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In Crohn’s Disease, Early Anti-TNF Levels May Be Crucial
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Disease spike prompts travel advisories to multiple vacation destinations
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Autoimmune disease researchers find immune cells escape therapy due to ‘exhausted’ state
by Frederike Buhse, Exzellenzcluster Präzisionsmedizin für chronische Entzündungserkrankungen Graphical abstract. Credit: Immunity (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2024.08.005 In autoimmune diseases, the immune system mistakenly attacks the body's own structures. A research team from Kiel, Lübeck and Berlin has now succeeded in analyzing certain pathogenic immune cells more precisely using a method they developed. They discovered that these
Alzheimer’s drug that can slow disease gets backing from FDA advisers
By MATTHEW PERRONE Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — A closely watched Alzheimer’s drug from Eli Lilly won the backing of federal health advisers on Monday, setting the stage for the treatment’s expected approval for people with mild dementia caused by the brain-robbing disease.Food and Drug Administration advisers voted unanimously
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I Thought Lyme Disease Was the Worst Ticks Spread, Then I Got Alpha-Gal Syndrome
At the age of 11, my family didn't fret over my sudden complaint of intense nausea and stomach cramps after eating a cheeseburger and fries. My symptoms showed up four hours after we'd grabbed fast food, breaking the expected pattern for food poisoning. Plus, no one else in the family had developed similar problems despite
Heart disease risk prediction: A decade earlier
For the first time in a decade, the American Heart Association has improved how they predict heart disease risk, as per a study by Northwestern Medicine in the AHA’s Circulation journal. The new PREVENTTM model is more accurate and predicts cardiovascular disease risk at a younger age. Dr. Sadiya Khan, the study’s author, highlights its
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LDL not the be all, end all in heart disease, heart attacks and stroke
Space-filling model of the Cholesterol molecule. Credit: RedAndr/Wikipedia Despite advances in treatment for high cholesterol, heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Scientists at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are investigating the role of a form of cholesterol called very-low-density lipoprotein—and their findings may lead to new treatment options in
Strange Disease Kills 10 Children In Kaduna
News Investigators/ No few than 10 children have been reported dead following an outbreak of an unknown disease in Kafachan, headquarters of Jama’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The children who were between the ages of three and 13 lost their lives with symptoms of a respiratory infection on Thursday. Findings by the Nigerian
Sickle cell disease is 11 times more deadly than previously recorded, suggests study
Credit: National Institutes of Health A new study suggests the number of deaths due to sickle cell disease is 11 times higher than what is indicated from mortality data sources alone. Sickle cell disease is not just underdiagnosed, but it also increases risk of infection and of death from conditions like stroke, heart problems, kidney