It’s unclear whether the patients were already predisposed to these diseases, or the infection unmasked a process that had already begun. Or perhaps the infection triggered a completely new illness.
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The survival of the human body is a fine balancing act between cell growth and cell death. Understanding our cells’ complex “licence to die” could give us new ways to combat disease.
COVID-19 prevention measures are at odds with guidelines for healthy development of children’s immune systems. The result may be a cluster of youth with more allergies, asthma and autoimmune disease.
The lack of recognition of sex differences in biology and medicine is a huge issue science has only recently begun to rectify.
Antibodies that go rogue and attack healthy tissue identified in patients with severe COVID.
Are antibodies that attack a patient’s own organs contributing to severe forms of COVID-19? A new study suggests specific antibody tests that may reveal the answer.
Patients suffering from severe COVID-19 may be experiencing a rogue antibody response similar to that seen in autoimmune diseases. The findings offer new approaches for COVID-19 therapy.
Obesity in young people today may contribute up to 14% of overall risk of multiple sclerosis in 2035.
Our research has found a way of switching immune system cells from attacking to protecting.
Kim Kardashian West suffers from psoriatic arthritis. About 1% of people have the autoimmune condition which primarily affects the skin and joints.
Some people’s immune systems aren’t able to stop foreign invaders, such as COVID-19, as well as the rest of the population. There are many reasons for this, including illness, medications and age.
A drug created to target this gene was found to be effective in treating autoimmune conditions like lupus and psoriasis.
A rare type of inflammatory disease that causes repeated bouts of high temperatures can run in families. Here’s what we know so far.
Many migraine headaches are triggered by certain foods. Recently, a lot of attention has focused on gluten. An expert explains how a piece of bread can cause pain in your head.
About one in 100 people have rheumatoid arthritis, a painful condition of the joints where the body mistakenly attacks itself.
Sjögren’s syndrome has no cure. Here’s how it affects the body and what the future might bring for people with this challenging autoimmune disease.
Women are more prone to immune-related diseases like allergies and irritable bowel syndrome. But this may be due to the fact that they have super-strong immune systems.
Young women are disproportionately affected by multiple sclerosis, a disease where the body attacks the brain, scrambling communication to the rest of the body. Here’s what we know about the causes.
You’ve heard of the genome, and possibly the proteome – all the proteins in the human body. But have you heard about the glycome – the collection of sugars – that may hold the key to diagnosing disease?
The diabetes epidemic can be fought through new therapies, prevention programmes and effective junk food legislation.
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Senior Research Fellow; Rheumatology Research Group, Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University
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Instructor of Human Immunology, Emory University
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Professor and Chair, Department of Immunology, Monash University
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Project Manager; Centre for Advanced Training Systems, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Applied Biochemistry, University of Nottingham
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Researcher in Science Studies, Cardiff University
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Liverpool
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Associate Professor and Reader in Applied Health and Therapeutics, University of Nottingham
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Research Assistant, University of Bristol
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Professor- Departments of Medical Microbiology & Immunology and Dermatology | Member- Foods For Health Institute | Member- Comprehensive Cancer Center | Director- Autoimmunity | Director- Immune Monitoring, University of California, Davis
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Professor of Epidemiology, Australian National University
