with autoimmune condition
Some 'low-gluten' beer contains high levels of gluten
Beer tested in a new study, including some brands labeled "low-gluten," contains levels of hordein, the form of gluten present in barley, that could cause symptoms in patients with celiac disease (CD), the ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Influence of breast milk vs. formula and genetics on gut microbiota composition could help prevent Celiac disease
The autoimmune condition, Celiac disease, afflicts roughly one in 133 Americans. It is caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Now a team of investigators from Spain shows that the level of genetic risk ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Two kinds of multiple sclerosis, two different responses to beta-interferon, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- There may be two distinct versions of multiple sclerosis, a study in both animal models and human blood samples suggests. What’s more, a patient’s responsiveness to the most popular first-line ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Promising therapy for relapsing multibple sclerosis
An international team of researchers has found that adding a humanized monoclonal antibody called daclizumab to standard treatment reduces the number of new or enlarged brain lesions in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 16, 2010 |
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Research puts a 'Fas' to the cause of programmed cell death
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers have put an end to a 10-year debate over which form of a molecular messenger called Fas ligand is responsible for killing cells during programmed cell death (also ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Potential preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes
Scientists believe they may have found a preventative therapy for Type 1 diabetes, by making the body's killer immune cells tolerate the insulin-producing cells they would normally attack and destroy, prior to disease onset.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Stem cells from fat tissue offer hope for MS treatment
A preliminary study on the use of stem cells obtained from a patient's own adipose tissue in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) has shown promising results. The three case studies, described in BioMed Central's open ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Hookworms in MS trial
Scientists from The University of Nottingham will study the potential health benefits of parasitic worms as part of a study investigating treatments for people with the autoimmune condition multiple sclerosis (MS).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 03, 2009 |
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